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Malaysia Not Out of Stork
An increasing number of visitors are flying into Malaysia, with their own wings. The country is now playing host to Asian openbill storks. The local birdwatching fraternity is all abuzz over recent sightings of huge flocks of the stork, which is a large wader and is not commonly seen here. It is usually found in […]
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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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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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Flyway Project of Rio Tinto – BirdLife International – Wetlands International to conserve intertidal habitats, valued in billions or even trillions of dollars
Rio Tinto recently joined the East Asian – Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) and established a project in collaboration with BirdLife International and Wetlands International, both EAAFP Partners in 2011. The project planning meetings were held in Thailand and South Korea in February 2012 to consider how to make the most effective use of the new […]
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New Website for the Entire Team of Spoon-billed Sandpipers
A new website for the Spoon-billed Sandpiper project has now been opened since last June 2012 and the website is kindly hosted by WWT. The project is supported by WWT, RSPB and Save our Species, with additional financial contributions and support from the EAAFP, BirdLife International, CMS, AWSG-Birds Australia, Heritage Expeditions, the BBC Wildlife Fund, […]
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Outcomes and activities of The Spoon-billed Sandpiper Recovery Team
The Spoon-billed Sandpiper Recovery Team (SBS RT) lead by Christoph Zockler has recently released a special paper summarizing the hunting threat in Myanmar. During the Fourth Meeting of Partners of the East Asian – Australasian Flyway Partership, Feb 2010, SBS RT was welcomed by the Partnership and could become a species task force under the […]
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