Congratulations to the FitzPatrick Institute students who graduated at the 2 April 2026 Science Faculty graduation ceremony!

Call for applications for the African Raptor Leadership Grant; deadline 30 June

The Fitz remembers pioneering seabird biologist Dr Tony Williams

The APNR Southern Ground-Hornbill Research Project's January 2026 report is now available.

A newly-published collaborative study by researchers at the Fitz, Pretoria University, Wits, and SANBI shows that elevated humidity significantly increases the risk of lethal hyperthermia in small birds.

A study of 18 birds of prey and 8 large terrestrial bird species, involving repeated road counts over a distance of 391,789 km across central South Africa from 2009 to 2025, found substantial population declines in 13 of these 26 species.

A newly published study shows for the first time that human-to-wildlife communication can vary within a region in much the same way that human languages develop local dialects.

Congratulations to all the FitzPatrick Institute students who graduated at the 9 September 2025 Science Faculty graduation ceremony!

Fitz Doctoral student, Merlyn Nkomo, is one of five UCT women to have been selected for the Mawazo Fellowship.