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Call for EAAFP WMBD 2020 Small Grant application (events in May)
World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) was initiated in 2006 as an annual awareness-raising campaign aimed at people living in all the major flyways that highlights the ecological importance of migratory birds and calls for their global conservation through international cooperation. It was established by the Secretariat of the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (UNEP-AEWA) in […]
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AWSG North-west Australia Satellite Tracking Project 2020 – Update #1
The Australasian Wader Studies Group (AWSG) has been using satellite transmitters for tracking the migration of shorebirds visiting North West Australia since 2013. It is exciting to track birds with satellite transmitters because up-to-date location data is received as the bird flies or rests after migration. This occurs almost in real time or at a […]
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First record of Hooded Cranes in the Philippines
On 25th February 2020, a group of 7 Hooded Cranes Grus monacha were found on the island of Siargao, just north of Mindanao, representing the first record for the Philippines. The birds were first spotted by Greg Laude (resident birdwatcher and author of the website www.wildsiargao.com). He spotted the flock of cranes in flight while […]
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Land purchased to give safe wintering shelter for Spoon-billed Sandpiper in Thailand
The Bird Conservation Society of Thailand (BCST) aims to establish Pak Thale as a sustainable wintering ground for Spoon-billed Sandpiper and other globally threatened shorebirds, as well as an educational site on birds and biodiversity, while improving the livelihood of local people. Now 8 hectares of land was purchased in Pak Thale to ensure the […]
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Run to welcome the Sarus Crane back to Anlung Pring Protected Landscape, the First FNS in Cambodia
On 13th February 2020, students from a village near Anlung Pring Protected Landscape (AP) run for raising awareness to villagers about Sarus Crane and its conservation as well as for welcoming the Sarus Crane back to its non-breeding ground in Anlung Pring Protected Landscape (AP). Covering an area of 217 ha, AP is located in […]
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IBRRI visited Ang Trapeang Thmor Protected Landscape
On 28th February 2020, participants of the 3rd annual meeting of Indo-Burma Ramsar Regional Initiative (IBRRI) including Doug Watkins, Chief Executive of EAAFP visited Ang Trapeang Thmor Protected Landscape (ATT). Covering over 12,650 hectares, ATT is an internationally significant wetland located in Poy Char Commune of Phnom Srok District, Banteay Meanchey Province. It is about […]
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Books published by Wader Quest
Wader Quest is publishing three books, written by Rick and Elis Simpson, founders of Wader Quest, here are review and introduction of the books. “Eury The Spoon-billed Sandpiper” (published: ISBN 978-0-9955146-0-7) “’Eury The Spoon-billed Sandpiper’ is a beautifully written and illustrated story about the life cycle experience of a critically endangered wader. The title itself […]
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Updates of worldwide avian influenza situation by FAO/EMPRES-AH (Jan – Mar 2020)
FAO/EMPRES-AH is constantly monitoring the avian influenza situation worldwide and compiles information from multiple national and international sources as well as peer-reviewed scientific articles. Close collaboration with country and regional offices, the implementation of avian influenza field surveillance projects, and networks of expertise like OIE/FAO’s OFFLU (www.offlu.net) provide access to timely information on outbreaks, surveillance […]
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Floating roost for weary migratory shorebirds on trial in Republic of Korea
The Yellow Sea, encircled by the coasts of China and the Korean peninsula is very much synonymous with the conservation of migratory waterbirds in the Eastern Hemisphere. The region is not only recognized for the high diversity and abundance of shorebirds which depend on it but, unfortunately, wide-ranging and pervasive threats to their survival. As […]
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Connecting Land and Sea – Pacific Seabird Group 47th Annual Meeting
Pacific Seabird Group (PSG), formed in 1972, is a society of professional seabird researchers and managers dedicated to the study and conservation of seabirds and their environment focusing on the Pacific region, and they held the 47th Annual Meeting at Portland, Oregon, United States, from 12 to 15 February 2020. EAAFP Seabird Working Group joined […]
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