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“Saving Botha’s Lark” – documentary premiere

Botha’s Lark is South Africa’s most endangered bird. It needs all the help it can get to keep it, and…

Introduction to Editing Sound Recordings – Big Year of African Sounds

Big Year of African Sounds’ Virtual Workshop Series: Session 1 Whether you’re taking part in the Big Year of African…

Name Changes, Splits & Surprises: Updates in Bird Taxonomy for Field Guides

Bird names are changing, species are splitting, and taxonomy continues to evolve – so what does this mean for you…

Meet the Guides

For more than 26 years, our Accredited Bird Guide (ABG) Training Programme has empowered individuals—many from communities situated in areas…

Avitourism on the Road

The Avitourism Roadshow hit the trail to Limpopo and Mpumalanga in the first week of October to meet birding guides…

Promoting Professionalism in Bird Guides

BirdLife South Africa and the Field Guides Association of South Africa (FGASA) have joined forces in a bid to promote…

On the road again … to KwaZulu-Natal

KwaZulu-Natal was the recent focus of BirdLife South Africa’s Avitourism Project, which continues to promote avitourism and provide ongoing support…

Birds Returning to Restored Rangelands at Ntsikeni Community

Across South Africa, landscape restoration is not only improving livelihoods but also bringing nature back to life. At the Ntsikeni…

Welcoming a new nature reserve in Mpumalanga 

In an exciting development for conservation in Mpumalanga, a private farm was officially declared a nature reserve through biodiversity stewardship…

Wings of Change in Women’s Month

JOHN KINGHORN, AVITOURISM PROJECT MANAGER Phindile Ntshangase is a familiar presence around St Lucia, a popular KwaZulu-Natal birding hotspot. South…

Building Birding Skills in the Ntsikeni Community

Eighteen Eco-rangers from the Ntsikeni Farmers’ Association have been given basic training in bird identification as part of BirdLife South…

A Waterberg Safari to Remember

In late March of this year, BirdLife South Africa and WildEarth hosted the inaugural birding safari to raise funds for…

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