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05/03/2010      BLSA 81ST AGM in wakkerstroom registration is about to close

Your organising committee from the Gauteng Region invites you to attend the BLSA 81st AGM in Wakkerstroom. It's almost fully booked. Download your registration forms asap and register to secure your place - It will be a weekend to remember - Wakkerstroom is one of our favourite destinations. read more »

05/03/2010      SMS competition - for BirdLife Sa

SMS "Birdlife" your name & contact number to 40021 and stand a chance to win some fantastic prizes read more »

05/03/2010      Join us for Earth Hour 2010 - 27 March 2010

Dear BirdLife South Africa Branch members

Join us for Earth Hour 2010

“We have only one planet. Given what we know about climate change today, it would be foolish not to act. Earth Hour 2010 gives an opportunity to the people of the world to unite in a call for read more »

05/03/2010      Earth hour celebration at Johannesburg Zoo

Follow link, go back to return to the Wits Bird Club site
Observe Earth hour on 27 March read more »

01/03/2010      Interesting talks at Delta on Thursday 18 March - we look forward to seeing you all

Thursday, 18 March – Wits Bird Club, Delta Park Environmental Centre, 19h30: Yahkat Barshep "Birding and bird studies in Nigeria" and Magda Remisiewicz "Wader migrations link Europe and Africa"

See programme for directions read more »

01/03/2010      Marievale - reopened

Marievale was officially opened again on 26th February after the temporary closure due to flooding and damage to some roads.
Please be advised that care must be taken driving on roads in the area, some repair work has already been done.

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25/02/2010      BirdLife South Africa AGM at Wakkerstroom 19-21 March 2010

The BirdLife South Africa AGM at Wakkerstroom during the weekend of 19-21 March 2010 promises to be loads of fun, with great lectures, outings, courses, dinners, etc., etc., and I’d like to encourage you all to attend. Warwick Tarboton, David Johnson and Faansie Peacock will be some of the course read more »

25/02/2010      Cheque Fraud - please note

It has come to our attention that there is ongoing interception (at least 4 incidents countrywide) of cheques being sent to BLSA for payment of member subscription/s.

Members please refrain from sending cheques in the post, rather pay directly into the BLSA bank account via internet transfer or at the read more »

25/02/2010      Join us for Earth Hour 2010 - 27 March from 8:30pm – 9:30pm.

Dear BirdLife South Africa Branch members

Join us for Earth Hour 2010

“We have only one planet. Given what we know about climate change today, it would be foolish not to act. Earth Hour 2010 gives an opportunity to the people of the world to unite in a call for read more »

11/02/2010      BLSA & EWT's concerns regarding impact of wind farms

Dear colleagues

BirdLife South Africa and the Endangered Wildlife Trust’s Wildlife Energy Interaction Group (WEIG) is concerned about the potential impact of wind farms on birds (mainly through the collision of these birds with the turbines).

Jon Smallie (Manager of WEIG) and I have been working on a proposal read more »

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