Guyra Paraguay (BirdLife in Paraguay) has been recognised by one of the country?s leading newspapers, Ultima Hora, as one of the top Paraguayan institutions of 2007. read more at Birdlife
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Endangered Bird Hunting in the Philippines
Worldwide, more than 130 bird species, from the flightless Dodo of Mauritius to the gargantuan Elephant Bird of Madagascar, have become extinct or been killed off since the 16th century. Of 10,000 surviving species, 10 percent are threatened with extinction, and the Philippines are no exception: the Luzon Sarus Crane, Ticao Tarictic Hornbill and numerous […]
Hornbill Conservation in Thailand – Poacher to Gamekeeper.
Confronting the hostile and suspicious villagers, Pilai Poonswad was characteristically blunt: ?Your children will dig up your bones and curse them for what you have done to the forests,? she told them. There was a tense heartbeat of silence as the assistant headman arose. ?That is true,? he said. ?There are times when I?d like […]
New habitat being created for wigeon at WWT Welney
Wigeon will soon have 38 hectares of specially created wintering habitat next to WWT Welney Wetland Centre in Norfolk, thanks to the combined efforts of WWT and the Environment Agency, who is funding the project. read more at wildlifextra
Satellite imagery paints picture of New Britain?s disappearing forest birds
Analyses of satellite images have revealed for the first time the extent of deforestation occurring on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea, indicating that many more bird species are threatened with extinction than previously feared. An eighth of lowland forest on the island -a stronghold for a number of birds found nowhere else […]
Bald Ibis jigsaw falling into place
Efforts to save the Middle East?s rarest bird have been boosted by two chance sightings of the species 1,500 miles apart. Northern Bald Ibises were seen last month in the Jordan Valley for the first time in 13 years, and in Djibouti, east Africa, for the first time ever, raising hopes that numbers of this […]
Climate Change study predicts hazy future for Europes birds
On January 15th, BirdLife International welcomed the publication of ‘ A Climatic Atlas of European Breeding Birds’. This Atlas marks a major advance in understanding the potential impacts of climate change on wildlife. It shows that in the course of the 21st century the changing climatic conditions will force most species to move into new […]
Extinction threat to Scots bird
The Scottish crossbill, the UK’s only endemic bird which is native to the Highlands of Scotland, faces extinction, according to a new report. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds warns that unless action is taken to halt a rise in global temperatures, the species is under severe threat. read more at bbc
Drastic decline in one of UKs rarest breeding ducks
The UK’s most threatened breeding duck has suffered further drastic declines over the last decade with a 50 percent drop in population according to a new survey read more at wildlifextra
New report shows Europes birds face crisis unless we tackle climate change challenge
A Climatic Atlas of European Breeding Birds – which maps potential changes in distribution of all of the continent’s regularly occurring nesting birds – shows that we need urgent action to cut greenhouse-gas emissions, and redouble our efforts for nature conservation, if we are to avoid calamitous impacts on birds. The atlas shows that for […]