An incident about young Dalmatian pelican shot and injured recently in Khar Us Lake National Park, Mongolia, happened on 19 November alerted us about hunting remains as a threat. Dr. Nyambayar Batbayar, director, Wildlife Science and Conservation Center of Mongolia, recalled.  “Today I received an urgent phone call from Mr. Batmunkh Sanjaa, the director of […]

Migratory shorebirds are present in vast numbers along Australia’s Gulf of Carpentaria south-east coastline, especially from September to April. These shallow and productive tidal environments are important resting and feeding areas, as well as staging areas for birds that fly north or south. The threatened Great Knot and Far Eastern Curlew are among the many […]

The National Workshop on Migrant Bird Conservation and Habitat in Indonesia held in Bogor – West Java, on November 27, 2018, where more than 30 peoples took part. They were representatives of the central government, local government, NGOs, researchers and birdwatchers. The workshop was organized by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry in collaboration with […]

From the 2-5 October, 2018, the CEPA WG ran a CEPA workshop in Manila, Philippines. Present at the workshop were 10 invited experienced CEPA implementers from across the Flyway to share their successful CEPA interventions at Flyway Sites and other wetlands. Managing the workshop were Sandra Hails, CEPA WG Chair; Lew Young, EAAFP Chief Executive; […]

The International Black-faced Spoonbill Census led by the Hong Kong Bird Watching Society has proven to be an effective way to survey the abundance and distribution of this globally endangered. The results provide not only the current number of this species, but also comparable figures for understanding the trends locally and globally. Since the commencement […]

The Singapore Bird Race is one of the longest-running and most established events organised by the Nature Society (Singapore). The first ever bird race was organised by the Nature Society in 1984, and it has been organised every subsequent year since, giving the Singapore Bird Race an impressive history of 34 years. Recognising that Singapore […]

In the East Asian – Australasian Flyway there are nine species of cranes. Six of them are globally threatened. Cheorwon Basin, one of  East Asian – Australasian Flyway Sites (EAAF 027), is an international major wintering sites where seven species of cranes are recorded. In addition, 800~ 900 Red-crowned Cranes (EN) and 4,000~ 5,000 White-naped […]

On October 31, 2018, the Incheon City Council of Korea hosted a discussion forum on the conservation of the Red-crowned Crane. This Endangered species is listed as natural monument 202 of Korea and is the symbolic bird of Incheon city. Prior to 1980s, there were records of more than 100 Red-crowned Cranes wintering in Incheon […]