A breakthrough discovery has revealed a new population of South Africa’s most endangered bird, the Botha’s Lark, offering fresh hope after 18 months without sightings. BirdLife South Africa and volunteers…
Public votes are in; SA’s birders have chosen their Bird of the Year. South Africa (6 October 2025) – After opening public votes for the very first time, BirdLife…
BirdLife South Africa is inviting the public to choose the Bird of the Year for the first time ever, and voting has already kicked off! South Africa (22 September…
This year’s competition winners have captured some strikingly beautiful images worth seeing! South Africa (11 September 2025) – If you’re a bird-observer, you’ll know there’s nothing prettier than a…
SA’s BirdLife team confirmed a European Roller’s 15,000km journey to China; the first physical sighting of a GPS-tracked bird from Limpopo. This conservation milestone highlights the power of global collaboration…
The White-winged Flufftail has been downlisted from Critically Endangered to Endangered thanks to years of innovative conservation work. South Africa (06 July 2025) – It’s a small bird with…
It’s World Penguin Day and a particularly important one this year. Hope for Africa’s only penguin to recover from extreme population decline is high following a significant conservation milestone and…
A little birdie told us that the experts have spoken, and South Africa’s Bird of the Year (BOTY) for 2025 has officially been declared! A conservation success story and a…
A sobering moment for South Africa—the African Penguin is now officially critically endangered. The good news? There’s still time to do something about it: South Africa (29 October 2024)…
Africa’s only penguin needs our help. But why are these seabirds facing extinction and what can we actually do to give them a boost? Is there anything? The answer is…
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