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Shorebirds gain new sanctuary in South Australia
Posted on December 11, 2015Continue readingBy Sean Dooley, BirdLife International Paul Sullivan, CEO of BirdLife Australia, welcomed the announcement from South Australia (SA) Environment Minister, Mr Ian Hunter, that the Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary will be proclaimed a National Park. Mr Hunter told the crowd gathered at the Adelaide Flyway Festival in October that the government would also pursue a […]
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Climate Change and Migratory Waterbirds – November 2015 Newsletter
Posted on December 7, 2015Continue readingAs I write this the Paris Climate Change conference (UNFCCC COP21) is in full swing. Finding solutions to the climate change challenge is arguably the most pressing issue of our time. But addressing biodiversity loss and the impending extinction crisis is equally pressing, due, if for no other reason, to its immediacy. For our Flyway, […]
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Annual Visitors Flock to Flinders, Western Port [EAAF066]
Posted on December 7, 2015Continue readingBy Keith Platt on Mornington Peninsula News Group JUST as many families pride themselves on an annual visit to a favourite holiday spot so it is for thousands of birds that regard Western Port [EAAF066] as one of their homes. The large bay and its islands include internationally recognised wetlands which governments have an obligation […]
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National Geographic Foundation for Science and Exploration – Asia: grant pre-application open
Posted on December 4, 2015Continue readingThe National Geographic Foundation for Science and Exploration – Asia, which has recently established its office for Asia in Seoul, Republic of Korea has a grant program for scientists and conservationists. EAAFP encourages collaborating researchers and conservationists to apply. There are many compelling stories about migratory waterbirds and their habitats in our Flyway! See http://www.nationalgeographic.com/explorers/grants-programs/gef/asia/. […]
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국제 멸종위기종 알락꼬리마도요, 영종도갯벌에서 이렇게 사라질 순 없다!
Posted on December 4, 2015Continue reading다른 언어로 읽기: 박주희, 인천녹색연합 사무처장 걷잡을 수 없이 빠른 경제성장으로 지난 50년동안 한국의 서식지들은 많은 변화가 있었습니다. 주로 먹고 살기 바쁘다는 이유로 우리 사회 속의 약자까지 돌볼 겨를이 없었나 봅니다. 한국뿐만 아니라 전 세계적으로 빈곤계층 및 야생동물 등 약자들은 늘고 있으며 멸종위기종들도 이중에 큰 부분을 차지합니다. 인천은 광대한 갯벌부터 크고 작은 산까지 생물다양성이 풍부한 […]
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Yeongjongdo Mudflat, Key Site for Far Eastern Curlew in South Korea
Posted on December 4, 2015Continue readingTranslated from Korean Joohee Park, Secretary General of GREENKOREA INCHEON There have been a lot of changes to habitats in the Republic of Korea due to the unprecedented speed of economic growth. It might be that people have been too busy managing their own lives that they do not have time to look after minority […]
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From the Manager: A Pilgrimage in Search of E7
Posted on December 4, 2015Continue readingBy Keith Woodley on Pukorokoro Miranda News Manager Keith Woodley takes Lee Tibbitts, the Alaskan scientist who tracked E7’s recordbreaking flight to New Zealand, on a pilgrimage to Maketu Estuary in search of our most famous Bar-tailed Godwit The shallow pools on the sandflats and among the seagrass presented us with a cloudless sky at […]
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Plan to Save the Far Eastern Curlew
Posted on December 4, 2015Continue readingBy David Lawrie on Pukorokoro Miranda News When a Far Eastern Curlew visited Pukorokoro last summer it was a rare event because it’s numbers are declining rapidly. Pukorokoro Miranda Naturalists’ Trust (PMNT) ’s international representative David Lawrie reports on a plan to save the world’s largest shorebird. Sightings of the Far Eastern Curlew at Pukorokoro Miranda […]
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2015 Truly is the Year of the Godwit: Ministerial Visit
Posted on December 4, 2015Continue readingBy Jim Eagles on Pukorokoro Miranda News The future of godwits, Red Knots and other migratory birds looks a little more secure following a visit to the Shorebird Centre by Conservation Minister Maggie Barry to formally announce the creation of a huge reserve in the key stopover area of Bohai Bay and to signal the […]
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Pukorokoro Miranda News November 2015
Posted on December 4, 2015Continue readingPukorokoro Miranda News is the main publication of the Pukorokoro Miranda Naturalists’ Trust (PMNT). It is published four times a year, typically in February, May, August and November. Issue 98, published in November 2015, is available here. If you have any questions, please contact the editer Jim Eagles. Articles from the issue on our website […]
