Shorebird Trapping Threatens New Spoon-billed Sandpiper Wintering Site in China
Four Spoon-billed Sandpipers were found at Fucheng, near Leizhou, south-west Guangdong Province in December 2012. Together with several other recent sightings this record indicates that Spoon-billed Sandpiper is a more widespread wintering species on the coast of southern China than was previously known. However, evidence was found of large-scale trapping of shorebirds and action is […]
Continue readingWintering Grounds of Red-crowned Crane in Kangryong, Mundok and Anbyon, DPR Korea
Kangryong District borders the West (Yellow) Sea on an extension of DPR Korea that protrudes west beyond the northwest corner of RO Korea. These western waters separating the neighboring nations are part of the DMZ. At high tide, the ocean meets the base of hills and dikes. At low tide wide expanses of mudflats are […]
Continue readingThe First Record of Banded Scaly-sided Merganser at Wintering Site in Sounthern China
On 24th December 2012, A female Scaly-sided Merganser (Mergus squamatus) with a yellow colored leg ring on left, coded “A2” was observed and photographed (Fig 1) at 12:24 in Taoyuan County (28°44?52??111°13?49?), Hunan Province, close to Yuanshui National Wetland Park . It is located in the lower reaches of Yuan River with scattered shoals, mixed […]
Continue readingLaunch of Conservation Project in Minjiang Estuary, Fujian Province, China
Minjiang Estuary, located at Changle City of Fujian Province, China, and at the mid-point of EAAF, is an important stop-over and wintering site for more than 50,000 migratory waterbirds. Moreover, it is the only site in China where critically endangered Chinese Crested Tern and Spoon-billed Sandpiper, and the endangered Black-faced Spoonbill can be recorded regularly […]
Continue reading황새복원팀, 국내 최초 검은머리갈매기 월동경로 확인
청주=뉴시스 / 박재원 기자 = 한국교원대학교 황새복원연구팀은 멸종위기 검은머리갈매기의 월동 경로를 발견했다고 2일 밝혔다. 연구팀에 따르면 검은머리갈매기 번식지(인천 송도신도시 매립지)에서 태어난 새끼 50마리 중 한 마리가 지난달 20일 일본 야마구찌현 야마구찌시 아지수에서 발견됐다. 연구팀은 “정확한 이동경로와 생존율을 연구하기 위해 번식지에서 알에서 깨어난 새끼를 대상으로 표식을 달아주고 있다”며 “그동안 수수께끼로만 여겨졌던 검은머리갈매기 이동 경로의 실마리가 풀릴 […]
Continue readingSave Sonadia, Save Spoon-billed Sandpiper in Bangladesh
Bangladesh SBS Conservation Project team has finally launched a yearlong awareness campaign on Sonadia Island. More than 500 people participated in the event that included shorebird photo exhibition, film shows on SBS work in Bangladesh and Russia, folks songs and drama on bird conservation highlighting SBS. The Upazila Nirbahi Officer – Sub-district Executive Officer of […]
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Stakeholders’ Awareness Workshop on 17-18 December to include Bako-Buntal Bay of Malaysia in Flyway Site Network (FSN) of EAAFP
Bako-Buntal Bay consultation workshop was held to raise stakeholders’ awareness on Bako-Buntal Bay being included in the Flyway Site Network (FSN) of the EAAFP on 17-18 December 2012. About 300 people from Bako, Buntal and Asajaya and non-governmental organisations attended the workshop. The bay is the first site to be recognised as such for Malaysia, […]
Continue readingAsian Waterbird Census Newsletter (#19) of December 2012 Published
The Asian Waterbird Census (AWC), is part of the International Waterbird Census that provides an important mechanism to monitor waterbirds at Ramsar sites and other important wetlands world. This programme also serves to raise awareness of the importance of wetlands and waterbirds. The latest Asian Waterbird Census AWC Newsletter (#19) has been published. In this […]
Continue readingIUCN WCC 2012 Final Resolution on Conservation of East Asian-Australasian Flyway and its Threatened Waterbirdsis Available Online
Following IUCN World Conservation Congress 2012 in Jeju, South Korea in last September, the final Resolution on conservation of EAAF and its threatened waterbirds is available on the IUCN website now. These Resolutions and Recommendations, together with the IUCN Programme 2013-2016, constitute the foundation for the work of the Union and assist IUCN in achieving […]
Continue readingCAF States Agree on Extending AEWA
The Range States of Central Asia have unanimously agreed to extend the Agreement on African Eurasia Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) geographical area to encompass the entire Central Asian Flyway (CAF) region and incorporate the CAF Waterbird Action Plan under the Agreement. The meeting on the way forward for the CAF legal framework took place in in […]
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