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Ade Long - who has written 52 posts on BirdLife Community.

Ade Long is Head of Communications at BirdLife International.

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Powerlines and migratory birds

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

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Powerlines and migratory birds

BirdLife International is challenging the energy sector to improve the bird safety standards of powerlines in Europe.

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Migratory species conservation in the light of climate change

Monday, November 7, 2011

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Migratory species conservation in the light of climate change

BirdLife International is supporting a proposal on addressing climate change issues for migratory species.

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Proposal to include Saker Falcon on Appendix 1 of the Convention on Migratory Species

Sunday, November 6, 2011

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Proposal to include Saker Falcon on Appendix 1 of the Convention on Migratory Species

BirdLife Internatiional is supporting the proposal for listing Saker Falcon on the CMS list of Endangered Migratory Species.

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Only known film of Presumed Extinct Imperial Woodpecker shows behaviour of world’s largest woodpecker

Thursday, October 27, 2011

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Image-stabilized 15-second clip of the female climbing.   Image-stabilized 9-second clip of female Imperial Woodpecker foraging.   Original 85-second clip of a female Imperial Woodpecker.  

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Imperial Woodpecker found on 1956 film but not on surveys to film location.

Thursday, October 27, 2011

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Imperial Woodpecker found on 1956 film but not on surveys to film location.

Film capturing the last ever confirmed sighting of an Imperial Woodpecker is released. But surveys to the exact location fail to find evidence that the species still exists.

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BirdLife International Partnership honoured with Premio Gorila

Saturday, October 1, 2011

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BirdLife International Partnership honoured with Premio Gorila

The award from the Loro Parque Foundation recognises BirdLife’s contribution to the conservation of biodiversity.

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Transition plan for the BirdLife Morocco programme launched

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

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Transition plan for the BirdLife Morocco programme launched

The BirdLife Partnership has been active in Morocco for more than 15 years.

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Una nueva aplicación gratuita para iPhone potenciará la península Ibérica como destino internacional de turismo ornitológico

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

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Una nueva aplicación gratuita para iPhone potenciará la península Ibérica como destino internacional de turismo ornitológico

Iberian Birds se enmarca dentro del proyecto Iberaves* que ha desarrollado SEO/BirdLife junto con BirdLife International

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Free app puts Iberian IBAs on the map

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

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Free app puts Iberian IBAs on the map

A free app for the Important Bird Areas of Spain and Portugal is available for users of Apple’s iPhones and iPads.

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Venue for PAOC 13 changed from Nigeria to Tanzania

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

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Venue for PAOC 13 changed from Nigeria to Tanzania

Owing to security concerns and increasing costs PAOC 13 will now be held in Arusha, Tanzania in October 2012.

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Stamps raise funds for threatened Henderson Petrel

Friday, July 22, 2011

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Stamps raise funds for threatened Henderson Petrel

Buy endemic birds stamps and help the RSPB’s (BirdLife in the UK) Henderson Island Restoration Project.

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Help for the world’s Angriest Birds

Thursday, April 21, 2011

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Help for the world’s Angriest Birds

Angry Birds are taking up the fight to save the world’s most threatened birds from extinction.

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Sat Nav parrots show way to go

Friday, April 1, 2011

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Sat Nav parrots show way to go

New studies show that both sexes respond better to taking Sat Nav directions from talking parrots.

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Video report from Nightingale Island on oil spill

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

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Where’s Andrew TV arrived on Nightingale Island on March 23, 2011. This is what he saw.

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