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Relevant Scientific Articles updated in March 2016
If you need full scientific articles, please contact Dr Judit Szabo, the science officer. Anatidae Wlodarczyk, R., and P. Minias. 2016. Non-adaptive territory selection by a bird with exceptionally long parental care. PeerJ 4:e1852. Zhang, Y., H. H. T. Prins, L. Cao, M. Zhao, and W. F. de Boer. 2016. Variation in Elevation and Sward […]
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Shorebirds are still being hunted, often legally
<Introduction to this article by Spike Millington, Chief Executive of EAAFP> This article addresses the vulnerability of shorebirds to different hunting pressures across their migratory range in the Americas, both legal and illegal. Illegal hunting is the theme of the 2016 World Migratory Bird Day, but legal hunting can also have an impact of shorebird […]
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2,700 Hooded Cranes arrived in Republic of Korea
Kisup Lee, Waterbirds Network Korea Hooded Cranes are on the move! About 2,700 Hooded Cranes arrived in Republic of Korea from Japan on 20 – 21 March. We are expecting more Hooded Cranes coming from Izumi, Japan. According to monitoring results on 20 March, Cheonsu Bay [EAAF046] in Seosan currently supports around 2,900 Hooded Cranes […]
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The odyssey of the Bewick Swan – another route to Greece – Belgian Ringing Scheme
Back to the north! Didier Vangeluwe Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences The first two Bewick’s Swans equipped with a GPS tag during past summer in the tundra of Yamal but at the same site a few days apart, have very recently left their wintering site separated one of the other by … 8000 km! […]
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Result of the International Black-faced Spoonbill Census 2016
Read in other languages: Yat-tung Yu, Coordinator, EAAFP Black-faced Spoonbill Working Group This year’s census was held on 15-17 January 2016. A total of 3,356 birds were recorded in 2016 census, having 84 birds more than the 3,272 birds recorded in 2015, which is an increase of 2.6%. The largest wintering population was found in Taiwan with […]
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An Oriental Stork arrived to Japan after a non-stop flight of 1077 kilometers – A new record for this species
Read in Korean Current status is still unknown… Professor Park “will submit a scientific publication” By Yongbin Kim of news1 Translated by EAAFP Secretariat A scientific publication will be submitted on an Oriental Stork that has arrived in Japan after flying over 1077 kilometers in a non-stop flight without any food or rest. “I’m planning […]
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Farewell to Godwits
David Lawrie Pukorokoro Miranda Naturalists’ Trust On 27 and 28 February 2016, two events were held in New Zealand to farewell the Godwits as they prepare to leave for their migration to the Yellow Sea. On 27 February an event was held at Ambury Park just to the south of Auckland City where there is […]
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[Researchers in the remote area; animals] A way to figure out the spreading of Avian Influenza (AI)
Read in Korean By Young-joon Choi of Dongascience Translated by EAAFP Secretariat For centuries, humans and animals have been chasing each other. It was a matter of ‘to eat or to be eaten’. However things have changed and from the 20th century, a group of people started chasing after animals for a different reason. These […]
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MOU for Fostering Global Conservation Leaders in the Republic of Korea
Read in Korean Minseon Kim, EAAFP Program Officer EAAFP and the Korea Environment Corporation (KECO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on providing internship opportunities and conservation education for Korean students in the field of Environmental Science. The MOU was signed by Mr. Spike Millington, EAAFP’s Chief Executive and Mr. Jae-Cheon Yu, KECO’s Director on […]
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