Bird News from Nial Moores with Bernhard Seliger (Hanns Seidel Foundation, Korea office), Cheng Qian (UNESCAP) and Guo Jin, Han Yongxiang and Yang Ziyou (SBS in China, Shanghai) from March 15-19 & from March 21-26 Au Man Cheong, Chan Wai-Man, … read more
This morning heard some genuinely devastating news: Dr Lew Young had a fatal heart attack yesterday. Our sincerest condolences go out to his family, Deborah and Omi and Ken, and to his hundreds of friends. We have all lost a … read more
Bird News, Nakdong Estuary and Eco-parks, March 4th An excellent half-day in the field in Busan in unseasonably warm spring sunshine, with twenty minutes at the Nakdong Estuary (where highlights were one First-winter Relict Gull still and a probable Far … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores, Bernhard Seliger, Andrey Averin, Zeng Qing and Lu Cai with officials from the Ministry of Land and Environment Protection In early December, agreement was reached at the Scaly-sided Merganser Task Force meeting in Dongting and … read more
글: 2018년 12월 11일 나일 무어스 박사, (새와생명의터 대표) 2018년이 막을 내리려는 이 때에 우리는 새와생명의터의 한해를 월별로 나누어 10가지 정도의 인상적인 보전 활동을 공유하고자 한다. 항상 그렇듯이 여전히 해야 할 것이 많이 남아있지만, 회원님들과 후원자들에게 감사를 표하고, 이 … read more
Dr. Nial Moores, Director, Birds Korea, December 11 2018 As 2018 draws to a close, we wanted to share a dozen or so conservation highlights of Birds Korea’s year organised by month; to thank our members and supporters; and to … read more
Presentation to the Korea Green Foundation, November 26 2018 Dr Nial Moores, Birds Korea, November 29 2018 Throughout 2018, the reduction in political and military tension on the Korean Peninsula has allowed the deep underlying interest in “DPRK issues” held … read more
“The Great Flight of Shorebirds”: A Celebration and Call to Action for Hwaseong‘s Tidal Flats Dr Nial Moores, Birds Korea, World Shorebirds Day 2018 A group of young schoolchildren, none much taller than a curlew, came fluttering onto the stage … read more
Dr. Nial Moores, Birds Korea, August 22, 2018 Back in early July, spent a long but highly enjoyable day in Seoul, meeting with colleagues (old and new, including the wonderful folks at Lush Korea!). The day included a 30-minute meeting … read more
Dr Nial Moores, Birds Korea On August 14th spent an interesting afternoon in Suncheon – my second home back in the late 1990s – participating in a public workshop focused on possible ROK-DPRK link-ups for the conservation of migratory waterbirds: … read more