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Kiwis called to action for national kereru survey

20. February 2013

Forest and Bird’s Kiwi Conservation Club is asking all New Zealanders, young and old, to take part in a nationwide Kereru survey that begins on Sunday…

A Guitar reveals the call of the Fiji Petrel

17. January 2013

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A Guitar reveals the call of the Fiji Petrel

Strumming his guitar after a stressful day, and Eleazar O’Connor from NatureFiji-MareqetiViti makes a world first discovery…

Don’t Fence Them In

3. January 2013

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BirdLife Australia (BirdLife Partner) has joined an alliance of conservation groups calling on the West Australian government to halt its plans to extend the State Barrier Fence…

Key sites for seabird conservation identified in the tropical Pacific

20. December 2012

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BirdLife has launched a report titled Important Areas for Seabirds – guiding marine conservation in the tropical Pacific revealing the most important sites in the tropical Pacific for seabirds – now identified as marine Important Bird Areas

New video showcases community project in Fiji

14. December 2012

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New video showcases community project in Fiji

BirdLife Pacific has released a new video about a community conservation project in Fiji…

Film-maker wanted for conservation expedition to South Pacific paradise

11. December 2012

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Film-maker wanted for conservation expedition to South Pacific paradise

Conservationists in the South Pacific are looking for an adventurous and talented film-maker to document an expedition to one of the remotest islands on the planet. “We’re searching for somebody with the full package of skills from story-boarding, to filming and editing, and who is willing to be part of a month-long expedition to an extremely remote Pacific atoll”, said Don Stewart – BirdLife Director for the Pacific Partnership…

Bitten by the Bittern bug down-under

6. December 2012

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Rice growers in Australia are being urged to keep their eyes and ears peeled for Endangered Australasian Bittern. The Rice Growers Association, BirdLife Australia (BirdLife Partner) and other organisations have teamed up to learn more about this secretive bird that is thought to have given rise to the bunyip legends…

Landmark move to protect albatrosses in the Western and Central Pacific just announced

5. December 2012

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New measures agreed by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission will have benefits for seabirds

Merger completes in Fiji

27. November 2012

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BirdLife Pacific has officially transfered its Fiji program to NatureFiji-MareqetiViti – Fiji’s leading local conservation organisation…

Forest & Bird calls for submissions on seabird by-catch

11. November 2012

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Forest & Bird calls for submissions on seabird by-catch

Forest & Bird (BirdLife in New Zealand) urges people to have a say on a government plan to reduce the numbers of seabirds killed every year by the fishing industry. Recent estimates suggest that up to 40,000 seabirds die each year in New Zealand waters after getting caught in fishing nets or on fishing hooks…

Partnership to tackle Pacific pests

9. November 2012

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BirdLife Pacific and Island Conservation have signed an agreement in Fiji this week to help protect the native birds and biodiversity of Pacific islands from invasive species…

Petrels fuel Fijian exchange programme

2. November 2012

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Community members from two BirdLife Fiji Programme Site Support Groups recently visited a NatureFiji-MareqetiViti project on Gau Island to learn about petrel conservation techniques…

TIS Executive member joins IUCN Global Council

1. November 2012

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TIS Executive member joins IUCN Global Council

Te Ipukarea Society (BirdLife in the Cook Islands) Executive member Ana Tiraa was voted to the IUCN Global Council at the World Conservation Congress. Ana has worked in conservation in the Pacific region for more than 20 years…

Species from the Pacific added to IUCN Red List

31. October 2012

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New information for Pacific Island freshwater fishes, land snails and reptiles is part of the latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ has been released. These data indicate that 32% of these species are threatened with extinction.