{"id":11192,"date":"2025-05-08T12:02:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T10:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sibayaprecinctmgt.co.za\/site\/?p=11192"},"modified":"2025-05-08T12:02:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T10:02:46","slug":"help-support-woollyneck-stork-research-keep-reporting-colour-ring-sightings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sibayaprecinctmgt.co.za\/site\/help-support-woollyneck-stork-research-keep-reporting-colour-ring-sightings\/","title":{"rendered":"Help Support Woollyneck Stork Research: Keep Reporting Colour-Ring Sightings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"577\">We would like to remind all <strong data-start=\"269\" data-end=\"315\">Sibaya residents and avid conservationists<\/strong> to continue assisting in the important work of tracking <strong data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"407\">colour-ringed Woollyneck Storks<\/strong>. Your help plays a vital role in supporting an ongoing <strong data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"488\">UKZN research project<\/strong> aimed at better understanding the movements and behaviours of these magnificent birds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"579\" data-end=\"784\">If you spot a Woollyneck Stork with a <strong data-start=\"617\" data-end=\"632\">colour ring<\/strong> on its leg (similar to the example shown below), please report the <strong data-start=\"700\" data-end=\"713\">ring code<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"718\" data-end=\"730\">location<\/strong> to <strong data-start=\"734\" data-end=\"748\">Jonah Gula<\/strong> via <strong data-start=\"753\" data-end=\"781\">WhatsApp on 071 190 0604<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"786\" data-end=\"822\"><strong data-start=\"786\" data-end=\"820\">Important Notes for Reporting:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"1081\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"979\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"825\" data-end=\"979\">Rings are best read with <strong data-start=\"850\" data-end=\"864\">binoculars<\/strong> or by taking a <strong data-start=\"880\" data-end=\"911\">photo with a regular camera<\/strong> (not a cellphone) and <strong data-start=\"934\" data-end=\"948\">zooming in<\/strong> to capture the code clearly.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"980\" data-end=\"1081\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"982\" data-end=\"1081\">Each ring has a unique combination (e.g., <strong data-start=\"1024\" data-end=\"1031\">1ZR<\/strong>) that helps researchers track individual birds.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1083\" data-end=\"1150\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11193 \" src=\"https:\/\/sibayaprecinctmgt.co.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Storks-e1746698491800-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"372\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sibayaprecinctmgt.co.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Storks-e1746698491800-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sibayaprecinctmgt.co.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Storks-e1746698491800-1024x642.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sibayaprecinctmgt.co.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Storks-e1746698491800.jpg 1307w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1152\" data-end=\"1292\">Your participation contributes valuable data that aids conservation efforts and helps protect this vulnerable species along our coastline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1294\" data-end=\"1429\">Thank you for continuing to assist in these vital efforts and for helping us maintain Sibaya as a haven for both people and wildlife.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We would like to remind all Sibaya residents and avid conservationists to continue assisting in the important work of tracking colour-ringed Woollyneck Storks. Your help plays a vital role in supporting an ongoing UKZN research project aimed at better understanding the movements and behaviours of these magnificent birds. If you spot a Woollyneck Stork with&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10789,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community-and-sustainability"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sibayaprecinctmgt.co.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sibayaprecinctmgt.co.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sibayaprecinctmgt.co.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sibayaprecinctmgt.co.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sibayaprecinctmgt.co.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11192"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sibayaprecinctmgt.co.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11194,"href":"https:\/\/sibayaprecinctmgt.co.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11192\/revisions\/11194"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sibayaprecinctmgt.co.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sibayaprecinctmgt.co.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sibayaprecinctmgt.co.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sibayaprecinctmgt.co.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}