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After another summer with extreme weather, EU decision-makers are returning to their desks in Brussels. Meaning, it’s time to get back to those debates that matter most for nature and our future. Here’s what to look out for:
On the 31st of July, Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), BirdLife in India, received the good news that two more veterinary drugs- Ketoprofen and Aceclofenac, could no longer be manufactured, sold and distributed throughout India. After 10 years of working with government agencies and other NGO’s, this official gazette issued by the Delhi High Court was a welcome step forward for the protection of vultures in India.
There is currently a very serious outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza in Finnmark, in the north of Norway. Several thousand seabirds, primarily kittiwakes, have been found dead. It was reported that just in the municipality of Vadsø, 15 000 kittiwakes have died in the past three weeks. The Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) could go from being ‘endangered’ to ‘critically endangered’ on the Norwegian Red List in the span of a few tragic summer weeks. Yet environmental authorities are not getting involved. WARNING: GRAPHIC AND SENSITIVE CONTENT
The New York Times Birding Project is a citizen science project with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and encourages people to contribute bird data using eBird and Merlin.
With a 25-day streak of days above 40 degrees C (105 F) in Phoenix, Arizona, fires raging on the Greek islands, and a national record of 52 degrees C (125 F) in northwest China, the Northern Hemisphere has had its hottest summer on record for the past 120,000 years. And some birds in these regions are now struggling to survive the record heat.
As part of the Migratory Soaring Birds (MSB) Project, a total of 182 poles were retrofitted in Ethiopia's Central and Eastern Regions in 2023
The EU PAPFor project aims to help the locals manage and protect the natural resources of the Gola Rainforest National Park.
Ending the Tragedy of Horizons; an opinion from Martin Harper, Interim CEO, BirdLife International
The project aimed at addressing environmental degradation due to human activities and climate change, leading to negative socio-economic impacts on local communities.
In summer 2023, in support of The New York Times Birding Project, BirdLife International is hosting bird walks around the world, and we invite you to join us. You’ll meet passionate and knowledgeable scientists, naturalists, conservation leaders, and leaders in business and public policy while observing birds and learning about how we work to protect them locally and across the world’s great migratory flyways.
Last week, the tension inside the walls of the European Parliament was palpable as a historic vote on the EU Nature Restoration Law was about to take place.
The Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus) is a rare species that has captivated the attention of ornithologists worldwide. Unfortunately, throughout the 20th century, the Fennoscandian population has plummeted from over 10,000 birds to less than 100. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has designated the status of the species as globally ’Vulnerable’. These small, grey, geese with distinctive yellow eye-rings, are the most endangered breeding goose species in all of Europe.