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  - WN.COM - Africa - 10/Aug 21:40

Raptor is on the brink of extinction

In late July, ornithologist Anthony van Zyl was among a team of researchers perched along the edges of the Batoka Gorge system, downstream of Victoria Falls. Their mission? To locate the cryptic Taita falcon, one of Africa’s rarest and most elusive raptors. With binoculars and telescopes trained on the cliffs the group, including eight teams from Zambia and five from Zimbabwe, scanned the horizon. But not one sighting of the cliff-nesting, bird-eating raptor was made. “We saw plenty of other raptors, but not a single Taita falcon,” said Van Zyl. “For me, it really shows that while the Batoka Gorge used to be quite a stronghold for these birds, that population is now gone.” He fears South...

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