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 Prof. Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan highlights some of the diversity of extinct birds on Tuesday 3 November at 19:00 (SAST).
November sees a whole new suite of books in the Jacana Media monthly giveaway competition. Scroll down to find out more.

BirdLife South Africa is a firm believer that 

conservation needs to start with conversation.

This Tuesday, 3 November at 19:00 (SAST), BirdLife South Africa's weekly webinar series
Conservation Conversations with BirdLife South Africa’ 
hosts the delightful Prof. Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan from the University of Cape Town. 
Prof. Anusuya will be unravelling the Biology of Fossil Birds whose history extends to about 150 million years ago. For the next 85 million years early birds co-existed with dinosaurs and pterosaurs. The End of the Cretaceous Mass Extinction event brought an end to the reign of the dinosaurs on land and pterosaurs in the skies. Fortunately some birds survived. Prof. Anusuya will highlight some of the diversity of extinct birds and give some insight into how information about their biology and life history can be deciphered from their fossilised remains. 

This is a talk not to be missed!

To register for this webinar series please click here
*Once you have registered for this talk you will automatically be registered for the upcoming webinar series and will not need to re-register going forward. Weekly reminders with the Zoom link will be sent to your inbox (be sure to check your spam/junk folders if you do not receive the link). 
Warning:
The webinar series has grown in popularity over the last few weeks and we are expecting high viewer volumes that may exceed our 500 viewer capacity on Zoom. Please do not panic if you cannot get in through Zoom, you can still watch the webinar live on the BirdLife South Africa Facebook Page using the Facebook Live video stream. 
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To watch through Facebook Live click here

Are you enjoying these webinars?
Consider a small donation towards their production by scanning the QR code below. 

We welcome any support towards the production of these webinars, donate towards Conservation Conversations with BirdLife South Africa from as little as R20 by either scanning the QR code below or clicking here to donate through the Quicket website directly. If there are any questions please do not hesitate to contact us via conversations@birdlife.org.za 



Support the Conservation Conversations webinars here
We have successfully launched the audio version of Conservation Conversations which can now be streamed from all major podcast streaming services including Spotify, Apple Music and Google Play. To listen to the audio from each of our episodes click the link below. 
Thanks to volunteer Carl Bierman for assisting with the production of the podcast. 
Listen to the Conservation Conversations podcast here
COMPETITION TIME
During November there is a new suite of exciting titles to be won. Click the link below to enter. Entries close on 24 November at 18:00.
*Competitions are only open to South African based viewers.
To enter November's competition click here
We have teamed up with ZEISS South Africa to bring you an exciting monthly hamper giveaway. One lucky viewer who tuned in to the webinar on 17 November 2020 will walk away with a ZEISS Hygiene Hamper. Tune in to Duncan Butchart's webinar on 24 November 2020 to find out who the lucky winner is!
*Competitions are only open to South African based viewers.

How to access our webinars

Thanks to fantastic online platforms like Zoom, we are able to bring you live slide shows and videos from anywhere in the world. If you have never used Zoom or an online webinar platform before, do not fear, here are a few easy steps to follow that will allow you to access the talks:

  1. Visit https://zoom.us/download to download the free Zoom application to your computer or cellular device. 
  2. Visit the new "Conservation Conversations" webpage to see the schedule of upcoming talks by clicking here.
  3. Click on the blue drop-down bar with the talk that you are interested in and then click the green 'Register for this talk' button. 
  4. Fill in your name and email address on the form and submit it.
  5. You will receive the Zoom invitation link to access the talk in your inbox shortly thereafter.
  6. Use that link on the assigned presentation date to access the Zoom meeting room and watch the webinar live. We recommend logging in 10 minutes before each webinar starts. 

Want to find out more?

Visit the BirdLife South Africa Conservation Conversations webpage where you can find the schedule of upcoming talks and the registration forms to sign up for these presentations. 

We look forward to seeing you all online this Tuesday and if there are any questions please do not hesitate to contact us via conversations@birdlife.org.za 

Visit the Conservation Conversations Website
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