Joining the team...

BirdLife South Africa is pleased to welcome new members to its staff

Johann (Cassie) Carstens | Secretarybird Conservation Officer, Landscape Conservation Programme

Cassie has worked in the endangered bird research and conservation arena for almost a decade. With clothes still dusty from monitoring Southern Ground-Hornbills along dirt roads in the Lowveld and hair still wet from studying Cape Parrots in forests in the rain, he will now be looking for the tall wanderers of the grasslands. His role involves engaging with the farming community, building a wide network of citizen scientist observers, and monitoring and studying the Endangered Secretarybird.

Mpho Magidi | Communications Intern

Mpho graduated in Information Systems, Journalism and Media Studies from Rhodes University. With a bubbly personality, she is passionate about helping others, goal driven and dedicated to her work. She enjoys learning about new things and meeting new people. With Andy Wassung as her mentor, Mpho assists with internal and external marketing, media and communications, including writing, website administration, newsletters and social media.