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Amazing 2012 breeding season for Tahiti Monarch

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

The Critically Endangered Tahiti Monarch has enjoyed its most successful breeding season since Société d'Ornithologie de Polynésie began an intensive programme of nest protection in 1998.

New Zealand Storm-petrel discovered breeding 50 km from Auckland City

Monday, February 25, 2013

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New Zealand Storm-petrel discovered breeding 50 km from Auckland City

Researchers are elated to find the sparrow-sized New Zealand Storm-petrel, thought extinct until 2003, is breeding on Little Barrier Island Hauturu in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park.

Western Siem Pang Forest: natural wonder of the Kingdom of Cambodia

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

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BirdLife International Cambodia Programme has just published a lavishly illustrated report revealing the global conservation importance of the proposed Western Siem Pang Protected Forest located in a remote area of northern Cambodia near the border with Laos.

Hooded Grebe Appeal – Action on breeding grounds already delivering results

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

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In January this year we launched an international online appeal to save the Hooded Grebe Podiceps gallardoi. We are delighted to report today that conservation actions undertaken earlier this year are already delivering results.

Beck’s pulls in at the petrel station

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

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A BirdLife International survey in southern New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, has encountered the largest single aggregation of Critically Endangered Beck’s Petrel ever recorded.

Monitoring birds in Montserrat’s Centre Hills

Monday, April 16, 2012

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Forestry staff from Montserrat’s Department of Environment are currently in the field conducting the annual bird monitoring exercise to determine the bird populations in the island’s Centre Hills Important Bird Area.

Government protects critical habitat for the Grenada Dove

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

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In August 2011, the Government of Grenada’s Cabinet approved the protection of the last piece of government-owned Grenada Dove habitat through the addition of approximately 100 acres (c.40 ha) of the Beausejour Estate to the adjacent Perseverance Protected Area and Dove Sanctuary.

Searching for Pacific Petrels

Friday, January 20, 2012

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The BirdLife International Pacific Secretariat, supported by the Mohammed Bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund and Global Greengrants Fund is launching a new project under its Preventing Extinctions Programme seeking to unravel the mystery of the Beck's Petrel.

Get Angry – Fight Extinction!

Thursday, December 1, 2011

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Rovio Entertainment Ltd has launched a remarkable new Angry Birds campaigning website today in support of The BirdLife Preventing Extinctions Programme.

Gone, but not forgotten

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

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Ghosts of Gone Birds - an unprecedented exhibition of original art, writing and music has opened in the East End of London.

Triple figures of Spoon-billed Sandpiper in China

Thursday, October 27, 2011

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Triple figures of Spoon-billed Sandpiper in China

Up to 103 Spoon-billed Sandpipers were observed earlier this month at Rudong, in Jiangsu Province just north of the Yangtze Estuary in China.

Partnership for Seychelles iconic bird

Thursday, October 20, 2011

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Nature Seychelles and the Seychelles National Park Authority have joined forces to work on a new project to help protect one of Seychelles iconic bird species

India’s pharmacies flout diclofenac ban but vulture breeding centres have best year yet

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

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A study published in the journal Oryx has found that over a third of Indian pharmacies continue to sell diclofenac to livestock farmers.

Conservationists concerned for future of White-shouldered Ibis

Monday, September 5, 2011

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The 2011 Cambodian census of White-shouldered Ibis Pseudibis davisoni has found a larger number of birds than ever before, but celebrations are muted, as this species’ survival is imminently threatened by serious habitat loss.