{"id":138327,"date":"2019-05-30T14:52:14","date_gmt":"2019-05-30T12:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/crocworld-conservation-centre-hosts-talk-on-the-incredible-amur-falcon-rescue-in-kzn\/"},"modified":"2019-05-30T14:52:14","modified_gmt":"2019-05-30T12:52:14","slug":"crocworld-conservation-centre-hosts-talk-on-the-incredible-amur-falcon-rescue-in-kzn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/crocworld-conservation-centre-hosts-talk-on-the-incredible-amur-falcon-rescue-in-kzn\/","title":{"rendered":"Crocworld Conservation Centre hosts talk on the incredible Amur falcon rescue in KZN"},"content":{"rendered":"

Crocworld Conservation Centre hosts talk on the incredible Amur falcon rescue in KZN<\/a>: <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>This June, the popular monthly environmental talk at Crocworld Conservation Centre will feature a gripping tale of raptor rescue by FREEME KZN Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre representatives, Tammy Caine and Wade Whitehead, taking place on Saturday, 8 June from 9am to 10am.<\/p>\n

Extreme climate conditions in KwaZulu-Natal brought with it hailstorms that affected the roosting areas of the migratory raptor \u2013 the Amur Falcon \u2013 in both Mooi River and Newcastle. This prompted a dramatic rescue of almost 2000 Amur Falcons by members from FREEME KZN Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre.<\/p>\n

One of these Amur Falcons, known as \u2018The Iron Lady\u2019, survived being hit by both hail storms, which makes her story a remarkable one of survival against the odds. Beyond this, the Amur Falcon rescue was also one of the biggest single species rescue operations undertaken by one organisation in South Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are really excited to announce this month\u2019s talk \u2018The Plight of the Iron Lady\u2019 presented by the dynamic conservationists from FREEME KZN,\u201d said Martin Rodrigues, Manager of Crocworld Conservation Centre. \u201cThe work done by the centre is making a huge difference to the lives of countless endangered species in the region, and the story of the Iron Lady is one that will truly resonate with the audience.\u201d<\/p>\n

FREEME KZN Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre \u2013 established in 2007 \u2013 cares for and rehabilitates injured and sick wildlife. The centre was started to address the growing need for a trauma and rehabilitation facility in the Midlands and operates 24\/7.<\/p>\n

The speakers of \u2018The Plight of the Iron Lady\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2013 Tammy Caine is FREEME KZN\u2019s resident raptor specialist, as well as the organisation\u2019s Projects and Programme\u2019s Co-ordinator. She has been working with birds of prey since 2006, and is involved in captive management, training, research and rehabilitation. In the past six years she has become more involved in public education, and presents several talks and courses on various aspects of bird of prey conservation, as well as managing the Owl Box Project.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Wade Whitehead is FREEME KZN\u2019s CEO, and has more than 20 years\u2019 experience in the wildlife industry. He started his career managing conservation areas, and moved on to trail guiding, lodge management, game farm management and wildlife rehabilitation. He is an entrepreneur at heart, with a vision for building and developing small businesses and organisations to best practice standards. He took over as CEO at FREEME KZN three years ago and, under his management, has elevated the organisation to international standards.<\/p>\n

Audiences will also be treated to an Early Bird Breakfast with coffee or tea \u2013 inclusive of the price of the talk \u2013 which will be supplied by the onsite restaurant<\/a>, Fish Eagle Caf\u00e9. The cost of the tickets is R50 per person. For more information or to make a booking, contact the Morne van Zyl at the Fish Eagle Caf\u00e9 on 083 658 7073 or email mvanzyl@cbl.co.za. Alternatively, contact Martin Rodrigues on 078 484 1859 or Crocworld Conservation Centre on 039 976 1103.<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Click HERE to submit your Durban \/ Kwazulu-Natal Press Release<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Crocworld Conservation Centre hosts talk on the incredible Amur falcon rescue in KZN: This June, the popular monthly environmental talk at Crocworld Conservation Centre will feature a gripping tale of raptor rescue by FREEME KZN Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre representatives, Tammy Caine and Wade Whitehead, taking place on Saturday, 8 June from 9am to 10am. Extreme […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[18],"tags":[8275,3335,953],"class_list":{"0":"post-138327","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-durban","7":"tag-durban","8":"tag-mydurban-co-za","9":"tag-newspaper","10":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138327"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138327\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}