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Threatened bird of
the day:
Nov 19, 2008
Arabian Woodpecker
Dendrocopos dorae

Working together for birds and people


RSPB urges swift action to restore threatened farmland birds

18-11-2008: The UK government has revealed that the populations of some iconic countryside birds fell last year to their lowest levels since 1970... More »


Other News

Brazil pledges to help save seabirds
17-11-2008: Brazil has become the most recent country to formally ratify a major global seabird treaty. This will strengthen conservation action being undertaken around the world to save the 300,000 seabirds - including 100,000 albatrosses – killed in longline fisheries each year... More »

British company endangers wildlife paradise
14-11-2008: A British company wants to mine coal in the heart of one of South Africa’ most ecologically sensitive natural environments. Conservationists believe the prospecting rights obtained by Delta Mining is illegal and poses one of the most serious threats to the country’s natural heritage for decades... More »

International action to save Lesser White-fronted Goose
12-11-2008: A new plan will help stimulate international conservation to save the fastest declining species covered by the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement... More »

First Protected Area Established for Critically Endangered Blue-throated Macaw
10-11-2008: Asociación Armonía (BirdLife in Bolivia) has created the world's first protected area for the Critically Endangered Blue-throated Macaw, a species with an estimated global population of only 300 individuals. More »

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Climate Change
BirdLife International's position statement on Climate Change More »

BirdLife News Round-up: September 2008
Despite some hard hitting publications, looking at BirdLife’s news in September it’s hard not to feel positive... More »

State of the World´s Birds
Common birds are in decline across the world, providing evidence of a rapid deterioration in the global environment that is affecting all life on earth – including human life... More »

 

 

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