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
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
“The destruction of coastal carbon ecosystems, such as mangroves, seagrasses and tidal marshes, is leading to rapid and long-lasting emissions of CO2 into the ocean and atmosphere, according to 32 of the world’s leading marine scientists. That key conclusion highlights … read more
Lee pledges eco-friendly development of seawall (April 27th 2010) “We will make Saemangeum an international example of environmentally friendly development, building facilities to improve the quality of water and natural parks for wild animals and birds. It is no longer … read more
This report covers observations made mainly by Dominic Le Croissette during the period 1st October 2010 to 31st March 2011. I have also included sightings from other observers where known, but this is by no means a comprehensive round-up of … read more