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Birds Korea Birdathon on May 11th-12th 2013
Posted by eaafp on May 1, 2013Celebrate this year’s World Migratory Bird Day (or weekend!) by spending time bird watching and fundraising for a host of long-distance migrant species – including the beautiful and Critically…
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Bohai Update, April 2013
Posted by eaafp on April 30, 2013Shorebird numbers remained steady throughout. Red Knot numbers seemed to rise but a drop in Great Knot meant that the overall numbers changed little and, at the moment, numbers…
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Sonadia Island given International Recognition for Wildlife
Posted by eaafp on April 26, 2013Sonadia Island’s importance for wildlife has been given international recognition by BirdLife International, a global conservation organization. Sonadia Island has been declared as 20th Important Bird Area (IBA) of…
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Statement on H7N9 Avian Influenza in China, April 15th 2013
Posted by eaafp on April 17, 2013The novel strain of avian influenza (H7N9) infecting birds and humans in China has been found in over 20 people in four provinces of the country and has caused…
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Apply for International Asia Workshop on Migratory Waterbird Protection and Wetland Management
Posted by eaafp on April 2, 2013With the financial support from the Ministry of Commerce, P. R. China, the School of Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University is pleased to announce the international workshop on migratory…
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Restoring a Breeding Colony for Chinese Crested Tern
Posted by eaafp on March 29, 2013Critically Endangered Chinese Crested Tern, the world’s…
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New Wintering Site for Scaly-sided Merganser discovered in Chongqing, Southwest China
Posted by eaafp on March 28, 2013A new wintering site has been discovered in Chongqing, a municipality in the southwest China, situated in the east of Sichuan and the west of Hubei, the upper stretches…
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Cambodia loses half its seasonal wetlands in 10 years
Posted by eaafp on March 21, 2013Cambodia lost more than half of its seasonally flooded grasslands in ten years due to industrial agricultural conversion, abandonment of traditional farming, and illegal drainage, putting several endangered bird…
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World Wetlands Day Celebration in Auckland, New Zealand
Posted by eaafp on February 5, 2013The wetland…
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Malaysian Nature Society celebrates World Wetlands Day 2013
Posted by eaafp on February 5, 2013The World Wetlands Day (WWD) is celebrated worldwide on the 2nd February each year. The date has been adopted during the Convention on Wetlands in 1971 at Ramsar, Iran….
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