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Rare birds’ release
Following last year’s critically acclaimed first edition, Rare Birds Yearbook 2009 has just been published. Featuring the world’s 190 Critically Endangered species the book is compiled in cooperation with BirdLife International. More »
First Protected Area Established for Critically Endangered Blue-throated Macaw
Asociación Armonía (BirdLife in Bolivia) has created the world's first protected area for the Critically Endangered Blue-throated Macaw, a species with an estimated global population of only 300 individuals. More »
Poison blamed for Critical deaths
Three Critically Endangered Northern Bald Ibis have been found poisoned in a remote Jordanian desert, hundreds of kilometres from their breeding grounds in Turkey More »
Business answers conservation call
Rio Tinto Alcan, a division of Rio Tinto, one of the world’s leading mining and exploration companies, has become the latest corporation to join the BirdLife Preventing Extinctions Programme. More »
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