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Threatened bird of
the day:
Aug 20, 2008
Tristan Albatross
Diomedea dabbenena

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Peru’s spectacular seabirds seeking sanctuary

20-08-2008: Peru’s seabirds, especially the spectacular aggregations at its guano islands, are world famous. However, a new BirdLife report indicates that many of the sites and species are under increased threat and urgently need better protection... More »


Other News

Sir David Attenborough champions BirdLife International's work to halt extinctions
18-08-2008: Sir David Attenborough, the greatest wildlife communicator of our age, has added his weight to the BirdLife Preventing Extinctions Programme by becoming a Species Champion. More »

BirdLife Games event - Weight Lifting
19-08-2008: Birds are amazing athletes. Today’s BirdLife Games event is Weight Lifting. Can you spot which of the bird species below has can not only lift, but also fly with prey weighing up to 6.8 kg? More »

Hunting for migrants
14-08-2008: Hunting migratory birds is a culturally and economically important activity in the North African and Middle Eastern countries. BirdLife International and its Partners in the region have just completed a three-year project to promote more sustainable practices. More »

Conservation gets a common language
12-08-2008: BirdLife scientists have been working with partner organisations to define a standard lexicon for biodiversity conservation. This universal language is an essential foundation of any science... More »

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Think Pink - save Africa's flamingos
BirdLife's position statement on the proposed Lake Natron soda ash development. More »

BirdLife News Round-up: July 2008
The Olympic Games are about to start in Beijing. However, some of the world's greatest athletes are birds. Celebrating the amazing achievements of birds, this month we’ll be running the BirdLife Games... More »

Hunting for migrants
Hunting migratory birds is an important activity in the North African and Middle Eastern countries. BirdLife International have just completed a project to promote more sustainable practices. More »

 

 

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