Workshops on strategic directions for flyway activities
Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on June 23, 2010The Africa-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) celebrated its 15th anniversary on 14-15 June 2010 at The Hague, The Netherlands. A major part of this event was six workshops on aspects…
Continue readingInternational Workshop on Conservation of Cranes
Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on June 23, 2010During 28 May to 3 June, an international workshop on conservation of cranes was held at Muraviovka Park, Amur region, in the Russian Far East. It was organised by…
Continue readingOutcomes and activities of The Spoon-billed Sandpiper Recovery Team
Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on June 16, 2010The Spoon-billed Sandpiper Recovery Team (SBS RT) lead by Christoph Zockler has recently released a special paper summarizing the hunting threat in Myanmar. During the Fourth Meeting of Partners…
Continue readingLoss of attention to highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza
Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on April 21, 2010The Scientific Task Force on Avian Influenza and Wild Birds expressed its concerns on shrinking attention and support to study of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza. The task force…
Continue readingAmazing travel distance and routes of Ruddy Turnstones discovered
Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on April 14, 2010Researchers from Australia have discovered amazing travel distances and routes of Ruddy Turnstones by tracking their journeys with light-sensor geolocators. Fascinated by their findings, they attached geolocators to another…
Continue readingNew waterbird publication, Status of Waterbirds in Asia
Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on March 24, 2010Wetlands International has gathered the results of twenty years of waterbird monitoring in Asia in the new publication entitled Status of Waterbirds in Asia – Results of the Asian…
Continue readingNew International Action Plans
Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on March 24, 2010BirdLife International, supported by the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), has compiled International Action Plans for three highly threatened waterbirds in Asia: Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Chinese Crested Tern, and Black-faced…
Continue readingAEWA News Release
Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on March 16, 2010The World Migratory Bird Day 2010 focuses on globally threatened migratory birds. More »
Continue readingBirdLife International News Release
Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on March 5, 2010Black-faced Spoonbill numbers up again as Action Plans are launched. More »
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