WOOLLY-NECKED storks have become ubiquitous in Kloof and yet 15 years ago there were very few and most were migrants. What has changed? Why has this happened?

Join Dr Jonah Gula who has been researching this species as part of his PhD as he gives an introductory talk on what his research showed at that stage and the plans for his ongoing research.

Also read: Chirping with Kloof Conservancy – the Woolly-necked Stork

The talk hosted by the Kloof Conservancy will take place on Wednesday, April 9 at 18:00 at Kloof Junior Primary School, 30 Abelia Road.

Dr Gula is a Postdoctoral Researcher at UKZN in Pietermaritzburg, where he recently obtained his PhD based on his research on storks and other waterbirds in South Africa and Zambia.

“Jonah has done extensive research and has been tracking woolly-necked Storks in KZN for a few years.

“In 2023 he gave us a preliminary talk on what his research entails, and he has now collected sufficient data to cover how the ecology of urban woolly-necked storks gives us insight into how they were so successful in colonising urban areas of KZN,” said Kloof Conservancy chairman, Paolo Candotti.

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