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Kids eco-camp builds a brighter future for Fijian IBA
A bunch of 40 energetic kids from Nabukelevu, on the Fijian island of Kadavu recently completed a two day eco-camp organized by the BirdLife International Fiji Programme. “These children are our future, and it’s what they believe now that can change our tomorrow”, said BirdLife’s Miliana Ravuso.
Continue reading...Petrel causes a storm for New Zealand
7. February 2012
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.
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...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...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...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...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...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...Global assessment identifies world’s most important wildlife forests
22. December 2011
A new paper published by BirdLife scientists identifies those forests that appear to be the most important for bird species, and are in most urgent need of conservation.
Continue reading...Aircraft carrier and helicopters come to unique island’s rescue
20. December 2011
A ground-breaking $2.3million RSPB (BirdLife in the UK) project to eliminate introduced rats from an uninhabited island in the central Pacific has attempted to remove the fingerprints of man from an otherwise idyllic tropical paradise.
Continue reading...Oil Spill update from New Zealand
19. December 2011
The last two months of 2011 brought some good news for Forest & Bird (BirdLife in New Zealand) in the wake of the country’s worst ever maritime environmental disaster in October.
Continue reading...Fiji Petrel crash-lands in Gau
16. December 2011
NatureFiji-MareqetiViti recently recovered and released a Fiji Petrel after it landed in a village on Gau Island, Fiji, where this enigmatic species is believed to breed.
Continue reading...The Birth of BirdLife Australia
14. December 2011
Read about how a new, stronger bird conservation organisation for Australia is being formed called BirdLife Australia…
Continue reading...State of Palau’s Birds report launched
13. December 2011
The Palau Conservation Society (PCS – BirdLife in Palau), is pleased to announce the release of a new publication entitled State of the Birds 2010: A conservation guide for communities and policymakers…
Continue reading...Invasive species Cast Away in Fiji
1. December 2011
Goats and rats have been removed from two Fijian islands to protect their unique wildlife. “This is a massive achievement which will provide benefits for the iguanas, birds, plants and people of these islands”, said Sialesi Rasalato from BirdLife International.
Continue reading...Pukeko crowned New Zealand Bird of the Year
25. November 2011
The swamp-loving Pukeko has won Forest & Bird’s (BirdLife in New Zealand) annual Bird of the Year election…
Continue reading...Underbird ahead in the New Zealand polls
17. November 2011
Our Critically Endangered parrot, the Kakapo, and our blue-suited swamp hen, the Pukeko, are well in front of the flock in Forest & Bird’s (BirdLife in New Zealand) annual Bird of the Year poll.
Continue reading...Fijian Site Support Group starts own reforestation project
3. November 2011
The Natewa Tunuloa Site Support Group on Fiji’s second largest island of Vanua Levu – has started its first independent project
Continue reading...Celebrities flock to secure New Zealand’s Bird of the Year
20. October 2011
Singer Hollie Smith, actress Lisa Chappell and former All Black and seabird advocate Anton Oliver are throwing their celebrity weight behind some of our native birds in Forest & Bird’s (BirdLife in New Zealand) annual avian popularity contest, which opens today…
Continue reading...Tragic impact on wildlife from New Zealand oil disaster
13. October 2011
Hundreds of dead birds have already been found along the Bay of Plenty coastline as a result of the Rena oil spill disaster but these represent just a fraction of the affected wildlife, Forest & Bird have said.
Continue reading...New Zealand must wake up to oil spill dangers
12. October 2011
Forest & Bird have said the unfolding oil spill disaster in the Bay of Plenty is a stark warning about the potential catastrophe that could result from deep sea oil drilling in our waters.
Continue reading...Action needed to prevent environmental disaster in New Zealand
10. October 2011
Forest & Bird (BirdLife in New Zealand) have said urgent action is needed to avoid an environmental disaster and to minimise seabird deaths as a result of the oil spill off the Bay of Plenty coast.
Continue reading...A call to action for Australian birds
2. October 2011
The Action Plan for Australian Birds describes the populations of species at greatest risk and outlines ways they can be turned around.
Continue reading...BirdLife International Partnership honoured with Premio Gorila
1. October 2011
The award from the Loro Parque Foundation recognises BirdLife’s contribution to the conservation of biodiversity.
Continue reading...Rodent eradication in Palau shows early signs of success
29. September 2011
Rodent eradication on Kayangel Atoll, Palau already showing early signs of success.
Continue reading...Rat eradication success in New Caledonia
25. September 2011
Follow up surveys has confirmed that three important seabird islands are officially rat-free, and bird populations are showing signs of recovery…
Continue reading...A boost for eco-tourism in the Cook Islands
24. September 2011
A thriving population of Rarotonga Monarch is attracting increasing numbers of eco-tourists to its sanctuary…
Continue reading...Partners for Sustainability now available in French
22. September 2011
Partners for Sustainability is now available for download in French. This report highlights BirdLife’s work around the world which combines biodiversity conservation with sustainable development.
Continue reading...The ecology of the Mao in Samoa
20. September 2011
Mao is an endemic honeyeater found in Samoa which is classified as Endangered by BirdLife on the IUCN Red List. Unless urgent action is taken, these unique birds have a very high risk of going extinct in the near future…
Continue reading...Forest & Bird appeals Denniston mine consent
18. September 2011
Forest & Bird (BirdLife in New Zealand) appeal against plan for open-cast coal mine
Continue reading...- Alaotra Grebe extinction – Do you care?
- UPDATE: over 866,000 birds slaughtered so far this autumn in Cyprus! - Sign the petition to stop this now!
- List of extinct bird species
- 89,225 birds slaughtered…so far! - Sign the petition to stop it now!
- 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?
- Concurso: Ponle el nombre al ave simbolo del Festival Mundial de las Aves
- Miracle in the marshes of Iraq
- laura: It´s raining petrels!...
- Dr Chawngthu Lalhmingliana: Your hard work is rewarded! Congratulations!Really...
- Manuel Sanchez: Hi, How we van get involved? Sounds interesting...
- Richard Martin: This is a good chance to learn from each other and...
- Kariuki Ndang'ang'a: All submissions of abstracts should go to Colleen ...
- Petrel causes a storm for New Zealand
- 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
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