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Is ET heading for Myanmar? 1000km closer in the last 24 hours
05 November 2016 Rebecca Lee, Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Just a quick update to let you all know that ET, the satellite tagged Spoon-billed Sandpiper who yesterday, was just south of the island of Hainan, has flown across Vietnam, Laos and most of Thailand today! The last fix from her came in at 14:09 (UTC, 21:09 […]
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Baer’s Pochard in inland lakes of central Myanmar
Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association (BANCA) Baer’s Pochard, Athya baeri is globally threatened species listed as Critically Endangered by IUCN Red List 2015. It was last recorded in Indawgyi Lake [EAAF118], Inlay Lake, Kyee ni Inn, Nyaung Yan Min Hla Lake, Myitthar Lake and Taung Kan Sedaw gyi lake in 2003. No extensive survey has been […]
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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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Myanmar Becomes the 32nd Partner of EAAFP
On July 27th, the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar became the 32nd Partner of EAAFP with enthusiastic and unanimous support from all Partners. Despite not being a formal Partner, Myanmar has been active in supporting EAAFP and EAAFP activities for many years. The country is critically important for a variety of […]
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Trip to encourage Myanmar to join EAAFP
On June 14, Spike Millington, Chief Executive, and Minseon Kim, Program Officer, headed to Myanmar to support and follow up Myanmar’s application to join EAAFP and its nomination of Flyway Network Sites. Meetings were held with Director Win Naing Thaw and Mr. Pyi Soe Aung of the Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division of the Ministry […]
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Myanmar wetland to be protected by the country’s first eco-tourism initiative
Posted on: June 19, 2014 Report by Wildlife Extra A bird-haven in northern Myanmar is to benefit from a government-led, community-based, eco-tourism initiative that will ensure visitors to the area help protect, not damage, its unique habitat. One of the biggest inland stretches of water in Southeast Asia, Indawgyi Lake, is a mecca for […]
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See spoonies in Myanmar and support their conservation
It is officially Fall season, as well as the peak holiday trip planning season. For this winter’s birdwatching trip, there is a great Spoon-billed Sandpiper Conservation tour organized by the Bird Holidays, ArcCona and the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force at the Myanmar coast. Being one of the most ornithologically diverse country in South East Asia, […]
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Gulf of Martaban in Myanmar hosts the largest remaining population of wintering Spoon-billed Sandpiper
Conservationists from ArcCona, BTO, RSPB and WWT from the UK joined the BirdLife partner in Myanmar, BANCA for a training workshop and survey of Spoon-billed Sandpiper in the Gulf of Martaban (Mottama). The field survey as well as a training course was accompanied by members of the SBS Task Force from Japan, Bangladesh and China, […]
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In memory of Mr. Richard Hearn, Global Coordinator of Baer’s Pochard Task Force (1971–2024)
Plenary lecture at the International Workshop on the conservation of Baer’s Pochard ©Prof. Ding Changqing It is with profound sadness that we share the news of the passing of our esteemed colleague, Richard Hearn. Affectionately known as Rich, Richard was a cherished member of our community, and his loss is deeply felt by all who […]
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World Wetlands Day 2024: Wetlands and Human Wellbeing
Each year on 2 February, we celebrate World Wetlands Day to mark the adoption of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in 1971 in Ramsar, Iran. This year, convened by the Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands, the theme is “Wetlands and Human Wellbeing”, and Dr. Musonda Mumba, the Secretary General, clarified that its objective is […]
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