Sightings of 84 Spoon-billed Sandpipers Eurynorhynchus pygmeus at two coastal wetland sites in Myanmar have cast new light on the winter distribution of this Endangered species, and confirmed that these wetlands are of international importance for their biodiversity. The known global population of Spoon-billed Sandpiper has plunged alarmingly in the last few years to only […]
Category: birdlife
Dimas calls for more nature conservation in the fight against climate change
Yesterday, BirdLife International presented ?A Climatic Atlas of European Breeding Birds? at a high-level event in the Headquarters of the European Commission, in the presence of the Commissioner for the Environment, Mr. Stavros Dimas. read more at birdlife
EU takes Malta to Court over spring hunting
BirdLife International and BirdLife Malta welcomed the decision by the European Commission to take Malta to the European Court of Justice, regarding the practice of spring hunting and trapping of wild birds, which is illegal under EU law. Every spring since its accession to the EU in 2004, Malta has permitted hunting and trapping of […]
Building Capacity for Sustainable Hunting of Migratory Birds in the Mediterranean countries of North Africa and the Middle East
Hunters kill an estimated 500 million birds as they migrate through the Mediterranean each year, a significant proportion of which are shot or trapped in the countries of North Africa and the Middle East that border the Mediterranean. Most are from species and populations that breed in Europe and winter in Africa and many of […]
Iraq bird book for children launched
With support from the Italian Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea, the Ministry of Environment – Kurdish Regional Government, Nature Iraq in partnership with the Iraqi Ministry of Environment and BirdLife International has just released a new book on birds for the children of Iraq written in the country’s two main languages, Arabic and Kurdish. […]
Critical duck bouncing back
The Critically Endangered Laysan Duck Anas laysanensis had a very successful 2007 breeding season according to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists. The year?s total of adults and fledglings on the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) has now risen to about 200 individuals. read more at Birdlife
Lake Natron local people reject proposed soda ash development
Local people from Lake Natron voiced their concerns at a public hearing held on 24 January to the proposed soda ash plant there which would threaten the world’s largest population of Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor. ?There is no need to accept a project that will later destroy us?, said the traditional chief from Pinyinyi, one […]
World?s biggest birdfair provides record funding for Preventing Extinctions
The 2007 British Birdwatching Fair has provided record funds of 226,000 ($445,000) for BirdLife?s vital conservation work in preventing extinctions. The record amount raised was announced by the Birdfair organisers Martin Davies and Tim Appleton at an event held at The Lodge, the headquarters of the RSPB (BirdLife in the UK). Dr Mike Rands, BirdLife’s […]
Children unite across Europe to record arrival of migratory birds
On February 1 the annual Spring Alive event was launched by the Partners of BirdLife International in Europe. Spring Alive invites children of eight to twelve years old to enjoy and marvel at the return of some of the most fascinating migratory birds to Europe. Through the Spring Alive website www.springalive.net, children from all over […]
Eight new SPAs protect Portugals birds
Eight new Special Protection Areas (SPAs) have been approved by the Portuguese Government. This represents an important step for the conservation of the threatened birds of the Alentejo dry grasslands. Now it is fundamental to implement adequate agri-environmental schemes in all these new sites to promote farming practices that are compatible with wildlife. read more […]