Project
Blue Swallow Habitat Conservation, Management and Monitoring
Initiative
Duration
2020 - 2021
Location
South Africa
Species protected
Blue Swallow
Hirundo atrocaerulea
Project objectives
- Continue and improve the conservation of Blue Swallows and their threatened grassland habitat in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa;
- Work closely with landowners in order to protect the Blue Swallow’s natural habitat from various forms of development
- Support conservation work in four formal Protected Areas and secure additional habitat in at least two additional areas.
This project is implemented by BirdLife South Africa.
Threats
Habitat loss & degradation
This project is part of the IUCN Save Our Species African Wildlife initiative, which is co-funded by the European Union.
