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. […]
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How the hummingbird got his whistle
American zoologists say they can settle a long-running debate about how male hummingbirds are able to whistle at females of the species to try to entice them into mating. The Anna’s hummingbird (Calypte anna), native to the US West Coast, makes the brief but loud chirp as he dives to impress females that venture into […]
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 […]
Six rare international bird species listed as endangered
Six rare international bird species have been listed as endangered under the US Endangered Species Act, after a series of lawsuits demanding protection for these birds. read more at Malaysia Sun
Two Sightings of Northern Bald Ibis in Middle East Bring a Spark of Hope
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, as well as, for the first time ever, in Djibouti in east Africa, raising hopes that […]
EU Biofuels policy left in tatters
A leaked internal European Commission document gives a damning verdict on the EU’s proposals to set a mandatory 10 per cent target for the use of biofuels in transport. The report, obtained by Friends of the Earth Europe and BirdLife International, reveals that the EU’s biofuels policy is likely to have a net cost of […]
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 […]