the lead organisation in South Africa for everyone interested in birds and their survival. We have 8000 members in 40 branches and affiliates throughout South Africa. Our mission is to promote the enjoyment, conservation and understanding and study of wild birds and their habitat. We have apassion for the birds. We work through people interested in birds.

We run national and branch programmes on conservation, education, training and awareness and collaborate with NISC to publish Ostrich, the journal of African Ornithology.Ostrich publishes original research on birds from Sub Saharan Africa and its Islands.