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Threatened bird of
the day:
May 10, 2008
Junín Grebe
Podiceps taczanowskii

Working together for birds and people


World Migratory Bird Day 10-11 May 2008

25-04-2008: Are you fascinated by the phenomenon of bird migration? Join hundreds of others around the world in the upcoming World Migratory Bird Day... More »


Other News

Tricoloured mega-colony saved
08-05-2008: Audubon California has announced that it has reached an agreement to safeguard a single colony of 80,000 Tricoloured Blackbirds... More »

New report shows EU biofuel policy likely to cause worldwide environmental destruction
06-05-2008: The EU’s biofuel policy is likely to cause large-scale environmental harm across the world, according to a new report published today by BirdLife International. The report presents real life cases, where the production of biofuel feed stocks is leading to the clearing of natural habitats. More »

Tana biofuel plans could break the law
05-05-2008: Plans to grow biofuel crops on an idyllic river plain in Kenya underestimate the cost, overestimate the profit and could be illegal if implemented as currently proposed, consultants say in a new report... More »

Madagascar Pond-heron thrown a lifeline...
02-05-2008: The Endangered Madagascar Pond-heron has received much-needed attention from all its range states... More »

Vulture crisis deepens
30-04-2008: Asian vultures will be extinct in the wild within a decade without urgent action to eliminate the livestock drug that has caused their catastrophic decline More »

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Think Pink - save Africa's flamingos
BirdLife's position statement on the proposed Lake Natron soda ash development. More »

BirdLife News Round-up: March 2008
One word encapsulates how BirdLife succeeds – partnerships... More »

Price of power
A ubiquitous part of modern life, electricity and the infrastructure that provide it have devastating effects on several bird species. More »

 

 

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