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Conservation of new FNS in Bangladesh: Ganguirar Char
Migratory bird identification sticker distributed to local people The Ganguirar Char is newly designated FNS in Bangladesh (EAAF141). The site is juxtaposed to another FNS, Nijhum Dweep National Park (Flyway Network Site EAAF 102). The Ganguirar Char has no human settlement and mostly fishermen use the site for a transitional period during fishing. To […]
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Dabbling duck tracking in Bangladesh
In order to understand habitat use, migration patterns and possible transmission of diseases, a total of 38 migratory dabbling ducks were fitted with GPS tags (solar powered) in northeast Bangladesh last month. Eurasian Wigeon with a tracker on its back. © Sayam U. Chowdhury_IUCN BD This study is part of the collaborative project by IUCN […]
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World Migratory Bird Day Celebration, 07 November 2018, Bangladesh
An awareness campaign was held on the eve of World Migratory Bird Day 2018 on November 07 at Sonadia Island of Cox’s Bazar. The Chief Conservator of Forests Mr. Mohammad Safiul Alam Chowdhury was present as the Chief Guest of that awareness programme. The primary concern of the event was to aware local community of […]
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World Migratory Bird Day 2018- Bangladesh
Event title:World Migratory Bird Day Event Organizer:Nature Conservation Society Participants: Nearly 1200. Most of them were school and college students & members of the local community Outcome:- Mass awareness for youth and local community for the conservation of wetlands and supported species, specifically migratory birds.- Motivation of policy makers, social and media personnel.- Conservation education program […]
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Bangladesh
People’s Republic of Bangladesh EAAFP Member since: 2010 Number of EAAFP Flyway Network Sites: 6 Focal Point Contact: Md. Jahidul Kabir Deputy Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife and Nature Conservation Circle), Bangladesh Forest Department, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Email: jahidulkabirbfd@gmail.com Tel: +880 1778454499 Ms. Fa-Tu-Zo Khaleque Mila Wildlife & Biodiversity Conservation Officer, Bangladesh […]
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World Migratory Bird Day 2017- Bangladesh
Event title: World Migratory Bird Day Event Organizer: Nature Conservation Society Participants: Nearly 1000. Most of them were school and college students & members of the local community Outcome: – Mass awareness for youth and local community for the conservation of wetlands and supported species, specifically migratory birds. – Motivation of policy makers, social and media […]
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Waterbird ringing and AI work continue in Bangladesh
ABM Sarwar Alam (Dipu) and Sayam U. Chowdhury IUCN Bangladesh and Bangladesh Bird Club continue to work on wild bird surveillance programme for avian influenza (AI), as part of a project funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). A total of 635 individual birds were ringed in January 2017, of which 70 […]
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Building capacity for waterbird ringing in Bangladesh
Richard Hearn Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust We have just returned from working with IUCN Bangladesh and the Bangladesh bird club (Bbc) to develop a programme of duck capture and ringing, and wild bird surveillance for avian influenza, at Tanguar Haor [EAAF105], a vast Ramsar site in northern Bangladesh. The site is of huge global importance […]
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Introducing the Bangladesh Spoon-billed Sandpiper Conservation Project (BSCP)
by Sayam Chowdhury on Wader Quest newsletter Bangladesh Spoon-billed Sandpiper Conservation Project EAAFP Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force Assistant Coordinator The first specimen of the critically endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea) was collected in the mid-19th century from Bangladesh, which still retains the record for the highest single count anywhere in the world – 202 birds […]
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Further SBS surveys along Sandwip coast in Bangladesh
by Sayam U. Chowdhury Bangladesh Spoon-billed Sandpiper Conservation Project EAAFP Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force Assistant Coordinator After the discovery of the new Spoon-billed Sandpiper site in Bangladesh in February 2015, Bangladesh Spoon-billed Sandpiper Conservation Project (BSCP) conducted a detailed survey between 5 and 11 December 2015. The team counted a total of 30,648 waterbirds of […]
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