Listed as critically endangered, Cape Parrots are restricted to forest patches within the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo.
Each tree grown by Eastern Cape nursery grower Nozibele Mphothulo, lovingly nurtured from a seed, has the potential to save lots of a uncommon and endangered parrot within the forests round her home.
Mphothulo, affectionately often called “Mamma Evelyn”, is likely one of the tree growers in Siyazama Nursery, an initiative established in 2017 to re-establish forests. The bushes grown by the nursery assist restore the habitat of the Cape Parrot, whose inhabitants has dwindled to lower than 2 000.
Listed as critically endangered, Cape Parrots are restricted to forest patches within the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo.
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