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The BirdLife Forest Landscape Sustainability Accelerator

Wed, 14/08/2019

Sustaining tropical forests is a top global priority, not

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White-rumped Vulture © Vickey Chauhan / Shutterstock

Local people protect Nepal lake by welcoming visitors into their homes

Tue, 06/08/2019
How are the Tharu community helping to protect their lake and the rare birds that live there? Why not visit them and find out! Thanks to an innovative homestay programme, wildlife lovers the world over are flocking to the area, helping wildlife and people as they do.
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Rufous-headed Hornbill © Haribon Foundation

Critically Endangered hornbill becomes community flagship for forest conservation

Tue, 06/08/2019
In the Philippines, the Rufous-headed Hornbill has been driven to the brink of extinction by hunting and deforestation. But thanks to a new project, it is celebrated among local people, and has kicked off a movement to restore the area’s forests.
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Knobbed Hornbill © Onrej Prosicky / Shutterstock

Using education to build a grassroots hornbill conservation movement

Tue, 06/08/2019
Not long ago, communities living around Indonesia's Poayato Paguat forests hunted hornbills for food and used their casques as talismans and decorations in their homes. Today, these communities are on the frontline in the fight to protect these magnificent birds.
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Long-Eared Owl © HIH Princess Takamado

A Perching-Still Bird of Wisdom

Mon, 01/07/2019
”Through the Lens”, Fujingaho Magazine, July 2019
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Long-tailed Duck, male © HIH Princess Takamado

Watching Sea Birds in Winter

Mon, 18/02/2019
“Through the Lens”, Fujingahou Magazine, February, 2019
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Brant Goose © HIH Princess Takamado

The Migration of Geese

Sat, 01/12/2018
"Through the Lens”, Fujingaho Magazine, December 2018
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A new generation: Chinese Crested Tern in South Korea © Yunkyoung Lee

Asia’s rarest seabird could be easier to spot in the future

Wed, 28/11/2018
Researchers celebrate breeding success in South Korea for the Chinese Crested Tern – a bird once thought extinct. Decoy model birds have helped bolster the new colony, and the species has been spotted in Japan for the first time.
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Northern Gannets at a breeding site © HIH Princess Takamado

Seabirds

Mon, 01/10/2018
“Through the Lens”, Fujigahou Magazine, October, 2018
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