News
Welcome to the BirdLife News Section. Here you will find news stories, features, press releases, and information about forthcoming events.
Canada makes giant leaps in site protection
04-09-2008: The Canadian Government has announced that it will protect more than 450,000 hectares of Arctic wilderness in Nunavut province. More »
Scientists axed in battle of flamingo dam
02-09-2008: Scientists campaigning to save Kamfers Dam's Lesser Flamingos have been suspended by South Africa's Northern Cape Department of Tourism, Environment and Conservation. The action has caused puzzlement and outrage in conservation circles... More »
Iron grip closes on Langebaan lagoon
01-09-2008: BirdLife South Africa says time is running out for the Langebaan Lagoon, one of South Africa's most precious Ramsar sites, and part of the West Coast National Park and Saldanha Bay islands IBA... More »
Argentinean albatross and petrels get boost
29-08-2008: The Argentinean Federal Fisheries Council has passed a resolution to adopt the use of mitigation measures that reduce the seabird bycatch in all vessels that operate longlines in Argentinean waters. More »
Fiji Petrel
28-08-2008: An expedition in search of Fiji’s only endemic seabird - Critically Endangered Fiji Petrel – had to be aborted. Conservation action now continues to focus upon working alongside local communities to locate and protect their elusive breeding grounds... More »
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