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Petrel causes a storm for New Zealand
New Zealand Storm-petrel was presumed extinct until its rediscovery by bird watchers in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf Marine Park in 2003. A team of ornithologists have used support from The Birdlife International Community Conservation Fund to find the first strong evidence that the tiny, Critically Endangered birds are breeding in the area. “It’s wonderful to think that these birds are breeding right now on islands within the Hauraki Gulf, quite possibly in sight of where we captured them”, said Chris Gaskin…
Continue reading...BirdLife South Africa’s first Important Bird Areas newsletter
6. February 2012
The newsletter includes updates on environmental education, Marine IBAs and community development.
Continue reading...First assessment of Endangered Northern Rockhopper Penguins since 2011 oil spill
6. February 2012
A survey to assess the penguins’ population has started. The latest counts suggest the breeding population hasn’t suffered as much as anticipated.
Continue reading...BirdLife welcomes passing of law to secure transboundary ecosystems in East Africa
3. February 2012
There is excitement at the news of the East African Legislative Assembly passing a law that could transform how transboundary ecosystems and resources are managed in East Africa.
Continue reading...Counting Kereru in New Zealand
3. February 2012
All Forest & Bird (BirdLife in New Zealand) members, bird enthusiasts and Kiwi kids are being encouraged to get behind the inaugural Kereru Count this month….
Continue reading...The Caribbean wetland experience
2. February 2012
This year’s World Wetlands Day (WWD) theme is “Wetlands and Tourism” and BirdLife Partners in the Caribbean are ready to be part of the experience.
Continue reading...La Sociedad Audubon Panamá contribuye a la conservación de los humedales
2. February 2012
La Sociedad Audubon Panamá (BirdLife en Panamá) celebra el Día Mundial de los Humedales con charlas relacionadas al tema de este año ‘HUMEDALES Y TURISMO’. Esta organización compartirá sus conocimientos y experiencias en torno a la conservación de la Bahía de Panamá, sus aves y hábitats.
Continue reading...Sustainable tourism for Nepal’s wetlands
2. February 2012
The focus of this year’s World Wetlands Day is sustainable tourism. Find out about Bird Conservation Nepal’s work at Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve.
Continue reading...Ornithological tourism project kicks off with meeting in Barcelona
28. January 2012
A two-year project promoting responsible and sustainable birdwatching tourism among birds and their habitats has begun.
Continue reading...BirdLife and ITTO agree to pursue common goals on tropical forests
25. January 2012
BirdLife International and The International Tropical Timber Organisation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation between the two organisations.
Continue reading...New stronghold for Japanese Murrelet found
23. January 2012
A recent study led by the Wild Bird Society of Japan has found that the Izu Islands, on the Pacific side of Japan, hold the second largest concentration of the threatened Japanese Murrelet
Continue reading...Searching for Pacific Petrels
20. January 2012
The BirdLife International Pacific Secretariat, supported by the Mohammed Bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund and the Marisla Foundation is launching a new project under its Preventing Extinctions Programme seeking to unravel the mystery of the Beck’s Petrel.
Continue reading...PAOC 13 – Call for Abstracts
19. January 2012
The PAOCC invites all participants to submit abstracts for the PAOC 13.
Continue reading...Targeting hunters to save Spoon-billed Sandpiper
17. January 2012
In an attempt to mitigate hunting pressure, the Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association (BANCA – BirdLife in Myanmar) carried out socio-economic surveys and provided livelihood replacement support in communities on both the eastern and western shores of the Gulf of Martaban.
Continue reading...New Zealand oil clean up needs to focus on wildlife
16. January 2012
No effort should be spared to clean up the oil and debris from the Rena as the toll on wildlife continues to rise, Forest & Bird (BirdLife in New Zealand) said Tuesday…
Continue reading...Las primeras imágenes captadas de un pichón dan esperanza a un ave marina amenazada del Caribe
13. January 2012
Una nueva localidad de anidación para el diablotín Pterodroma hasitata ha sido descubierta en Haití a través de los esfuerzos en el campo de un grupo de colaboradores dominicanos y haitianos.
Continue reading...First ever chick photos give hope for threatened Caribbean seabird
13. January 2012
A new nesting location for Black-capped Petrel has been discovered in Haiti by the efforts of a joint Dominican – Haitian field team.
Continue reading...A voyage for Caribbean Seabirds
11. January 2012
Documenting new seabird-colony Important Bird Areas, finding previously undocumented colonies and colonies thought to be extirpated: these are just some of the exciting discoveries reported within Environmental Protection in the Caribbean’s (EPIC’s) ground-breaking Seabird Breeding Atlas of the Lesser Antilles.
Continue reading...Biodiversity survey of Tokelau
11. January 2012
Sun hats, sunscreen and long sleeved shirts were a necessity in a biodiversitysurvey recently conducted by Mere Valu – Conservation Officer from the BirdLife Fiji Programme – alongside a team of scientists from the Pacific region in two atolls in the Tokelau Islands…
Continue reading...BirdLife Africa Secretariat staff extend helping hands to needy children
10. January 2012
BirdLife Africa Partnership Secretariat organized an outreach event to Mercy Children’s Home in Githurai at the outskirts of Nairobi City, Kenya on 17th December 2011.
Continue reading...Appeal launched for Patagonian grebe
6. January 2012
In 2011, thirty breeding adult Hooded Grebes were killed by introduced American Mink at one site. Urgent funds are now needed to support Aves Argentinas work to protect these birds.
Continue reading...An amazing conservation success story in Seychelles
5. January 2012
Fifty nine Seychelles Warblers have been transferred from Cousin Island Special Reserve to Frégate Island Private thanks to a Nature Seychelles led initiative.
Continue reading...Submit your best photos to a World Wetlands Day photo celebration
4. January 2012
Showcase the beauty of wetlands along with your talent! From Jan. 3-20, 2012 upload your best photos to a Flickr site and have your image showcased on World Wetlands Day this February 2.
Continue reading...Singing Kagu in focus
3. January 2012
The Endangered Kagu of New Caledonia is an iconic bird that symbolises the challenges faced by many island species in the modern era.
Continue reading...EU Environment Ministers fail to stand up for nature in face of farm lobby interests
3. January 2012
The EU Environment Council conclusions on the EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy, show the interests of the farm lobby will weaken biodiversity protection.
Continue reading...BirdLife Pacific Invasive Species Programme
2. January 2012
The BirdLife Pacific Partnership has started a new four-year European Union funded regional Invasive Species programme which seeks to reduce the spread and the environmental and socio-economic impact of invasive alien species by supporting the eradication and control of invasive alien species and also enhancing biosecurity…
Continue reading...Planning ahead in the Cooks
2. January 2012
Te Ipukarea Society (TIS; BirdLife in the Cook Islands) have drafted a new Strategic Plan till 2015 for the organisation.
Continue reading...e-petition calls to save the last Houbara Bustards in Tunisia
2. January 2012
AAO-BirdLife in Tunisia have started an e-petition to mobilise international support for new poaching threats to the remaining Houbara Bustard populations of Tunisia.
Continue reading...Timor Bush-warbler rediscovered
30. December 2011
A paper published online in BirdLife’s journal, Bird Conservation International reports the rediscovery of the Timor Bush-warbler in Timor-Leste
Continue reading...SAVE Brasil da inicio a los ecos de Conservación en la Serra do Urubu
30. December 2011
Desde 2004, SAVE Brasil (BirdLife en Brasil) lidera el proyecto de Conservación de Serra do Urubu, en el municipio de Lagoa dos Gatos, Pernambuco. El área es el hogar de una rica biodiversidad y de una de las aves más amenazadas del mundo: Philydor novaesi. El trabajo de conservación en la zona comenzó con la compra [...]
Continue reading...SAVE Brasil sets the echoes of Conservation in the Serra do Urubu
30. December 2011
Since 2004, SAVE Brasil (BirdLife in Brazil) has been working to conserve the last remaining forests in the Serra do Urubu, in the municipality of Lagoa dos Gatos, Pernambuco state, northeastern Brazil. The Serra do Urubu Important Bird Area (IBA BR074) is home to a rich and unique biodiversity, including two of the world’s most [...]
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- Project launched to identify conservation targets within one million km2 of Eastern Africa
- Searching for Sociable Lapwing with Nature Iraq's Omar Fadil
- Birds at risk from the Gulf Oil Spill
- An Aruba without Troupial, Prikichi, Patrushi or Shoco?
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- First assessment of Endangered Northern Rockhopper Penguins since 2011 oil spill
- BirdLife welcomes passing of law to secure transboundary ecosystems in East Africa
- Sustainable tourism for Nepal's wetlands
- BirdLife and ITTO agree to pursue common goals on tropical forests
- New stronghold for Japanese Murrelet found
- Targeting hunters to save Spoon-billed Sandpiper
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