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South Africa - BirdLife South Africa (BLSA)

BirdLife Partner

Founded in 1930
Members: 4400
Staff: 30
Gauteng, Gauteng, ZA, 2121
Tel. +27 (0) 11 789 1122 ; Fax. +27 (0) 11 789 5188
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www.birdlife.org.za
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address: Private Bag, X5000, Gauteng, ZA, 2121

Mission of the organisation

To promote the enjoyment, conservation, understanding and study of birds and their habitats.

Key Activities

  • Recreational birding through 32 bird clubs
  • Important Bird Areas Programme
  • Threatened species conservation
  • Preventing Extinctions Programme – Species Guardians and Species Champions
  • Environmental Education Programme in southern Mpumalanga
  • Global Seabird Programme/Albatross Task Force
  • Bird Guide Development Programme
  • Wakkerstroom Centre
  • Publication of a scientific journal, Ostrich, and BLSA's bi-monthly magazine African Birdlife.
  • Promoting activities: Birding Big Day and Bird of the Year
  • Southern African Bird Atlas Project 2 (SABAP2)
  • Compilation of an annual Bird Checklist for South Africa

 

News
Bees and other pollinators are increasingly threatened by human activities © Seydou Nacro
7 Jul 2021

Natural compost helps women farmers in Burkina Faso get better yields

Natural compost is a reliable alternative to chemical fertilizers in improving agricultural yields for women farmers in Burkina Faso, while promoting conservation of micro-organisms and insects, ensuring the survival of...
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Vulture Safe Zone signage at Chisamba Important Bird & Biodiversity Area © BirdWatch Zambia
21 Apr 2021

Zambia's Vulture Safe Zones provide hope for African vultures

Poisoning – both accidental and deliberate – has driven Africa's vultures to the brink of extinction. But hope is at hand: a new series of poison-free safe spaces are protecting vultures, raising awareness and advancing...
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AfricaZambia
15 Jun 2021

First release of African Penguins at De Hoop Nature Reserve in South Africa

The release of 30 juvenile African Penguins into the wild this week represents a big step forward to re-establish a penguin colony on the south coast of South Africa. BirdLife South Africa, CapeNature and SANCCOB have...
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AfricaSouth Africa
© Bruktawit Abdu
25 Nov 2020

Great Ethiopian Run 2020 supports bird conservation in Ethiopia

The Great Ethiopian Run is the one of the world's most famous marathon initiatives. Since its inception in 2000, GER has staged over 100 races in different parts of Ethiopia, with thousands of participants and an...
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AfricaEthiopia
Thunderbird, la star de notre histoire, est une tortue caouanne © Miquel Gomila
16 Jun 2021

La triste histoire de la tortue de mer dénommée, Thunderbird

Le voyage épique de 6 000 km, de l'Espagne au Sénégal, d'une tortue caouanne révèle certaines des principales menaces qui pèsent sur les tortues de mer. Six des sept tortues de mer sont classées comme vulnérables, en...
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There are thought to be fewer than 250 Liben Larks left © Nikk Borrow
15 Sep 2020

Saving the Critically Endangered Liben Lark in Ethiopia

Forming part of the Ethiopian Highlands in Southern Ethiop
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AfricaEthiopia
The red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) nests all year round in Cabo Verde © Projeto Sal Biodiversidade
4 Nov 2020

How Cabo Verde is becoming a safe haven for seabirds

A new network for seabird research and conservation in Cabo Verde is already making an impact on bird species and the local communities that live alongside them
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AfricaCape Verde
Thunderbird, the star of our story, is a loggerhead sea turtle © Miquel Gomila
15 Jun 2021

The sad tale of Thunderbird the Sea Turtle

An epic trip of 6,000 km, from Spain to Senegal, of a loggerhead turtle reveals some of the major threats to sea turtles. Six out of the seven sea turtles are classified as Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically...
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Africa
Western Red Colobus © Peter Ichman
12 Jan 2021

Saving the Gola Forest: reimagining forest conservation in West Africa

In Sierra Leone and Liberia, a new forest conservation initiative is being implemented through a collaborative approach, to save one of West Africa’s few remaining tropical forests.
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AfricaLiberiaSierra Leone
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