Conservation

BirdLife Northern Gauteng is affiliated to BirdLife South Africa (BLSA) which is the leading bird conservation organisation in South Africa. As a club, we actively support the conservation initiatives undertaken by BLSA whenever and wherever possible. We encourage our members to become direct members of BLSA, as well as to consider becoming BLSA Conservation League donors.

Over the years we have undertaken our own conservation projects with funding from our reserves and membership income.

We are involved in supporting the following conservation projects:

• Citizen science projects – we encourage our members to register as observers for the Southern African Bird Atlas Project (SABAP2) and to submit their sightings as ad hoc or full protocol atlas cards. sabap2.adu.org.za/
• BirdLasser – we contribute financially towards the data storage costs of BirdLasser which is the preferred bird atlassing mobile application in South Africa. https://www.birdlasser.com/
• Bird ringing – BLNG has a very active ringing group which operates under the regulations of the South African Bird Ringing Unit (SAFRING). http://safring.adu.org.za/
• Support of WESSA Friends groups in our area – we assist these Friends groups by offering to lead bird outings in their conservation areas as well as supporting their activities such as clean-ups and bird monitoring. http://wessa.org.za/get-involved/join-a-branch-or-friends-group
• Support of other organisations and individuals who are running conservation projects in our area.