(par 7.2.1.1) 2014-08-18 What happened to missing rain birds
What happened to missing rain birds? http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/environment/what-happened-to-missing-rain-birds-1.1552763 By Tony Carnie Durban – Bird experts have asked the public to help unravel the puzzle surrounding the alarming disappearance of a big, black, turkey-sized bird from large parts of northern Zululand. Known in Zulu as iNgududu or iNsingizi, the Southern Ground Hornbill has a loud, booming territorial […]
(par 7.2.1.1) SA’s national bird still on endangered list
SA’s national bird still on endangered list Johannesburg – South Africa’s national bird, the blue crane, remains endangered, the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) said on Monday, as the annual KwaZulu-Natal aerial crane survey entered its 20th year. The crane count is a joint effort between the EWT and Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife (EKZNW) and was started […]
(par 7.2.1.1) More vultures die in mass poisoning
More vultures die in mass poisoning http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/environment/more-vultures-die-in-mass-poisoning-1.1555067 Jy Tony Carnie Durban – Another seven vultures have died close to the scene of the recent mass poisoning of nearly 50 others on a farm associated with the family of businessman and farmer Gary Porritt in the Swartberg district of East Griqualand. Wildlife officials confirmed that a […]