sabap2 update - 15 may 2013
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SABAP2Southern African Bird Atlas
Project 2Visual progress:
annually July 2007 to July 2012, and May 2013
Les Underhill, Doug Harebottle and Michael Brooks
Animal Demography UnitDepartment of ZoologyUniversity of Cape Townhttp://sabap2.adu.org.za
SABAP2 is a partnership between the Animal Demography Unit at the University of Cape Town, BirdLife South Africa and the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)
1 July 20070 pentads0.00%
26 July 20081798 pentads10.38%
22 July 20094819 pentads27.83%
22 July 20107339 pentads42.38%
22 July 20119247 pentads53.40%
22 July 201210805 pentads62.39%
15 May 201311746 pentads67.83%
SABAP2 shows that Black Sparrowhawk has expanded its range into the BLUE cells. Copses of alien trees are key
SABAP2 alerts us that something is not going right for the Black-shouldered Kite
The six bulbuls show the biggest increases of any family. The likely explanation is the process of “thickening” of savanna habitats through bush encroachment, abandonment of marginal farmland, and changes in land management
• SABAP2 is the fundamental bird conservation project in the region – unless we have up to date distribution maps, and understand how distributions are changing, we cannot plan and prioritize on-the-ground conservation strategies– So it is important that this project
continue• If you or your company can help to sponsor SABAP2,
please contact Les Underhill [email protected]• Or you can do an EFT:
– UCT donations account, Standard Bank, Rondebosch– Branch 025009, Account 071522387 (SWIFT code is
SBZAZAJJ)– Beneficiary reference: Fund 231454 (this is the ADU’s
donations “fund” and tells the University where to transfer the money to)
– Please send an email to Sue Kuyper [email protected] and tell her that you want the donation to be allocated to SABAP2
– UCT will send a Section 18A tax donation certificate
• SABAP2 is the fundamental bird conservation project in the region – unless we have up to date distribution maps, and understand how distributions are changing, we cannot plan and prioritize on-the-ground conservation strategies– So it is important that this project
continue• If you or your company can help to sponsor SABAP2,
please contact Les Underhill [email protected]• Or you can do an EFT:
– UCT donations account, Standard Bank, Rondebosch– Branch 025009, Account 071522387 (SWIFT code is
SBZAZAJJ)– Beneficiary reference: Fund 231454 (this is the ADU’s
donations “fund” and tells the University where to transfer the money to)
– Please send an email to Sue Kuyper [email protected] and tell her that you want the donation to be allocated to SABAP2
– UCT will send a Section 18A tax donation certificate
UCT does not charge any "levy" on donations; the entire amount comes to the ADU. There is a levy on formal contracts, but the multiple services we get for the amount we pay are pretty good – the ADU projects could not be run cheaper off campus – one of the most important benefits is the fantastic high quality access we get onto the global internet highways!