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Farewell Judit …
Spike Millington, Chief Executive, EAAFP Secretariat Judit Szabo arrived at the EAAFP Secretariat in March 2013 from Darwin, Australia and took some time to adjust to the cold and blustery Incheon winds as we looked for banded shorebirds on the Songdo mudflats. She went back to Australia in early July this year, in warmer conditions, […]
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Opportunistic breeding and habitat restoration
Spike Millington, Chief Executive It’s summer in the Republic of Korea. Not many waterbirds are migrating, but quite a few are in the middle of their breeding season. Not far from the Secretariat office in Songdo, an area of reclaimed land with shallow pools and some emergent coastal vegetation supports large colonies of Saunders’s Gulls […]
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Yeongjongdo Mudflat and its migratory birds, an ecosystem we should preserve together
– Corporates, government, environmental organizations join forces for the conservation of Yeongjongdo Mudflat, Republic of Korea, and its migratory waterbirds – Green United Incheon A food provider for over 20,000 migratory shorebirds including Far Eastern Curlews and Sandpipers, habitat for crabs; a workplace for fishermen who make their living by hunting octopuses and clams; an […]
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Black-faced Spoonbill stories
Let us share with you the submissions from the students and teachers who participated in the Black-faced Spoonbill Youth Conservation Activity, which was held in Incheon, Republic of Korea, last year. These are based on their continuous monitoring activities. The Story of K94, ‘Gusailsaeng’ Written by Park Young Ran, Teacher Goo Jeolcho Data by Kim […]
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World Migratory Bird Day: protecting migratory birds in DPRK – National Workshop conducted
Felix Glenk, Hanns Seidel Foundation Korea Migratory birds don’t know borders. Worldwide, huge migratory bird movements take place each year in the spring and autumn season on what are called flyways—some of them connect Europe and Africa and some span across eastern Asia and the western Pacific. Faced with many threats such as hunting, egg […]
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Relevant Scientific Articles updated in May 2016
If you need full scientific articles, please contact Dr Judit Szabo, the science officer. Anatidae Roberts, B. E. I., W. E. Harris, G. M. Hilton, and S. J. Marsden. 2016. Taxonomic and Geographic Bias in Conservation Biology Research: A Systematic Review of Wildfowl Demography Studies. PLoS ONE 11:e0153908. Simonsen, C. E., J. Madsen, I. M. […]
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Historic Cobourg Peninsula is a model of wise use and wetland conservation, 40 years after its designation as a Wetland of International Importance
Department of the Environment, Australia In May 1974, Australia listed the Cobourg Peninsula as the world’s first Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention, bringing international recognition to this remote and unspoiled area. During the 40 years since its designation, the unique values and the ecological character of the site have been maintained, through its […]
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Mark Barter Travel Award for Australasian Shorebird Conference, Auckland, NZ, October 2016.
Ken Gosbell, Australasian Wader Studies Group (AWSG) The Australasian Wader Studies Group (AWSG) Committee has sponsored an Award to honour the late Mark Barter. Shorebird workers and others will be aware of the tremendous contribution that Mark made to the understanding and conservation of shorebirds in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway over many years. In view of […]
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Queensland Ornithological Conference in Brisbane, Australia on Sunday, 9 July 2016
Media Release Once common shorebirds that migrate from Siberia and Alaska are declining rapidly Dr Richard Fuller and Dr Judit Szabo to speak at Brisbane bird conference on why and what we can do about it Brisbane 23 May 2016 – Migratory shorebird populations have decreased drastically in recent years. Dr Richard Fuller has […]
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World Migratory Bird Day
Spike Millington EAAFP Chief Executive EAAFP e-Newsletter April 2016 Introduction To our Partners and Supporters, May 10th marks World Migratory Bird Day, an annual event to raise awareness of the wonders of bird migration across the globe and join together to celebrate the annual journeys, often challenging and sometimes perilous, that millions of birds undertake each […]
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