South Africa: SA's National Bird Threatened As Numbers Crash

Blue cranes now listed as vulnerable in South Africa

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, now that the population is declining,” states the recently published Red Data Book of Birds, which follows the International Union for Conservation of Nature […]

Blue Crane threatened as numbers crash

The population of SA’s national bird has been declining since 2010, prompting its official status change from ‘near threatened’ to ‘vulnerable’

South Africa: SA's National Bird Threatened As Numbers Crash

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

SA’s national bird threatened as numbers crash

Blue Crane conservation status moved to “vulnerable” after steep population decline since 2010, with Western Cape’s Overberg region worst affected