Middelpunt Wetland Trust was founded in 1993 with the specific objective of conserving the White-winged Flufftail and its habitat. At that time there were only three sites in South Africa where the bird had been recorded and ‘Middelpunt’ – a wetland between Belfast and Dullstroom – was one of them. The...

The latest news from the African Bird of Prey Sanctuary is that our “Feathered Friend”, Capone the male Verreaux’s Eagle, is still doing very well in his new-found home. In fact, he’s become one of the most well-loved birds by all the sanctuary volunteers, tenderly taking food from their hands during...

Madagascar, the world’s fourth largest island, is often described as ‘a laboratory of evolution’; due to it splitting off first from Africa and later India, 135 and 88 million years ago respectively, there was a lot of time for the fauna and flora of the island to evolve in isolation. The resulting variety...

We are pleased to announce our winners from the Win a Trip to the Arctic Competition!  The draw took place at the British Birdfair in Rutland and congratulations go to Jana Degenaar who won the first prize of one berth on One Ocean Expedition’s Northwest Passage in August 2013.  Our runner up, Carmen Goddard...

Often inhabiting forests with dense understory vegetation, the secretive habits of antpittas have rendered representatives of this unique bird family to be among the most sought-after species in the world. Although many are relatively easy to detect by their distinctive voices, actually seeing these mega-skulkers...