The size of the wattled crane population in KwaZulu-Natal – fewer than 400 birds – makes it incredibly vulnerable to catastrophic events, such as disease. This would put the species at risk of ...

In what’s being hailed as a conservation success, the wattled crane has seen its conservation status in South Africa improve from critically endangered to endangered. Globally, the wattled crane ...

Four of these are found in Africa. The wattled crane in South Africa was in decline, but seems to have turned a corner. Its numbers have increased from just 188 birds in 2000 to 304 today.

In South Africa, the cranes were once widespread, according to the South Africa-based nonprofit KZN Crane Foundation, but between the 1970 and 2000, their population fell to fewer than 200 birds ...

Four of these are found in Africa. The wattled crane in South Africa was in decline, but seems to have turned a corner. Its numbers have increased from just 188 birds in 2000 to 304 today.

There are two smaller populations in Ethiopia and South Africa. Wattled cranes live in wetlands and grasslands in the area. The wetlands form between 10% and 40% of their breeding territory ...

There are two smaller populations in Ethiopia and South Africa. Most wattled cranes in South Africa inhabit the foothills of the Drakensberg mountain range. This area provides a large amount of ...

Wattled cranes are the largest crane species in Africa. They are only found on the continent and there are only about 9,600 left in Zambia, Botswana, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, ...