Blue Crane conservation status moved to "vulnerable" after steep population decline since 2010, with Western Cape's Overberg region worst affected The Blue Crane's population has been declining since ...

South Africa’s national bird, the distinctive blue crane, has officially been uplisted from near-threatened to vulnerable, ...

The blue crane, South Africa’s national bird, is now at greater risk of extinction, as a new regional assessment lists the species as “vulnerable.” “A Near-Threatened listing is no longer appropriate, ...

The outbreaks hit an industry struggling from an electricity crisis. One expert said three recent bird flu outbreaks have caused losses of at least $25 million to South Africa's poultry industry.

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 ...

H5N1 bird flu strain spreading to other mammals across U.S. 03:19 Cape Town, South Africa — South Africa has culled about 7.5 million chickens in an effort to contain dozens of outbreaks of two ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Researchers with the Smithsonian Institution report that they have ...

Hogsback is a haven for yellowwoods, South Africa’s national tree. Logging companies favor the tall evergreen for furniture, and since the late 1800s they’ve razed 60 percent of the country ...

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Native African species have declined severely, such as the Augur buzzard, at 78 percent; Beaudouin’s snake-eagle, at 83 percent; and Rüppell's vulture, at 97 percent.Once a very common bird ...