Spoon-billed Sandpiper distribution inquiry: Japan
By Jason Loghry Why is it that almost all Spoon-billed Sandpipers recorded in Japan are juvenile rather than adult? Comments and discussion are welcomed. read more
By Jason Loghry Why is it that almost all Spoon-billed Sandpipers recorded in Japan are juvenile rather than adult? Comments and discussion are welcomed. read more
“With only about 100 breeding pairs remaining in the wild, the Spoon-billed Sandpiper (Eurynorhynchus pygmeus) is in crisis. To help save this species from extinction, SOS – Save Our Species – are financially supporting an innovative conservation project to boost … read more
Birds Korea, October 6th 2012 The English-language “Birds Korea 2008 Bird Review” is now online. Written and compiled by Tim Edelsten and Nial Moores, with additional editing and layout by Charlie Moores and Andreas Kim, and substantial contributions by Shim … read more
Nial Moores PhD, September 20th During the past decade, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (“Poultry Flu”) has caused deaths in wild birds and in some people that have come into close contact with infected poultry. Especially in East Asia, it has … read more
Thanks to the concerted efforts of a large number of people from both NGO and GO bodies, Motion 32 calling for the “Conservation of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway and its threatened waterbirds, with particular reference to the Yellow Sea” has … read more
Nial Moores, September 14th Some folks have asked why I am not at the IUCN’s World Conservation Congress (WCC). This is an extremely hard question to answer simply. In 2008, the Ramsar Convention conference in Changwon (ROK), with all of … read more
…of the most 100 threatened species on the planet. As much as I dislike these sorts of lists – a fern specialist or a freshwater invertebrate specialist could probably come up with a similar list that would be just as … read more
Jason Loghry/Birds Korea Good news. Just got word from Jeju this morning that the IUCN motion on “Improving conservation and sustainability of the Yellow Sea” has been adopted with recommendation for changes in policy implemented by the central government of … read more
Birds Korea, September 10th As reported in blogpost 5775 (https://www.birdskoreablog.org/?p=5775) students at Chadwick International School, Song Do (Incheon) have been hard at work during the year, preparing a scientific poster for the IUCN WCC. Under the guidance of science teacher … read more
유부도 람사르 구역에서의 부적절한 도요∙물떼새 포획 관련 공식성명서 스파이크 밀링튼, ‘ 동아시아-대양주 철새이동경로 파트너십’ 사무국장 2012년 9월 5일 “유부도는 대한민국에서 가장 중요한 도요∙물떼새 서식지로, 많은 도요∙물떼새가 이동 중에 이 곳을 이용한다. 여기에 안개그물을 설치할 경우에는 아주 많은 새들이 잡힐 가능성 … read more