The Overberg region has long been recognised as playing an important role in the conservation of threatened species and ecosystems. The fynbos and renosterveld ecosystems and the species that they support are recognised …
The Overberg Crane Group has a new Chair. Keir Lynch, project manager at the Overberg Lowlands Conservation Trust (ORCT) was nominated as the new Chair at a recent OCG meeting. Aside from his role as project manager at the Trust, Keir is also …
The Overberg Crane Group assisted the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) with the capture and fitting of a tracking device on a Blue crane. The crane was one of two that were captured and ringed in the Caledon district.
Six adult Blue cranes have been fitted with solar-powered satellite trackers in the Overberg in the past few weeks. The tracking devices will give researchers a better understanding of how Blue cranes use agricultural lands in the …
The International Crane Foundation’s Director, Bob Hoguet, visited the Overberg Crane Group in April. Bob and his wife Laura travelled to Southern Africa to experience the continent’s cranes and see them in their natural habitat.
Barton Vineyards has become one of the Overberg Crane Group’s most loyal supporters. For 10 years, Barton has contributed a percentage of its wine sales to the OCG, raising around R50,000 in the process.