Well, the big day is finally here and it's amazing to think that so many people and organisations across the world will be participating in this event. Have a look at www.ivad09.org/wp/ to see how many people are participating in this important event.
I will be joining the activities at Kerri Wolter's facility near the Hartbeespoort-dam near Pretoria, South Africa for a Public Day that sees her facilities open to the general public to come and view vultures and learn about the need to conserve them. I will do a talk or two about these birds on the day and also look forward to seeing the volunteers working for the "Vulcha Helpers" which was recently established.
Thereafter, I will be heading to the Scheerpoort Cape Vulture Colony to have a look at activities at this site which is the closest active breeding colony to the urban centres of Johannesburg and Pretoria.
Heading south-east to the Maloti-Drakensberg tomorrow for a week of vulture-focused fieldwork, so I'll be celebrating International Vulture Awareness Day for the next week at least!
Excellent first blog post. :)
ReplyDeleteI do hope you wil continue to blog André. I love reading about your work!
Happy IVAD09.