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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.
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...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...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...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...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...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...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...Restoring the Philippines’ Forests
28. December 2011
The Haribon Foundation (BirdLife in the Philippines), with the support of the Disney’s Friends for Change has produced a 6-minute video aimed at children on deforestation and its impacts.
Continue reading...Habitat danger for Seychelles Paradise-flycatcher
26. December 2011
The illegal felling of mature trees on La Digue island, the stronghold of the Critically Endangered Seychelles Paradise-flycatcher has been exposed by the local media.
Continue reading...Bird photo contest to award $10,000 to winner
24. December 2011
Lynx Edicions announces the launch of the first edition of the HBW World Bird Photo contest. The competition offers photographers a chance to win a first prize of US$10,000
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...Conservation fund for the Mediterranean Basin gives key role to the BirdLife Partnership
19. December 2011
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) investment in the Mediterranean Basin will have an implemtation team comprising BirdLife Partners and the BirdLife International Global Secretariat and Middle East Division.
Continue reading...WorldBirds database is building the bigger picture from birder’s notes
16. December 2011
WorldBirds, the birdwatching database set up by BirdLife to record the observations of professional and citizen scientists all over the world, has passed the three million records milestone.
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...Empowering the Grassroots
15. December 2011
In support of its Local Empowerment Programme, BirdLife has published Empowering the Grassroots, which examines the work of Important Bird Area Local Conservation Groups around the world.
Continue reading...Roadmap to a new global agreement – what did Durban deliver for our climate?
13. December 2011
The UN climate change talks in Durban have ended and kept alive negotiations for a fair, ambitious and binding deal. But much still needs to be worked out.
Continue reading...Governments urged to recognise the role of ecosystems and biodiversity in climate change adaptation and mitigation
5. December 2011
Climate change during the coming decades is projected to dramatically alter current patterns of temperature and precipitation across Africa, with huge implications for both humans and biodiversity
Continue reading...Sierra Leone protects climate by saving its largest forest for the world
2. December 2011
Sierra Leone has embraced the vital role tropical forests play in preventing climate change by conserving its most important forest.
Continue reading...Get Angry – Fight Extinction!
1. December 2011
Rovio Entertainment Ltd has launched a remarkable new Angry Birds campaigning website today in support of The BirdLife Preventing Extinctions Programme.
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...Call to save UK’s hummingbirds, albatrosses and whales
30. November 2011
Almost 17,000 people have called for the British Government to step up and honour its responsibilities to the UK Overseas Territories, which contain over 85% of the UK’s globally threatened species.
Continue reading...BirdLife team helps Convention on Migratory Species take significant steps forward for the conservation of migratory birds
29. November 2011
The BirdLife’s Partnership’s work at the recent Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species has paid dividends with important decisions taken for the benefit of migratory species.
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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7. February 2012
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