A group of lucky people explored a part of the reserve few members of the public get to see. Steve Vincent reports back. Map showing the blocks into which the reserve is divided. These blocks are burned in rotation each … Read more
Matt Pretorius, Project Manager: Wildlife & Infrastructure descripes a new initiative to help ensure that the impact on birds of the shift towards wind energy is reduced as much as possible. Editor’s note: It is one of the great ironies … Read more
Jacquie van der Westhuizen, Drakensberg field officer for the African Crane Conservation Programme, EWT and ICF partnership describes a conservation drama and looks for the silver lining. Left: This was the X-ray taken showing her broken leg just under the … Read more
The latest Regional Red Data Book indicates that while conditions have improved for Wattled Cranes, the Blue Crane’s status has slipped. By James van den Heever On the plus front, the latest Regional Red Data Book of endangered species lists … Read more
A glimpse of the rich birdlife of the recently proclaimed Santa Estate Nature Reserve, which abuts Verloren Valei’s southeastern boundary. Waterfall at Santa Estate (Photograph: Chrissie Curtis) After weeks of overcast and rainy weather, it was absolutely fantastic to be … Read more
Jacquie van der Westhuizen, Field Officer , African Crane Conservation Proramme – Drakensberg describes how a young chick coped with the devastating destruction of its wetland habitat. The Crane family just after the chick had flown across the wetland, all big … Read more
Dr. Lara Fuller, Drakensberg Project Coordinator, South Africa for the African Crane Conservation Programme writes about a new initiative to understand the movement of these vulnerable birds more closely – a subject close to Verloren Valei’s collective heart. Reprinted with … Read more
Christie Craig, Endangered Wildlife Trust/International Crane Foundation, Fitzpatrick Institute of African Ornithology reports back on recent research. Blue crane (Photograph: Endangered Wildlife Trust) In an ever-changing world, conservation scientists face the daunting task of keeping pace with the shifting dynamics … Read more
BirdLife Africa’s Dr Kyle Lloyd outlines the case of the White-winged Flufftail. In honour of World Wetlands Day this month, Dr Kyle Lloyd, Wetland Conservation Project Manager and Rockjumper Fellow of White-Winged Flufftail Conservation, presented a webinar on the current … Read more
Editor’s Note: New research is looking at how Blue Cranes are colonising a new ecosystem — farmland in the Western Cape. The removal of fynbos seems to play a role, which correlates to the view that cranes don’t like bushy … Read more
