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With only four females left and under attack from invasive species on all sides, Fatu Hiva Monarch is on the brink. Fortunately, thanks to the incredible efforts of SOP Manu (BirdLife in French Polynesia), there is still hope for the species, but they need your support.

Read articleOne to Watch: Last of the Monarchs

Calling all birdwatchers and explorers: our new global effort 'Search for the Lost Birds' needs your help!

Read articleThese 10 species are lost in the last wilds - we need to find them before they go extinct
Giant Ibis

Of the 13,000 lmportant Bird & Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) identified by BirdLife worldwide, 277 are most severely under threat. Vital sites, such as Cambodia’s Lomphat Wildlife Sanctuary, are home to globally threatened birds such as Giant Ibis and other IBA ‘trigger species’. They face the most intense pressures and need our urgent help.

Read articleWhy this wildlife sanctuary in Cambodia is in danger – along with hundreds more worldwide

Tehani Withers began her career as an intern at SOP Manu (BirdLife Partner in French Polynesia) through the Conservation Leadership Programme and worked her way up to become their Island Restoration Manager. For Tehani, there is no typical day in the office as tasks can range from camping out in the field surveying birds and plants, to engaging with local communities about conservation, or working on reports and data analysis.

Read articleConservation Careers: Restoring Islands for Birds in French Polynesia

It’s no joke! Penguins are a highly threatened group of birds. On World Penguin Day, we’re celebrating the incredible (and shocking) feats of the world’s best avian swimmers, sharing the work of BirdLife Partners working to protect penguins around the world, and giving you a chance to walk among a penguin colony.

Read articleWhat’s black and white and red-listed all over?

How the change in colour of a pixel on a screen can set off a series of events that leads to the empowerment of local communities to conserve their globally important forest.

Read articleEye in the Sky, Eyes on the Ground

It was the most ambitious and logistically challenging island restoration project to date. The aim in 2015: to turn some of the world’s rarest birds back from a path to extinction by removing introduced predators from remote French Polynesian islands. Now the birds are truly bouncing back, giving hope for future restorations.

Read articleIt worked! Rare birds recovering thanks to ambitious island restoration
Far Eastern Curlews © Getbol World Heritage Promotion Team

Many birds – particularly shorebirds – depend on coastal wetlands during migration, but these essential habitats face a panoply of threats that BirdLife International is determined to address.

Read articleHow we’re saving wader wonderlands from destruction across the world

You might think birds living on remote islands are safe from the negative impacts of human activity – but this is not the case. Read the latest discoveries about three rare islands birds, coming hot off the press from BirdLife’s peer-reviewed journal.

Read articleHow are humans affecting the lives of remote island birds?
Spoon-billed Sandpipers feeding at coastal wetland © Kajornyot Wildlife Photography

Today, BirdLife announced an ambitious new collaboration with the Asian Development Bank and the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership to protect wetlands along one of the world’s major bird migration routes.

Read article$3 billion wetland conservation project launched for birds, nature & people

Indigenous Peoples know their lands better than anyone, and nothing can replace their expertise in forest conservation. That’s why BirdLife and Partners are providing technical training and support for Indigenous Peoples, so that they can manage and protect their local forests for generations to come.

Read articleEmpowering Indigenous Peoples to manage and protect their local forests

We all remember the devastation wreaked by the Australian bushfires in early 2020. But what’s been happening since then? Find out about just one of the many wildlife havens BirdLife Australia is helping to restore, thanks to the generosity of BirdLife supporters.

Read articleAustralian bushfire update: hope from the ashes of Kangaroo Island
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