Wild Bird Trust

Protect the Flock

With less than 2000 Cape Parrots in the world, the time is NOW! We need to act now to protect SA's very own Parrot. The MyForest Campaign is focused on restoring the forests that the Cape Parrots depend on for their food, their homes and to nest their young.

MyForest

Protect the Flock with the Cape Parrot Project
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R500K

Watch what happens when the forest grows!

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Bring our forests to life and help us reach our goal of R3 million. Every monetary donation, small or large, will help us protect the flocks.

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Restoring and protecting local Afromontane indigenous forests through: - managing alien vegetation to assist natural forest regeneration, and - supplement planting with indigenous species where appropriate We pride ourselves in partnering with communities to restore forest habitats. We do this by supporting community members to grow seedlings which we at the Project then buy back. Together with members of these local communities, we plant these seedlings back into appropriate degraded forest habitats.

About the Cape Parrot

The Cape Parrot is South Africa’s only endemic parrot. The species is endangered due to destruction and degradation of their forest habitat. The Cape Parrot Project aims to conserve the Cape Parrot by using research to fill key knowledge gaps and partnering with local communities for habitat restoration.

We need your help - donate today.

Bring our forests to life and help us reach our goal of R3 million. Every monetary donation, small or large, will help us protect the flocks.

The Cape Parrot is The Bird of the Year for 2023

The Cape Parrot is South Africa’s only endemic parrot. The species is endangered due to destruction and degradation of their forest habitat.

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Our Work

Walk with us on our journey as we explore the Okavango Delta in all its beauty, save the Cape Parrot from near extinction and monitor the water and ecology in Africa’s wetlands.

Cape Parrot Project

Saving the Cape parrot and the forests they depend upon is going to be a multi-generational effort over the next 100 years that will need true “forest custodians”.

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National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project

The four most important conservation priorities on the African continent today: water security, carbon storage, wildlife corridors and biodiversity conservation

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Wild Bird Revolution

Building a global community of conservationists and ambassadors that celebrate the beauty of birds in the wild, while creating awareness about the variety and splendour of these birds in our environment.

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Nkashi Classic

The Nkashi Classic was launched as a celebration of the mokoro and the nkashi which is used to propel it.

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Educator Expeditions

The Educator Expeditions, are an educational and developmental exploration-focused project, aimed at supporting primary school teachers with the resources to...

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Wild Bird Trust are explorers, monitors, awareness raisers and citizen engagers for the conservation of wild birds and their natural habitats. We are small, but our advantage comes from our dedicated partners who share our values, culture, and unwavering commitment to make our planet a better place for all of its inhabitants. We remain deeply aware that our experiences and journeys are part of a greater story - the education, preservation and discovery of wild places by using wild birds as indicators for change and health of the wildernesses they live in. The wilderness is our natural habitat and we stand tall among the tree tops and the rivers edges giving hope, not only to our current generation, but to many generations to come.

Be The Change

Become a champion for change. Any donation will help us to conserve our incredible wildlife heritage.

Angola

In December 2018, the National Geographic Society signed an historic Protocol of Cooperation with the Angolan government, mandating the Wild Bird Trust, as the implementing partner, to advance the effective management of natural resources, capacity building, sustainable development and tourism in the Okavango-Zambezi Water Tower Project Area.

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Namibia

Namibia is the most arid country in Southern Africa. Water is a key resource especially for agriculture but perennial rivers are few and are shared with its neighbours. The Okavango, Zambezi and Chobe all have their sources in the Angolan highlands so Namibia is an essential link in the work of the NGOWP.

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South Africa

The Wild Bird Trust is on a mission to conserve wild birds and their habitat through exploration, research and monitoring, conservation action, partnerships, awareness-raising and support for local and citizen-led organisations.

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Botswana

In 2014 the Okavango Delta became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Part of the reason for this is because the Delta supports the lives of thousands of people by providing freshwater, food, building materials, medicinal plants and employment through the tourism industry. The NGOWP now plays its part in protecting this unique and vital place.

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