The latest projects that the African Bird Club (ABC) is supporting through our Awards Programme are:
• A project by Bill Clark (who was granted £3,937) to restore Common Ostrich Struthio camelus camelus at Ferlo North Wildlife Reserve in Senegal
• A population size estimate and threat assessment by Yahkat Barshep (who received £2,930) of Abyssinian Ground Hornbill in Nigeria
• A survey by Jonathan Onongo (who received £2,900) of Fox’s Weaver in north-eastern Uganda
• A survey by Jombela Salmah (who received £2,950) of Karamoja Apalis in north-eastern Uganda
• A project by Tess Gridley and Cat Nadin (who were granted £3,000) generating acoustic training data for automated recognition of avian species found in Kruger National Park in South Africa
• A project by Jessica Wilmot (who received £3,000) tracking European Rollers within the East Atlantic Flyway
• A project by Eston Kimaswoch (who received £3,000) to set up bird clubs in schools between Lakes Elmenteita and Nakuru in Kenya
• Monitoring by Claudino Silva (who was granted £2,886) of the endemic subspecies of Cream-colored Courser in Cabo Verde
• Field training of university students by Mathieu Mahamoud-Issa (who received £1,870) to promote bird surveys in Djibouti