Nevertheless, nature still has the ability to surprise us. Take the shoebill, for example: a bird so bizarre, it almost ...

While some African weaver species are quite sociable, nesting in large colonies, pairs of Spectacled Weavers maintain separate territories, and these two are probably defending their turf against the ...

With its golden crest and graceful courtship dance, the Grey Crowned Crane has long stood as a symbol of beauty and resilience in East Africa. But the bird’s future is now hanging in the balance. On ...

The highly threatened ducks have been hatched at the zoo for the first time as part of a specialist breeding program.

Hawfinch, Pied Flycatcher, Willow Tit and a Spotted Flycatcher among the 'rare' birds spotted in the North East recently ...

I met Agather Atuhaire, a Ugandan human rights defender, in late May at the Oslo Freedom Forum, an event celebrating activists against authoritarianism. She was petite but powerful, bruised but ...

Throughout 2023, BirdLife South Africa and its Bird of the Year partners will create awareness about the Cape parrot through the production of educational materials, such as posters, infographics ...

For a Blue Crane — South Africa’s national bird and a species facing population decline in the wild — reaching 23 is no small feat. Most live just into their twenties in captivity.

While East Africa has relied on good cooperation between governments, it had not been considered that political opposition could also use the community to advance its own goals, he added.

“On January 21, 2025, the Cabinet approved recommendations to enhance the eTA system to boost efficiency and improve the travel experience,” Mr Murkomen said. “As part of efforts to support open skies ...

The Department of Agriculture has announced the country’s first mass vaccination of poultry to prevent local birds from contracting avian flu. This follows several warnings from the National Society ...

Lake Natron is a soda lake in northern Tanzania with a volcanic geology that maintains the water's pH around 10.5, which is almost as caustic as ammonia. Some life-forms thrive there nevertheless.