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Learn how to save energy from migratory birds
This article was originally posted in Indonesian at Antara News, and translated into English by EAAFP Secretariat. Bogor (ANTARA News) – Have you ever noticed that birds fly in flocks during migration? They usually make a particular formation, the most frequent is the letter V. From aerodynamic and energy efficiency point of view, flying in a letter […]
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Relevant Scientific Articles updated in June 2015
If you need full scientific articles, please contact Dr Judit Szabo, the science officer. Anatidae Zhang, Y., Q. Jia, H. H. T. Prins, L. Cao, and W. F. de Boer. 2015. Individual-Area Relationship Best Explains Goose Species Density in Wetlands. PLoS ONE 10:e0124972. Zeng, Q., L. Shi, L. Wen, J. Chen, H. Duo, and […]
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ASEAN Working Group on Nature Conservation and Biodiversity held in Thailand
EAAFP Secretariat Spike Millington, Chief Executive of EAAFP, participated in the meeting of ASEAN Working Group on Nature Conservation and Biodiversity (AWGNCB) held in Bangkok, Thailand, on 8 June 2015. He was invited by EAAFP Partner ASEAN Center for Biodiversity (ACB) to give a presentation to the AWGNCB on the importance of conservation of migratory […]
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Dara-Laut Cina, Inilah Burung Pengembara Paling Langka di Dunia
[Read in English] This article originally from Mongabay Meskipun penampilan dara-laut cina (Chinese Crested Tern) sekilas mirip dengan dara-laut jambul, namun burung pengembara berparuh jingga kekuningan berujung hitam ini merupakan salah satu jenis burung paling langka di dunia. Berdasarkan riset BirdLife International, populasi burung ini diperkirakan kurang dari 50 individu dewasa di seluruh dunia, setengah […]
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Chinese Crested Tern is the rarest wanderer in the world
[Baca dalam bahasa Indonesia] This article originally from Mongabay was translated by EAAFP Secretariat. Although at a glance the Chinese Crested Tern (Thalasseus bersnteini) is similar to the Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii), the yellow tip at the black end of the yellow bill identifies it as one of the rarest birds in the world. […]
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From common place to Critically Endangered – our disappearing migratory shorebirds
Richard Fuller and Eduardo Gallo, Fuller Lab, University of Queensland Three decades of monitoring migratory shorebirds in Australia have shown that many species are declining rapidly. Richard Fuller and Eduardo Gallo reveal that despite ongoing conservation efforts throughout the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, the decline of these fascinating long-distance migrants continues. Read the article ‘From common […]
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Follow us following Spoonies to migrate – Spoon-billed Sandpiper Flyway Exchange
Vivian Fu, The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea, endearingly called ‘Spoony,’ is a small shorebird with a special spoon-like bill. The global population is now less than 200 pairs. Each year, this small shorebird flies from their wintering ground at South East Asia and southern China, passing through Japan, Korea and China, […]
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Seminar on sustainable seafood market dynamics in China and Yellow Sea conservation held
Shigeki Yasumura, WWF Japan On 28 May 2015, WWF Japan organised a seminar on “Sustainable Seafood Market Dynamics in China and Yellow Sea Conservation” in Tokyo, Japan. The seminar introduced the current status of marine fisheries and the rich biodiversity of Yellow Sea to Japanese major retailers and buyers of marine products and those who were interested in wetland […]
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The incredible godwit migration
By Bruce McKinlay | Technical Advisor, Ecosystems and Species Department of Conservation – New Zealand Bar-tailed Godwits spend the Austral summer in New Zealand and Australia and each year they complete an epic journey from the Southern Hemisphere to the Yellow Sea, then Alaska, and then back again. Every September about 80,000 of them fly […]
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Joint Shorebird Survey of the Onchon County Coast of DPRK
Joint Shorebird Survey of the Onchon County Coast of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) by Nature Conservation Union of Korea, DPRK and Pukorokoro Miranda Naturalists’ Trust, New Zealand, 5 – 7 May 2015 Pukorokoro Miranda Naturalists’ Trust Introduction Each year hundreds of thousands of migratory shorebirds stage in the Yellow Sea region during their […]
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