BirdLife’s Council for the African Partnership has warned African BirdLife Partners that they need to be on high alert, following the discovery of the drug Diclofenac on sale at a veterinary practice in Tanzania. A survey by WCST (WildLife Conservation Society in Tanzania, BirdLife in Tanzania) is underway to establish the full facts. read more […]
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Threatened Birds May Be Rarer Than Geographic Range Maps Suggest
Geographic range maps that allow conservationists to estimate the distribution of birds may vastly overestimate the actual population size of threatened species and those with specific habitats, according to a study published online this week in the journal Conservation Biology. read more at sciencedaily
Law enforcement fails Bolivias parrots
In a recently published paper, Asociacion Armonia (BirdLife in Bolivia) monitored the wild birds which passed through a pet market in Santa Cruz between August 2004 to July 2005, and recorded nearly 7,300 individuals of 31 parrot species, of which four were threatened species read more at birdlife
Korean oil spill threatens IBAs
South Korea’s worst oil spill is threatening two Important Bird Areas (IBAs) which are crucial for large numbers of wintering and migrating birds. Tens of thousands of volunteers and soldiers have battled for 10 days to attempt to clean up thousands of tons of crude oil, some of which is now threatening to enter Cheonsu […]
Migratory birds throng Magadi Tank
It is that time of the year again when migratory birds throng the Magadi Kere (tank) in Shirahatti taluk of Gadag district. While the bountiful rain has raised the water level in the tank this year, there has been increase in the number of migratory birds. Such has been the increase in the number of […]
Lake Natron chemical plant: regions ecotourism “jeopardised”
The African Tourism and Travel Association has become the latest to voice concern over a huge chemical production plant proposed for Tanzania’s Lake Natron, the RSPB (BirdLife in the UK) today report. Nigel Vere Nicholl, chairman of the African Tourism and Travel Association (ATTA), shares BirdLife’s concerns over the threat that the development poses to […]
Endangered bird to leave National Aviary for trip to Guam
An endangered flightless bird hatched at the National Aviary near Pittsburgh will leave its nest Thursday bound for Guam, where it will help repopulate its species, aviary officials said. The Guam rail, a reclusive brown, gray and black bird, was hatched at the North Side bird park on March 24, 2006, and has been living […]
Cramped, filthy and featherless – the battery game birds sold as delicacy
They are sold in luxury stores and appear on the menus of top restaurants, with customers assured that the birds are reared on specialist farms with the highest welfare standards. But the gourmet packaging in which thousands of quail are shipped each week belies the cramped and grubby conditions in which many birds are kept, […]
UK Government Must do More to Prevent Extinction of Threatened Wildlife in UK Overseas Territories
The 14 UK’s Overseas Territories harbour more than 30 species of nesting bird that are facing global extinction, 20 of which are endemic. Due to the worldwide importance of these territories for unique wildlife – and the fact that the fate of these species is undeniably a UK responsibility – the RSPB is challenging the […]
Bali Climate Change Conference revives hope for tropical forests
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) begins today (December 3rd) on the island of Bali. The Conference, hosted by the Government of Indonesia, brings together representatives of over 180 countries together with observers from intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations, and the media. The two week period includes the sessions of the Conference of […]