Safe in suburbia: Korsman Bird Sanctuary
Right in the middle of a residential area and close to an industrial hub in Benoni lies Korsman Bird Sanctuary, a unique and flourishing nature reserve that the much-mocked East Rand city can be proud of.
Facing the furnace: how heat affects behaviour in birds
‘Will this be the end of the rain and the birds? Who can send an emissary to speak to the seasons? For the ravens and the crows already soak up the skies…’ Johnny Clegg and Juluka, ‘Digging for some words’, Scatterlings (1982)
Fake it till they make it: the creation of a concrete penguin colony
The end of 2018 saw the start of tangible work on an exciting conservation initiative by BirdLife South Africa. This project, initiated in 2010, will attempt to spawn a new African Penguin colony at De Hoop Nature Reserve in the Overberg region of the Western Cape. The initiative will use ‘passive social attraction’ techniques, one…
Seabird saviours; Stand out
Tropical seabirds affect coral reefs