Conservation Conversations: Bird of the Year 2023 Cape Parrot - Dr F Brooke & Prof C Downs (24Jan23)

BirdLife South Africa is a firm believer that conservation needs to start with conversation.
On Tuesday, 24 January 2023 at 19:00 (SAST), BirdLife South Africa's weekly webinar series ‘Conservation Conversations with BirdLife South Africa’ hosted Dr Francis Brooke from the Cape Parrot Project and Prof. Colleen Downs from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and the Chair of the Cape Parrot Working Group.
South Africa’s only endemic parrot, the Cape Parrot, is in the spotlight as BirdLife South Africa’s 2023 Bird of the Year. This charismatic “jewel of the forest”, which acts as a flagship species for the threatened Mistbelt Forest, faces a multitude of threats. With fewer than 1800 individuals across its distribution range and many threats from habitat loss to disease, the Cape Parrot is considered Endangered. Join us as we explore the work being done by several stakeholders, researchers, conservationists and organisations to save not only the species but also the habitat it occupies.
Join us for another #ConservationConversation.