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Summary of interim results of Shorebird Hunting Impact Assessment Project: northern part of EAAF in North-East of Russia (2019-2021)
EAAFP Small Grant Fund project by Konstantin B. Klokov, Saint-Petersburg State University & Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera) RAS; Aleksandr I.Matsyna, Working Group on Shorebirds of Northern Eurasia The first approach to assessment of hunting pressure on shorebirds in selected areas of the Kamchatka Peninsula, with special focus on the […]
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Tracking Nordmann’s Greenshanks from Schaste Bay, Russian Far East with Druid Nano GPS devices
Summary During the boreal summer of 2021, the project team tagged 10 Nordmann’s Greenshank (Tringa guttifer) with 3.5 g Nano GPS tracking devices developed by Druid Technology Co., Ltd (Image 1) on their breeding grounds in western Schaste Bay, Khabarovsk Krai, Russian Far East. The team was awarded these tracking devices from a competition at […]
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In memory of Dr. Evgeny Syroechkovskyi, Representative of the Russian Federation to EAAFP and Chair of Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force (18 May 1968 – 25 January 2022)
It is with deep sadness that the EAAFP Secretariat received the news that Dr. Evgeny Syroechkovskyi, Representative of the Russian Federation to EAAFP and Chair of Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force passed away on 25th January, 2022, after fighting against recent illness. Evgeny was a passionate and dedicated scientist and conservationist actively promoting the conservation of […]
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Artificial Nests Program for the Endangered Scaly-sided Merganser in Russia: A brief report of the 2021 results
The Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus is a globally threatened seaduck, classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2002. The species is endemic to East Asia. This is justified on the basis that it has a very small population which is suspected to be undergoing a continuing and rapid decline as a result of […]
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World Migratory Bird Day 2021 May Event– Russia (Ecological Watch of Siberia)
Event title: World Migratory Bird Day 2021 event in Russia Organizer: Omsk Regional Youth Public Organization «Ecological Watch of Siberia», Omsk Branch of the Union for the Conservation of Birds of Russia and other stakeholders. Participants: On May 8, 2021, the event «World Migratory Bird Day 2021» was held on the Specially Protected Natural […]
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Artificial Nests Program for the Endangered Scaly-sided Merganser in Russia: brief report of the 2020 results
Article prepared by Diana V Solovyeva and Scaly-sided Merganser Project — Russia Project staff The Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus is a globally threatened species, classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2002. This is justified on the basis that it has a very small population which is suspected to be undergoing a continuing […]
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Studying the breeding ecology of Endangered Nordmann’s Greenshank and Common Redshank in Schaste Bay, Russian Far East for enacting efficient conservation planning
In 2020, a small research team from Russia studied the breeding ecology of Endangered Nordmann’s Greenshank (Tringa guttifer) and ubiquitous Common Redshank (Tringa totanus ussuriensis) in Schaste Bay, Khabarovsk Krai, Russian Far East (Fig 1), sponsored by EAAFP Working Group/Task Force Small Grant and the Wildlife Conservation Society. The field season was a success despite […]
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Russian rescued Oriental Stork came to RoKorea
An Oriental Stork, Listed as Endangered by IUCN and as Endangered wildlife species class I in the Republic of Korea, which was rescued and released in Russia in 2020, was found in the Southernmost tip of the Korean Peninsula. On January 4, 2021, the National Institute of Ecology under the Ministry of Environment Korea announced […]
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Researchers discover how migratory shorebirds travelling from Southeast Asia cross the Himalayas to breeding grounds in China and Russia
Singapore revealed to be at the intersection of the Central Asian Flyway and East Asian-Australasian Flyway These new insights give researchers, policymakers and conservation biologists a more robust understanding of migratory shorebird ecology in Southeast Asia Researchers at the National Parks Board (NParks) have demonstrated, for the first time, how migratory shorebirds cross the Himalayas […]
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2020 Field Season in Schaste Bay, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
The 2020 season studying the breeding ecology of endangered Nordmann’s Greenshanks (Tringa guttifer) and Common Redshanks (Tringa totanus ussuriensis) in Schaste Bay, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia was a success despite the logistical difficulties caused by Covid-19. Undeterred by being short staffed due to the pandemic and resultant travel restrictions (for example, US-based MS student Philipp Maleko […]
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