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Birdlife Botswana Newsletter 35 Work on This BIRDS AND PEOPLE BirdLife Botswana’s Bird Conservation Newsletter September, 2012 No. 35 September, 2012 No. 35 B IRDS AND P EOPLE B IRD L IFE B OTSWANA ’ S B IRD C ONSERVATION N EWSLETTER IN THIS ISSUE: E D I TO R I A L Success at last 3 Second National EE Conference 5 The lead article in this issue describes a project to determine the movements of globally threatened Raptor ID Course 5 raptors in Botswana. The purpose of the project is to see to what extent vultures are adequately safe- A Flight of Flamingos 6 guarded in Botswana’s huge protected areas. The project benefitted greatly from the partnership BirdLife’s 90/20 Anniversary 7 with the Denver Zoological Foundation and the CKGR Research team, proving once again that Photo Gallery 8 ‘working together works’. We particularly enjoyed the involvement of several Batswana colleagues, July 2012 Waterbird Counts 10 although strangely the photographs in this issue of Financial viability of protected areas 11 two of them (Mmoloki Keiteretse — below, and Cinistar Tjitemisa — page 4) show them looking Biodiversity monitoring workshop 12 decidedly unhappy! Actually they both had a great time, and were knocked out by the awesome Lappet African Birdlife magazine 13 -faced Vulture in particular. There is no doubt that ‘a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush’! Roberts Geographic Variation book 14 Front cover: Pete Hancock Front cover: Pink-backed Pelican (Editor) (PeteWeighing Hancock) a Lappet-faced Vulture (Photo: K Oake) This page: This page: Pied Kingfisher (MilesMmoloki Kamakama) and the vulture (Photo: Pete Hancock) Birds and People No. 35 Page 3 Birds and People SUCCESS AT LAST! BirdLife Botswana, in restrictions on posses- small hide/blind partnership with sion of the explosives nearby, from which Denver Zoo and CKGR used to power it. the cannon net could Research, has Fortunately colleagues be remotely fired — embarked on a project from Denver Zoo both items were well to learn more about managed to trace, and camouflaged. Lastly, a the movements of acquire, a cannon net bait was set out in globally threatened that uses compressed front of the cannon raptors in Botswana. air to fire the weights net to attract the Central to this that project the net vultures to the site — endeavour is catching over the target area. the net is only about some birds to fit them Some strategic funding 12m x 15m so the birds with satellite transmit- from Rufford Small have to be close! Now ters that will enable us Grants enabled us to it was a question of to follow their every field a small team to waiting until the movement. try out this promising vultures arrived! technique. During late 2011, we After a few frustrating experimented with a During August, we set days during which “Project supported portable walk-in trap, up our capture Lappet-faced Vultures by Rufford Small but without success, operation at were present, but not although colleagues in Bokamoso Game Ranch in the ‘firing zone’, Grants, Denver Namibia and South on the western side of our luck changed. Two Zoological Africa had found it to the Central Kalahari Lappet-faced Vultures be a cost-effective Game Reserve. Our (and numerous Foundation and method. Consequently objective was to catch ‘unwanted’ White- CKGR Research” we decided to try a five Vulnerable backed Vultures) fed cannon net, another Lappet-faced Vultures on the carcase and the proven method; how- and deploy the trans- cannon net was fired. ever it looked as mitters provided by One Lappet-faced and though it would not be Denver Zoo. After set- several White-backed feasible due to local ting up the cannon vultures flew out and international net, we positioned a before the net could The cannon net being set up — the net will be folded on the ground in front (Photo: Pete Hancock) Birds and People No. 35 Birds and People Page 4 Test firing the cannon net (Photo: Pete Hancock) encompass them — the most interesting carcase. They seem to birds are incredibly observing the vulture’s specialise in the quick! However, we behaviour at the rougher parts, such as had one of our target carcase — although the skin and gristle, which birds and it was duly Lappet-faced Vultures they tear up with their fitted with the are dominant over the powerful beaks. This satellite transmitter smaller White-backed means that it is Already these and released. Vultures, they remain important to wait on the fringes while patiently while the vultures are sending During the ensuing few there is a frenzy of White-backed Vultures back useful days we managed to feeding White-backs. have their free meal — catch a further three Once the action only when the action is information as to Lappet-faced Vultures, subsides, the Lappet- almost over is it their whereabouts. before we finally ran faced Vultures move in possible to catch one out of time. It was and commandeer the of the target birds. Already these vultures are sending back interesting information as to their where- abouts — they range over huge areas of the central Kalahari and the Ghanzi District. One of the birds is regularly recorded in one particular location in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve where we believe it has a nest. The other three birds may be unpaired subadults as they seem to be moving randomly over larger areas. In time, we will be able to determine to what extent these birds come into contact Cinistar about to release one of the vultures (Photo: P Hancock) with humans. Birds and People No. 35 Page 5 Birds and People SECOND NATIONAL EE CONFERENCE The second National was soon followed by better education and Environmental Educa- an EE Capacity- environment, other tion Conference was building Workshop for presentations focused held in Maun during high profile personnel on educational aspects July — organized by in the MESD. This or environmental the Department of latter initiative was issues — Pete Environmental Affairs organized by the Hancock’s presenta- — and attended by Department of tion on “Vultures and over 200 people from Curriculum Develop- the Loss of Biodiver- the Ministry of ment and Evaluation sity” raised poisoning Education and Skills and aimed to drive as one of the Development (MESD), change towards important contempo- other government achieving Education rary environmental departments, non- for Sustainable issues. governmental Development. organizations and the We would like to see general public. A key presentation at this interest in, and the second National EE commitment to EE This conference aimed Conference was that driven down to the “This conference to identify and by Doreen McColaugh, grassroots level where served to kick-start evaluate progress with representing BirdLife it is implemented in environmental Botswana — she gave a schools. The next Environmental education in Botswana comprehensive over- target should be Education once and review the devel- view of Environmental school heads — let’s opments, successes again” Education in the motivate them to and constraints country, thereby embrace EE as a experienced. As such, setting the context for relevant approach to it served to kick-start the whole conference. education in the 21st EE once again, and Since EE promotes Century. RAPTOR ID COURSE If you can’t identify experts alike—there the raptor on the will be something for left, don’t worry — everyone. It is you can enroll on particularly suitable Johan van for professional Jaarsveld’s Raptor guides and people in Identification Course the safari industry. taking place in Maun during the evenings There will be a of 24 th , 25 th and 26 th nominal charge for October. The theory the course, and pro- will be followed by a spective participants field excursion on must enroll in Saturday 27 th . advance. Contact Johan on mobile This course is for 75259162 or e-mail beginners and [email protected] Mystery raptor (Photo: L Francey) Birds and People No. 35 Birds and People Page 6 A FLIGHT OF FLAMINGOS Flamingos in the Delta wetlands to the north- southern Africa). — amazing! Reports of east? With very little, large flocks of Lesser if any, food for Lesser What is interesting is Flamingos have been Flamingo in the delta that there have been flooding in from (maybe more at Savute relatively few Lesser people located across Marsh), they are either Flamingos sighted in the Okavango Delta, en route to somewhere Walvis Bay this year Savuti, Chobe and the north (maybe East according to sources Zambezi wetlands over Africa), which is likely, there, and Mark the past month. These or have no better Anderson of BirdLife reports are hard to options further south South Africa has believe, notwithstand- and west and are reported that ing that they have exploring the northern increased water levels been accompanied by wetlands. In the last at Kamfers Dam have stunning photos! And ten years, I have resulted in a change in those witnessing the conducted two food type and hence flocks are all posing flamingo migration relatively fewer Lesser the same questions: studies, by placing Flamingos there too. Where are they coming satellite tracking Lake Ngami has, for Flamingos have from? Why are they devices on Lesser the past few years, been sighted in coming to these Flamingos leaving the been a magnet for wetlands? Makgadikgadi when it increasing numbers of areas where they dries, after a typical flamingos. However, have previously not Map Ives has noted breeding season. On the feeding conditions that in the past 30 both occasions, they there are not ideal for been recorded. years he has only ever have flown south to Lesser Flamingo, which Where are they seen flamingos in the small wetlands in feed on microscopic coming from, and swamps once and that South Africa e.g .
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