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African penguins on Boulders beach, Simon’s Town. File photo

South Africa’s blue swallow and African penguin in critical decline

Conservation efforts pay off for the southern bald ibis, now downlisted to near threatened after decades of protection

  • Eyaaz
7 min read
In March, Hera was one of two individuals tagged with tiny, solar-powered satellite trackers through BirdLife South Africa’s European roller monitoring project. (BirdLife SA)

Hera the European roller’s epic migration uncovers new flight paths for bird conservation

Tagged by BirdLife SA, Hera completed a 10 000 km journey from Limpopo to her breeding ground in Uzbekistan

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read