SA’s national bird under threat due to power lines
South Africa’s national bird is under threat. The Blue Crane can only be found in South Africa, but kilometres of power lines are putting these majestic birds in peril. CCTV’s Traver’s Andrews reports
The Blue Crane, also known as the Stanley Crane and the Paradise Crane, is a tall, ground-dwelling bird of the crane family which stands a little over a metre high and is pale blue-gray in colour with a white crown, a pink bill, and long, dark gray wingtip feathers which trail to the ground.