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Threatened antwren to benefit from creation of new State Park in Rio

Friday, April 29, 2011

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Threatened antwren to benefit from creation of new State Park in Rio

A new protected area in Rio de Janeiro covers the home of the Critically Endangered Restinga Antwren

Help for the world’s Angriest Birds

Thursday, April 21, 2011

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Angry Birds are taking up the fight to save the world’s most threatened birds from extinction.

Ivan Papanin arrives at Tristan

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

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More equipment arrives on Tristan to help save the oiled penguins.

Tristan Islanders rally to save oiled penguins

Friday, March 25, 2011

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Tristan Islanders rally to save oiled penguins

A penguin rehabilitation centre has been set up on the main island of Tristan da Cunha, as fears grow that more than 10,000 have been hit by oil.

Swarovski Optik announces new conservation commitment

Thursday, March 24, 2011

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Swarovski Optik announces new conservation commitment

Swarovski Optik announce they will be providing further support for the BirdLife Preventing Extinctions Programme.

Spoony wins hearts and votes from Disney’s Friends for Change

Thursday, March 24, 2011

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‘Saving Spoony’s Chinese Wetlands’, BirdLife’s project to save two key resting and feeding sites used by Critically Endangered Spoon-billed Sandpipers in China, has been selected to receive a $100,000 grant by The Walt Disney Company, through Disney’s Friends for Change.

Syria hosts inaugural meeting of the Sociable Lapwing International Working Group.

Friday, March 18, 2011

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Syria hosts inaugural meeting of the Sociable Lapwing International Working Group.

Conservation scientists and government officials from fourteen countries spanning three continents are meeting in Syria today to plan collaborative conservation action that aims to prevent the extinction of the Critically Endangered Sociable Lapwing. Countries which have sent representatives include, Ethiopia, India, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Russia, Saudia Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Turkey and United Kingdom. The event marks [...]

Record flock of Sociable Lapwings discovered in Oman

Friday, February 11, 2011

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Record flock of Sociable Lapwings discovered in Oman

Exciting news has just reached us that a country record flock of 90+ Sociable Lapwings was present at Salalah in Oman on Christmas Day, 2010.

Spoon-billed Sandpiper podcast

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

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In this podcast Charlie Moores from www.talking-naturally.co.uk talks with Jim Lawrence, Manager of BirdLife International’s Preventing Extinctions Programme, Chris Collins, a highly-experienced Leader with Heritage Expeditions, and Dr Zockler about Spoon-billed Sandpiper conservation.

Ace navigator Erzhan emerges in Sudan for a fourth consecutive winter

Thursday, January 27, 2011

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Ace navigator Erzhan emerges in Sudan for a fourth consecutive winter

After an absence of any firm location data since early October, Erzhan - our most experienced traveller - has just popped up on our radar again. For the fourth year running we can confirm he is now back in a wintering flock in Sudan.

Winners of The World’s Rarest Birds announced

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

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Winners of The World’s Rarest Birds announced

The winners of The World’s Rarest Birds international photo competition have just been announced. The competition, launched in 2010, aimed to secure images of the 566 most threatened birds on Earth for a new book highlighting their plight.

Search Continues for Pohnpei’s Rarest Bird

Thursday, January 20, 2011

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Search Continues for Pohnpei’s Rarest Bird

Conservation Society of Pohnpei (CSP) Terrestrial Programme staff, in collaboration with BirdLife International staff Dr Mark O’Brien, recently returned from a seven-day expedition to the high ridges of the island surveying Nahnalaud, Nihpit, and Kupwuriso forest in search of the Critically Endangered Pohnpei Starling. Pohnpei is the largest island in the Federated States of Micronesia.

New eco-tourism initiative benefits Spoon-billed Sandpiper conservation

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

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New eco-tourism initiative benefits Spoon-billed Sandpiper conservation

Spoon-billed Sandpiper conservation has received a vital boost from BirdLife Species Champion and award-winning expedition travel company Heritage Expeditions.

Spoon-billed Sandpiper

Monday, January 10, 2011

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Spoon-billed Sandpiper is one of the world's strangest-looking birds and certainly the weirdest wader. It is a small bird with, as its name suggests, a spoon-shaped bill. The species is listed as Critically Endangered by BirdLife International because it has an extremely small population, which is getting smaller This means that it is at real risk from extinction in the next few years.