SABAP 2 Launched

Posted by Rosemary Drisdelle Jul 7, 2007

In 1997, the first South African Bird Atlas Project, SABAP 1, was published. SABAP 1 was the culmination of research that collected data on the distribution of birds in South Africa. Ten years later, the organizations involved are interested in finding out how bird populations have changed and how birds are responding to environmental change and other pressures. A third atlas, SABAP 3 is planned for 2017.

A project such as the South African Bird Atlas project requires widespread collection of data and the participation of many individuals. Like the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology , the project embraces the help of citizen scientists in gathering the data—interested participants are being sought as the project gets underway. If you live in South Africa and would like to be a part of SABAP 2, you should contact the organizers as soon as possible.

Visit the South African Bird Atlas Project 2 website for more information, and register online.

Find out about other bird projects that use citizen scientists:

Cornell Celebrates Urban Birds

eBird and eBird Canada