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2018 Annual report now available
The 2018 FitzPatrick Institute Annual Report was approved by the Advisory Board at the AGM held on Thursday, 2 May.
Download the report here ...
African Birdlife
We have a regular feature in African Birdlife - The FitzPatrick Report. 'Hands off: The proof is in the poo' (Vol 7 (4) May/Jun 2019) Dr Susan Cunningham outlines non-invasive methods used to study physiological responses in Southern Pied Babblers.
Download this and other Fitz-authored articles in the latest issue of African Birdlife here ...
Patterns of satellite tagged hen harrier disappearances suggest widespread illegal killing on British grouse moors
Murgatroyd, M, Redpath, S.M., Murphy, S.G., Douglas, D.J.T., Saunders, R. and Amar, A.
Open access paper - download here ...
New Niven Librarian
Mrs Janine Dunlop took up the position of Niven Librarian to the FitzPatrick Institute on Monday March 11, 2019.
Read about Janine here ...
Why Africa's smallest raptor has helpers to raise its chicks
Bolopo D, Lowney AM, Thomson RL (2019) Helpers improve fledgling body condition in bigger broods of cooperatively breeding African pygmy falcon. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 73: 16.
Read the UCT press release here ...

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DST-NRF Centre of Excellence*

*Funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) through the National Research Foundation (NRF)

The Institute would like to thank Jill Adams and particularly Norman Arlott for permission to use their illustrations.

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FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
University of Cape Town
Private Bag X3
Rondebosch 7701
Cape Town South Africa

Phone: +27 (0)21 650-3291/3297
Fax: +27 (0)21 650-3295
Email: fitz@uct.ac.za