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Spoon-billed Sandpiper population revealed
19 October 2016 Olivia Bailey, Fauna & Flora International Scientists have estimated the world population of the Spoon-billed Sandpiper – a Critically Endangered shorebird – for the first time. For the first time, scientists have calculated the world population of the Spoon-billed Sandpiper, after overcoming a number of difficult challenges including limited knowledge about the […]
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News from the field: And they’re off!
27 July 2016 By Rebecca Lee, Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Yesterday, the Spoon-billed Sandpiper headstarting programme successfully released 30 fledglings. That’s the most in a single year and means we’ve now released over 100 Spoon-billed Sandpipers (111 to be exact)! Roland has let us know that the release went to plan with all 30 fledgling […]
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Eggs mean fresh hope for Spoon-billed Sandpipers
Media Release Media release issued on behalf of Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT), Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), Birds Russia, Moscow Zoo, British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), BirdLife International, ArcCona Consulting and the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force One of the world’s rarest birds has a new hope: it’s laid eggs in captivity for […]
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On China’s Coast, Rare Bird Finds Little Room to Rest
Shi Yi, Sixth Tone It was the kind of news experts only believe if they see it with their own eyes: A man in China claimed he had spotted 100 Spoon-billed Sandpipers foraging on the muddy coast of the Yellow Sea. The bird is so small that it would barely cover the hand of a grown […]
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Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force: News Bulletin No.15, April 2016
The 15th Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force (SBS TF) News Bulletin is now available here. The contents are as below. To read previous news bulletins and find out more about Spoon-billed Sandpiper, please visit our SBS TF page. Foreword from the Editor Banding in Rudong and Dongtai Jiangsu, China Autumn survey in Rudong, China Links Hotel and Birding Tours […]
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Wader Quest The newletter February 2016
Wader Quest The newletter is the main publication of Wader Quest, which is a charity that aims to involve local groups and communities in Wader conservation. The latest fourth issue in January 2016 has recently been published. Some articles from the issue are shared on our website: Introducing the Bangladesh Spoon-billed Sandpiper Conservation Project (BSCP) The future […]
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2016 World Wetlands Day Statement from CBD
MESSAGE OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY BRAULIO FERREIRA DE SOUZA DIAS on the occasion of the WORLD WETLANDS DAY “Wetlands for Our Future: Sustainable Livelihoods” 2 February 2016 The wetlands of today are essential for human health and prosperity, and the benefits they provide have enormous economic and social value. As confirmed by […]
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Habitat Management Plan and Conservation of Threatened Waterbirds in Sonadia Island
Md. Golam Rabbi (Bangladesh Forest Department) rabbi_rk@yahoo.com INTRODUCTION Sonadia Island[EAAF103] is located in south eastern Bangladesh, north-west of Cox’s Bazaar. Island was declared an Ecologically Critical Area (ECA) by the Government of Bangladesh in 1999 which includes Sonadia Island in its entirety and most of Ghotivanga Mouza in adjacent Moheshkhali Island. Around 4916 ha in […]
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Haesong high school students visit G-Tower
Read in other languages: Joohee Lee, EAAFP Intern 14 October 2015, 50 of Haesong High School students visited G-Tower in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea. This was part of a program to encourage their global view by learning about Incheon and the international organizations hosted here. Tomoko Ichikawa, Communication Officer, was invited to give a lecture on EAAFP’s […]
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