A total of 160 Cape and African white-backed vultures have a new home at Shamwari Private Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape, where they can heal and breed
The first group of 155 Cape and African White-backed Vultures will find a new home at Shamwari Private Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape
Halima Beale and Adam Buckham were the big winners of this year’s event
The Cape parrot is an endangered species largely because of human activity such as logging the forests where they are found
The group says what better way to raise awareness about birds and birding than to name birds in South African languages
New app brings the fun to birding with games, challenges and interaction with a friendly online community
With its reedbed wetlands, the marshy plain of the Fens near Cambridge has become an attractive habitat for the bittern, which was, until 2015, on the United Kingdom’s red list of most-threatened species.
CapeNature might have to close affected bird reserves if the outbreak becomes too severe
Mass November die-off in KZN is a sign of how global heating is affecting small animals, researchers warn
Controversial Eastern Cape project poses high risks to threatened birds of prey
Secretary birds, martial eagles and bateleurs are now listed as globally endangered
In a single day, temperatures in northern KwaZulu-Natal climbed to a lethal 45°C, causing a mass die-off of birds and bats
Brightness harms people’s and other creatures’ health, disrupts ecosystems and changes climate
Male starlings sang less and were more aggressive towards females that had been given small doses of the antidepressant Fluoxetine
From the detailed ‘Roberts’ to ‘Newman’s’ perfect illustrations, birders are spoilt for choice.
New research gives crows something to crow about in the intelligence department.
The Red October march against black-on-white violence, led by Steve Hofmeyr and Sunette Bridges, took place in Pretoria. Here’s what happened.
Research suggests that birds may use quantum effects to navigate when migrating to warmer climates.
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A suspended senior Northern Cape nature conservation official has won a prestigious international award for his work to save flamingos.
Three senior Northern Cape conservation officials have been suspended, possibly for their efforts to protect flamingos at Kamfers Dam as officials.
Scientists have detected for the first time in Nigeria a new strain of the virus that causes avian influenza — also known as bird flu.