Animal Keeper's Association of Africa

The African Preservation Programme (APP) was constituted as a working group of PAAZAB in 1991, and as such forms the framework for cooperative breeding programmes within the African region.

Wattled Cranes (Bugeranus carunculatus) are the most highly endangered and rarest cranes on the African continent. Historically, Wattled Cranes were far more abundant and widely distributed throughout South Africa. Sadly, a 38% decline over just two decades has left the population Critically Endangered and facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

Concise advice for new action researchers
by Jean McNiff

Introduction to the third edition

The text presented here originally took the form of a small booklet. The First Edition was published in 1995, and since then the booklet has travelled far, appearing in professional education courses in universities, schools and workplaces around the world.