Wattled crane in KZN downlisted from critically endangered to endangered

stafff reporter

Conservation efforts by the Endangered Wildlife Trust/International Crane Foundation partnership, Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife (EKZNW), other NGOs and farmers and landowners across the Drakensberg, have led to the downlisting of the wattled crane from critically endangered to endangered. The regional downlisting will be published in the latest edition of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species at the end of May. Wattled cranes (Bugeranus carunculatus) were listed as regionally critically endangered in 2015 with only 267 individuals recorded in the KwaZulu-Natal aerial survey of that year. This survey has been conducted for 32 years in partnership with Eskom and Ezemvelo as the province is the stronghold for the species in South Africa. “A regional downlisting means that in South Africa, the wattled crane is no longer…

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Star South Africa (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2025-03-12

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