Meeting on conservation of waterbirds and their mudflat in Incheon and Gyeonggi
Eunjin Yu, EAAFP Intern Incheon-Gyeonggi Ecoregion Task Force held a meeting at the EAAFP office in Incheon, Republic of Korea on 8 March 2016, to talk about what they have done so far and discuss their work plan for year 2016. Incheon and Gyeonggi region in the Republic of Korea is adjacent to Yellow Sea […]
Continue readingBuilding capacity for waterbird ringing in Bangladesh
Richard Hearn Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust We have just returned from working with IUCN Bangladesh and the Bangladesh bird club (Bbc) to develop a programme of duck capture and ringing, and wild bird surveillance for avian influenza, at Tanguar Haor [EAAF105], a vast Ramsar site in northern Bangladesh. The site is of huge global importance […]
Continue readingResult 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 […]
Continue reading‘Roost site for migratory birds’, managers completed lowering the water level of Junam Reservoir in Changwon City, RoK
Read in Korean By Hwanseok Choe, Idomin news Translated by EAAFP Secretariat In order to create a safe roost site for White-naped Crane and other wintering birds, managers lowered the water level of Junam Reservoir [EAAF095] in Changwon City, the Republic of Korea. An official at the Gyeongsangnam-do regional headquater of the Korean Rural Community […]
Continue reading‘철새 잠자리’ 창원 주남저수지 수위 낮추기 완료
Read in English 최환석 기자, 경남도민일보 재두루미 등 겨울철새가 안전한 잠자리를 확보할 수 있도록 창원 주남저수지[EAAF095] 수위를 낮추는 작업이 시작됐다. 한국농어촌공사 경남지역본부는 7일 “지난 6일 오후 6시 3.67m였던 주남저수지 수위를 3.2m까지 낮추는 작업을 진행하고 있다”며 “오늘 내 완료할 계획”이라고 밝혔다. 마창진환경운동연합은 그동안 창원시와 농어촌공사에 주남저수지 수위가 높아 재두루미 등이 잠자리를 확보하지 못하고 있다며 수위를 낮춰달라고 […]
Continue reading1077km 쉬지 않고 날아 日 상륙 황새…세계 조류역사상 최초 사건
영문으로 읽기 생사 여부는 여전히 파악 안돼…박시룡 교수“논문 투고 예정” 김용빈 기자 먹지도 쉬지도 않고 34시간 동안 1077km를 날아 일본에 상륙한 황새에 대한 논문이 투고된다. 한국교원대 황새생태연구원 박시룡 교수는 14일 “먹지도 쉬지도 않고 1077km를 비행한 황새는 세계 조류학사 최초의 사건으로 논문으로 만들어 국제조류학술지 투고를 준비하고 있다”고 밝혔다. 박 교수는 이날 한국교원대에서 ‘방사 황새 K0008의 일본 […]
Continue readingAn 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 […]
Continue readingFarewell 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 […]
Continue reading우리 바다 ‘건강검진’ 한다…’국가 해양생태계 종합조사’ 실시
Read in English 박현영 기자, 환경tv 그린포스트코리아 우리 바다의 건강검진인 국가 해양생태계 종합조사가 작년에 이어 올해 두 번째로 시행된다. 해양수산부는 우리나라 해양생태계의 변통 특성을 체계적•종합적으로 파악하기 위한 ‘2016년 국가 해양생태계 종합조사’를 실시한다고 21일 밝혔다. 올해 조사 권역은 동해안 및 남부동부, 제주권역이다. 해양생태계 종합조사는 기존 5~8년 주기로 각각 실시됐던 ‘해양생태계기본조사’, ‘연안습지기초조사’, ‘해양보호구역조사•관찰’, ‘해양생물다양성 조사’ 등 4개의 […]
Continue reading‘Medical check-up’ for the seas of the Republic of Korea – Comprehensive National Survey on Marine Ecosystems to be conducted
Read in Korean By Hyeonyeong Bak of eco-tv, greenpostkorea Translated by EAAFP Secretariat Republic of Korea’s Comprehensive National Survey on Marine Ecosystems similar to a “medical check-up” for the ocean will be conducted for the second time after the first survey done last year. A representative from the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) said […]
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