Fitzpatrick Institute Of African Ornithology
latest news & developments
Plastics lids an ‘increasingly dominant’ pollution source on South Africa’s beaches
Most foreign drink bottles are dumped from ships, but loose lids drift from South East Asia
Global warming threatening survival of Southern yellow-billed hornbill in Kalahari Desert
Current climate change predictions make it ‘very unlikely’ that hornbills will persist across hottest parts of their range, even over the next decade
Diet of plastic their harmful chemicals is killing seabirds
An international team of researchers has found plastic chemicals in seabirds, including flame retardants and UV stabilisers, as well as banned pollutants
Rare orchid lures unwitting beetles for sex to pollinate itself
In a world-first, orchid enthusiast discovers sexual trickery of near-extinct Disa forficaria
South Africa passes ‘grim milestone’ after extreme heat kills off birds, bats
Mass November die-off in KZN is a sign of how global heating is affecting small animals, researchers warn
New tool finds best places to build wind farms to protect birds of prey
Researchers say the computer model is a ‘win-win’ for eagles and wind farm developers