There are 147 bird species categorised as threatened or near-threatened in South Africa ... are exemplified by the African penguin, recently uplisted to critically endangered worldwide but ...

Wattled Crane is no longer Critically Endangered in South Africa, with numbers rising from 188 in 2000 to 304 in 2024 due to ...

The size of the wattled crane population in KwaZulu-Natal – fewer than 400 birds – makes it incredibly vulnerable to catastrophic events, such as disease. This would put the species at risk of ...

Several conservation organisations and individuals are working together to protect South Africa’s endangered ... Species Guardians, the Cape Parrot Working Group and the Wild Bird Trust ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa ... The Endangered Wildlife Trust said the data they collected, including tissue samples, should allow them to confirm it is a distinct species. The trust said the ...

By 2024, 304 individual birds were found. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature keeps lists of how endangered ... put the species at risk of extinction in South Africa.

By 2024, 304 individual birds were found. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature keeps lists of how endangered ... put the species at risk of extinction in South Africa.

Wattled cranes are the largest crane species in Africa ... Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. The tall birds (up to 180cm or six feet tall) have a ...

Wattled cranes are the largest crane species in Africa ... Read more: What South African farmers can do to protect endangered grassland birds Grasslands are also foraging areas for the family ...