Bird News
Networking for migratory birds
World Migratory Bird Day is a global celebration that highlights the need for more protection of migratory birds and their habitats. This year’s theme is “networking for migratory birds” and as the…
10 May 2013 | News story
EU countries must do more to protect biodiversity
European Union countries should step up their conservation efforts and fully implement the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 to prevent species from going extinct, according to a recent analysis of… | French | Spanish
02 May 2013 | News story
Protecting the White Stork in Poland
The Wildlife Society “Bocian” (meaning “White Stork”) has recently released a handbook on measures to protect the White Stork. The publication is primarily addressed to local authorities and…
18 Apr 2013 | Article
"Phantom" Condor Chick Documented By Conservationists in Baja California
Conservationists working to release and maintain populations of the California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) in the wild in Baja California, Mexico have confirmed the existence of a young condor…
13 Feb 2013 | News story
Lead Free Flights for California's Condors
Soaring high in the skies over Baja California’s Sierra San Pedro Martir Park is a growing number of California Condors (Gymnogyps californianus), CriticallyEndangered on theIUCNRedList ofThreatened…
11 Feb 2013 | News story
Penguin Rehabilitation
How do you rehabilitate hundreds of oiled penguins to release back into the wild? It only takes an hour to wash and rinse an oily African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), but it takes nearly four…
20 Nov 2012 | News story
IUCN and Microsoft form unique partnership to tackle species extinction
Microsoft and IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, jointly announced today at the 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress in South Korea, the formation of a new partnership to… | French | Spanish
11 Sep 2012 | International news release
Raising the Voice for Vulture Conservation
In celebration of International Vulture Awareness Day on Saturday 1 September, Ananya Mukherjee, Vulture Safe Zone coordinator at the RSPB explains how advocacy and awareness raising is helping to…
01 Sep 2012 | News story
Gold medalists of the natural world
Running, jumping and diving is on everyone’s mind these days as the London 2012 Olympic Games kick off and the world watches the best human athletes compete. But humans aren’t the only ones that…
27 Jul 2012 | Article
First ever Spoon-billed Sandpiper chicks hatch in the UK
Fourteen Critically EndangeredSpoon-billed Sandpiperswere hatched in captivity last week after precious eggs were rushed thousands of miles from Arctic Russia to the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust…
17 Jul 2012 | News story
