The blue crane once rebounded through conservation—but now it's in sharp decline again. Experts warn the next 15 years are critical.

The Secretary Bird, scientifically known as ‘Sagittarius serpentarius’, is an extraordinary bird of prey native to the African plains. This noble creature, distinguished by its long legs and ...

Four of these are found in Africa. The wattled crane in South Africa was in decline, but seems to have turned a corner. Its numbers have increased from just 188 birds in 2000 to 304 today.

Africa’s birds of prey are facing massive decline with 90% of the continent’s “spectacular” species under threat, research by a Scottish university has showed.

Item 1 of 5 A penguin carer holds a chick at South African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds rehabilitation centre, where the centre has been incubating over 200 eggs of the ...

BirdLife South Africa, a bird conservation organisation, is working on compiling a list of bird names in isiZulu.They are also working towards having more lists in other official South African ...

There are 147 bird species categorised as threatened or near-threatened in South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini, according to the revised Red Data Book of Birds (RDB-online) launched by BirdLife.

No man living has devoted more time and toil to the investigation of the Fauna of North-eastern Africa, and as regards the classes of birds and mammals, no man living has a better acquaintance ...

South Africa’s wattled cranes are no longer critically endangered: why the birds’ numbers are rising Lara Fuller, University of KwaZulu-Natal Tue, May 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM UTC ...