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One quarter of the world population of the Critically Endangered Spoon-billed Sandpipers on Rudong mudflats, Jiangsu, China
A record total of 106 Spoon-billed Sandpiper was counted over a 120 km stretch of mudflats in the wider Rudong area, Jiangsu (near Shanghai) China, between 12-15 October. This number amounts to one quarter of the estimated world population of this critically endangered bird species and is the highest number observed since conservation activities started […]
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South Korea and Singapore Become Sister Sites under EAAFP
Seocheon County in South Korea and the National Parks Board of Singapore signed a Memorandum of Understanding between Yubu Island Tidal Flat and Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on 20th September 2012 in Singapore with support from the EAAFP Secretariat. Both are Network sites of EAAFP. The authorities agree to collaborate in joint research on migratory […]
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Call for application to the Asian Waterbird Conservation Fund
The ‘Asian Waterbird Conservation Fund’ has been established to provide financial support to projects at site of importance for migratory waterbirds in the East Asia – Australasian Flyway. The goal of the Fund is to support projects on the ground in Asia that will lead to the conservation or protection of migratory waterbirds and their […]
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4대강 공사 탓 겨울철새 전년보다 17만마리 줄었다
(서울=뉴스1) 이은지 기자 = 4대강 공사의 영향으로 겨울철 조류가 전년 대비 17만마리나 감소했다. 환경부 국립생물자원관은 올해 1월27일부터 29일까지 전국 192개소 주요 철새 도래지를 대상으로 겨울철 조류 동시센서스를 실시한 결과 이같이 나타났다고 3일 밝혔다. 이번 조사에서 확인된 겨울철 조류는 총 200종으로 108만7506개체다. 전년도와 비교해 종수는 1종, 개체수는 약 17만마리 감소했다. 이는 국내 최고 우점종인 가창오리가 […]
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EAAFP 밀링턴 사무국장, “황해갯벌 사라지면 철새 멸종될 수도”
(인천=뉴스1) 백승재 기자 = 동아시아-대양주 철새 이동경로 파트너십 사무국(EAAFP) 스파이크 밀링턴 사무국장(사진)은 황해지역 갯벌이 사라질 경우 이동성 철새가 멸종될 수 있다고 경고했다. EAAFP 밀링턴 사무국장은 3일 서울프레스센터에서 열린 황해지역 갯벌 관련 브리핑에 참석해 “황해갯벌이 사라질 경우, 갯벌에 의존하는 철새는 다른 지역으로 이동하는 것이 아니라 멸종된다”고 말했다. 밀링턴 사무국장은 “황해지역의 갯벌은 매년 급속도로 감소하고 있는 도요·물떼새의 […]
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새만금 ‘넓적부리도요’ 8년뒤엔 멸종될듯
개발로 해마다 개체수 26% 급감 동아시아-대양주 철새이동경로를 따라 이동하는 물새 가운데 가장 심각한 멸종 위기에 처해 있는 새로는 넓적부리도요(사진)가 꼽힌다. 검은색 주걱 모양의 부리가 특징인 몸길이 약 17㎝의 이 새는 2000년 이후 해마다 26.4%씩 급감해 현재 전세계적으로 200여마리도 채 남지 않은 것으로 파악되고 있다. 현재 감소 추세가 계속된다면 2020년쯤엔 영원히 사라질 것으로 예측돼, 최근 영국에서 […]
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Building capacity for shorebird research and conservation in Mongolia – the 2012 workshop and expedition
Mongolia is strategically located on the inland route for shorebirds migrating between non-breeding grounds in Australia and southern Asia and breeding areas in Asian tundra, taiga and steppe regions. However, knowledge of the shorebird populations that use this route, the numbers involved, key dates and important sites is sparse. Furthermore, in-country capacity and resources to […]
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Protecting Asia’s flyways – the Birdfair chose to support BirdLife International’s Flyway Programme for the East Asian – Australasian Flyway
As Global Sponsor of BirdLife International’s Flyways Programme, the British Birdwatching Fair is this year raising funds to support conservation in the East Asian – Australasian Flyway. The Fair has a long history of funding global conservation projects. Since the first Birdfair in 1989, Rutland Water’s annual August event has raised more than £2.5 million […]
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Check out this video of Bangladesh Spoon-billed Sandpiper Conservation Project led by EAAFP SBS task force
Bangladesh Spoon-billed Sandpiper Conservation Project has been working in Bangladesh in an organized manner since 2009. The goal of the project is to conserve and conduct research on the critically endangered Spoon-billed Sandpipers Eurynorhynchus pygmeus wintering along the coast of Bangladesh especially on Sonadia island. The project discovered local hunters were hunting SBS along with […]
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EAAFP Meeting and Side Events at Ramsar COP11 to raise awareness of EAAFP activities
The EAAFP meeting was held to introduce the EAAFP activities to Ramsar delegates from the EAAF regions, and to identify enhanced opportunities for cooperation with Ramsar. Eighty participants attended the meeting. It was chaired by Srey Sunleang of Cambodia, EAAFP Chair, with opening remarks given by Yeon-chul Yoo of RO Korea, Chairman of the Standing […]
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