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Good news: Efforts in KwaZulu-Natal to save the wattled crane have proved effective. Photo: Griffin Shanungu/Endangered Wildlife Trust
AFRICA S CRANE SPECIES

Wattled crane downlisting to endangered ‘a conservation triumph’

This means the population of wattled cranes in South Africa is no longer declining

  • Sheree Bega
3 min read
African penguins on Boulders beach, Simon’s Town. File photo
AFRICAN PENGUIN

South Africa’s blue swallow and African penguin in critical decline

Conservation efforts pay off for the southern bald ibis, now downlisted to near threatened after decades of protection

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read
African penguins, endemic to Southern Africa, are one of the most threatened seabird species globally and they face the risk of extinction in the wild by 2035. Populations have shrunk by 90% in the past 70 years, dwindling to about 8 500 breeding pairs today.
AFRICAN PENGUIN

Africa’s only penguin moves closer to extinction

The seabirds were recently moved to critically endangered status, meaning drastic action has to be taken to save them from being wiped out

  • Sheree Bega
6 min read