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Why the Overberg is helping this threatened species

Why the Overberg is helping this threatened species

May 18, 2022 | LATEST NEWS

The Western Cape, including the Overberg, is increasingly seen as a stronghold for the threatened Denham’s Bustard (Neotis denhami). So much so that while the global population is falling

“I’ve never seen a Blue Crane again” – a miner’s story of his love for cranes

“I’ve never seen a Blue Crane again” – a miner’s story of his love for cranes

Apr 12, 2022 | LATEST NEWS, Uncategorized

A number of South African companies have a Blue Crane in their logo. But it’s not often that we find out just how a company came to feature a Blue Crane on the logo.

Egg-sploring these 4 threatened birds and their nesting habits

Egg-sploring these 4 threatened birds and their nesting habits

Mar 17, 2022 | LATEST NEWS

It’s one thing to identify birds by their colours. But it’s something else to identify birds by their eggs. And yet most bird species that the Overberg Crane Group monitors and protects have quite distinct egg shapes, sizes

Finding this blue-eyed bird of the year in the Overberg

Finding this blue-eyed bird of the year in the Overberg

Feb 22, 2022 | LATEST NEWS

Cape Gannet might not breed in the Overberg, but they do live on our coastline, and have a couple of favourite Overberg spots. And while the Cape Gannet is not specifically on our Overberg Crane Group watchlist

The search for the enigmatic Fynbos Buttonquail

The search for the enigmatic Fynbos Buttonquail

Jan 7, 2022 | LATEST NEWS

The Grootbos Foundation and partners have conducted seven transect flushes, walking through our beautiful Overberg fynbos to find the enigmatic Fynbos Buttonquail (Turnix hottentottus).

“Our cranes”: How we came to love the brave but persecuted Blue Cranes

“Our cranes”: How we came to love the brave but persecuted Blue Cranes

Nov 22, 2021 | LATEST NEWS

It was about more than conservation 30 years ago, when the Overberg Crane Group first launched. For these founding members of the OCG, they went on a deeply

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  • Red List updates: Cape Vultures and Buttonquails downlisted

BIRDS WE FOCUS ON

  • BLUE CRANE
  • CAPE VULTURE
  • SECRETARYBIRD
  • SOUTHERN BLACK KORHAAN
  • BLACK HARRIER
  • MARTIAL EAGLE

BIRDS WE FOCUS ON

  • AFRICAN MARSH-HARRIER
  • AFRICAN FISH EAGLE
  • DENHAM'S BUSTARD
  • KAROO KORHAAN
  • VERREAUX'S EAGLE
  • SMALL-MEDIUM SIZED RAPTORS

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