Two Blue Swallows flying
Image credit: Steve McKean
Project

Blue Swallow Habitat Conservation, Management and Monitoring

Duration
2020 - 2021
Location
South Africa
Species protected
Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea

Project objectives

  • Continue and improve the conservation of Blue Swallows and their threatened grassland habitat in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa;
  • Work closely with landowners in order to protect the Blue Swallow’s natural habitat from various forms of development
  • Support conservation work in four formal Protected Areas and secure additional habitat in at least two additional areas.

This project is implemented by BirdLife South Africa.

Threats

Habitat loss & degradation

This project is part of the IUCN Save Our Species African Wildlife initiative, which is co-funded by the European Union.