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Scaly-sided Merganser Survey, January 31
Survey report by Jason Loghry with Lee Keesan, Choi Su-Yeon and Mike Friel On Saturday, a team of us from Birds Korea surveyed the Southeast River for Scaly-sided Merganser. This is the same river that we monitored in the winter of 2011 / 2012 and again in 2013 / 2014. Our previous record high was of 56 […]
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Migratory birds’ fuelling station empty
Read in ohter languages: Millions of Australia’s migratory shorebirds are being pushed closer to extinction as the quality of their primary feeding grounds, or ‘refuelling areas’, in East Asia continue to decline. New research has declared the main refuelling areas in the Yellow Sea at risk of total collapse as coastal development, widespread pollutants, dead zones, increasing […]
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Arctic Biodiversity Congress, Trondheim, Norway, 2-5 December 2014
The first Arctic Biodiversity Congress, organized by EAAFP Partner Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) aimed to promote the conservation and sustainable use of Arctic biodiversity through dialogue among scientists, policy-makers, government officials, industry, civil society and indigenous peoples (Programme). The goals of the meetings were to present and discuss the main scientific findings […]
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Events planned for Year of the Godwit 2015 by Pukorokoro Miranda Naturalists’ Trust
Celebrating the amazing journey of NZ migratory birds, this year the Pukorokoro Miranda Naturalists’ Trust is commemorating its 40th anniversary, as Year of the Godwit 2015. From the 18th March among events being planned is a series of free public lectures by eminent international experts on the precarious future of these fascinating shorebirds. Working in […]
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World Parks Congress, Sydney, 12-19 November 2014
The World Parks Congress, held every ten years, brings together protected area agencies, managers, practitioners and researchers to chart a path forward for improved coverage, management, support and financing for protected areas throughout the world. The Sydney Congress was attended by Heads of State, government ministers, representatives of development agencies, universities and citizen groups. More […]
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Ecological Crisis for Migratory Waterbirds in EAAF
[Press release on EAAFP Side Event at CBD COP 12 in Pyeongchang] l Read in Korean l The East Asian – Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) held a side-event at the Twelfth Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity at Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea on 8th October to draw attention to the ongoing […]
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CBD and EAAFP Sign Partnership Agreement at CBD COP12
[Press release] CBD and EAAFP join forces to conserve migratory waterbirds along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway 7 October 2014, Pyeongchang, Korea: Today, the Secretariats of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) signed a Partnership Agreement to better coordinate efforts to promote and protect migratory waterbird species […]
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Migrating birds acting as “early warning system” for habitat loss
Source by United Nations Radio The changing habits of birds migrating through Asia is acting as an” early warning system” for the loss of coastal habitats, according to a network of organisations which protects migratory routes. The East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership says that if birds need to change those routes it shows the eco-systems […]
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Myanmar Conservation Group Protects Endangered Bird Species
Author: Logan Linnane As the level of human and infrastructural development in Myanmar continually climbs, the status of the republic’s wildlife looks bleak more than ever. The Spoon-Billed Sandpiper is one of the world’s most Critically Endangered birds, with a population falling below 500 members. While the drop in population couldn’t be any more […]
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First ‘grand-chick for conservationist
All the text and photos by The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) This little fellow is the first ever spoon-billed sandpiper chick to be hatched in the wild by a hand-reared bird. Spoon-billed sandpipers are critically endangered and the news confirms to conservationists that the birds they hand-rear go on to breed naturally once […]
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