Bird Ringing

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Wild Tomorrow Fund completed the first sessions of bird ringing (aka banding in the U.S.) on both the Ukuwela Nature Reserve and the brand new Mfuleni Conservancy. Enrolling the help of local expert bird-ringer James Rawdon, three capture sessions across the two properties yielded an amazing opportunity to see some of the local feathered residents up close as well as collect important scientific information. Through ringing, information on dispersal, migration, longevity, behaviour, survival rate, reproductive success and population trends of migratory birds can be obtained. All this information leads to a better insight of the birds' biology and ecology and their demographic changes over time. This knowledge is an important foundation for successful conservation measures