Big news from Jeju Weekly! Thanks Matt Poll! (By Kim Dae Young, Jeju Ilbo reporter. Translated by Kim Jung Lim) “The Ministry of Environment announced on July 4 that Crested Terns, birds that usually inhabit Southeast Asia, were found on … read more
Excellent news from BirdLife International on July 11, 2011 by Martin Fowlie Spoon-billed Sandpiper (James Gilroy) “Heritage Expeditions – a BirdLife Species Champion supporting Spoon-billed Sandpiper conservation through the BirdLife Preventing Extinctions Programme – struck gold this week when they, and … read more
On April 21, the Ministry of Environment registered Ungok Wetland, located in Gochang, of North Jeolla Province, and Dongbaekdongsan, located in the Jeju-do Province with the secretariat of the Ramsar Convention, which has designated them as Wetland Conservation Sites. The … read more
The debate may still be ongoing in some circles whether the ‘White-faced Plovers’ first noted in Malaysia, Singapore etc are a full species or a form of Kentish Plover (though the consensus is that they are indeed a rare and … read more
Mara Island, a small treeless Island found on the southwest coast of Jeju Province, is becoming even more well-known for its importance as a staging site for migratory birds. Here is a very interesting article from the Jeju Weekly written … read more
Creative conservation is very cool! Be sure and check out Charlie Moore’s interview with documentary-maker, art collector, writer, podcaster, BirdLife Species Champion Ceri Levy on Talking Naturally! Ceri Levy’s project, Ghosts of Gone Birds, is a collective of artists creating … read more
5월 5일 어린이날을 맞이하여 ‘새와 생명의 터’ 주관, 녹스 히톨라(Knox hiitola)님 기획아래 ‘넓적부리도요를 위한 모금-브런치 행사’가 열렸다. 나는 평생회원이라는 타이틀을 얻어놓고 늘 적극적인 참여를 하지 못했었는데 이와 같은 행사에 참석함으로써 부끄러움과 미안함을 상쇄할 수 있었다. 직업상 학생들과 생활하는 시간이 많기 … read more
From BirdLife Community website, 05 May 2011: The 2011 International Black-faced Spoonbill Census has found a large decrease in the known wintering populations since last year’s census. Overall numbers fell from 2,347 birds in January 2010 to 1,848 in January … read more
A truly superb photo of the Vulnerable and ‘obscure’ Black-throated Blue Robin Luscinia obscura taken in China on the campus of Sichuan University, Chengdu, on May 2nd, 2011 can be found at the following link: http://www.swild.cn/News-40.html. Definitely one to dream … read more
안녕하세요 여러분, 오는 5월 5일 새와 생명의 터는 휴일의 브런치 타임을 이용, 즉석 경품과 복권 추첨 등으로 엮은 흥겨운 모금 행사를 가집니다. 만원의 식사를 준비하는 HQ Bar에서는 이 행사의 수익금 전액을 지구상 멸종위기종이며, 급 감소 중인 넓적부리도요 조사단 지원을 위해 … read more