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Conserving wetlands in Myanmar: Gulf of Mottama is Myanmar’s fourth Ramsar site

Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on August 8, 2017

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Myanmar is home to an extraordinary diversity of wetlands, which include mountainous wetlands; large freshwater marshes and…

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News from the field: Final update from Roland

Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on August 7, 2017

4 August 2017 Roland Digby, Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper This will be my last update because, as I type, I’m finally waiting for…

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News from the field: The release!

Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on July 31, 2017

30 July 2017 Roland Digby, Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper At around 12:00hrs, all 30 of the 2017 cohort of headstarted Spoon-billed…

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News from the field: Chick of headstarted pair spotted

Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on July 31, 2017

29 July 2017 Roland Digby, Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper On the 24 July, Ivan reported seeing a Spoon-billed Sandpiper with…

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News from the Field: Moving to the release aviary and the obligatory bear photo

Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on July 21, 2017

20 July 2017 Roland Digby, Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper On Friday 14 July, we finally got the first couple of broods of birds…

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What’s happening at Slimbridge?

Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on July 20, 2017

19 July 2017 Baz Hughes, Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper I think you might have all realised that there’s been a bit of blog…

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A Conservation Success in Minjiang River Estuary

Posted by EAAFP communications on July 17, 2017

Co-operation by WWF and The People’s Government of Changle City, Fujian Province, China 7 July 2017 Fion Cheung, WWF-Hong Kong

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News from the Field: Eggs hatched and release pen ready to go

Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on July 17, 2017

13 July 2017 Roland Digby, Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper At 15:30hrs on 10 July, our 30th and last chick hatched! Although we didn’t…

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News from the Field: Hatching update from 3 July

Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on July 17, 2017

3 July 2017 Roland Digby, Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper On 1 July, clutch A pipped and were all moved from the Hemel incubator…

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Introduction of the Spoon-billed Sandpiper National Action Plan

Posted by EAAFP communications on July 11, 2017

Pyaephyo Aung, Biodiversity And Nature Conservation Association The Spoon-Billed Sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea) is…

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