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 […]
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Quick Feather Test Determines Sex Of Chicks
Scientists in Germany are reporting development of test that can answer one of the most frustrating questions in the animal kingdom: Is that bird a boy or a girl? Their study is a potential boon to poultry farmers and bird breeders. read more at sciencedaily
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
Pelican May Get Off Endangered List
The brown pelican, once on the brink of extinction, has become so abundant that it should be removed from the list of endangered species, U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne said on Friday. Under government supervision, the brown pelican has made a strong comeback after the species vanished from the state in the 1960s because of […]
Lakewood Project for the Birds
With the exception of a few ducks bobbing for food, the Broberg Marsh is quiet this time of year, as many migrating birds already have passed through. For much of the year, however, this northern section of the Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda is packed with a remarkable variety of birds and other creatures read […]
The changing face of Britains skies
If you’re a bird-lover and you want to see nesting snow buntings in the mountains of Scotland, or pintail ducks breeding in the fens of East Anglia, go now; their time here is limited. Research shows that British and European birds face a potentially disastrous future thanks to climate change during the coming century. Three-quarters […]
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 […]
Aerospace Engineers Observe Birds, Bats, Insects
Natural flyers like birds, bats and insects outperform man-made aircraft in aerobatics and efficiency. University of Michigan engineers are studying these animals as a step toward designing flapping-wing planes with wingspans smaller than a deck of cards. read more at digital jorunal
Loss of set-aside threatens farmland bird recovery
The RSPB warns that wildlife such as skylarks and stone-curlews could be under threat due to large areas of set-aside farmland going under the plough this winter. Last year the RSPB predicted that high prices for wheat, caused in part by the worrying government incentives to grow biofuels, would prove impossible for farmers to ignore, […]