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Fake Pelicans to the Rescue! 🌿 Dalmatian Pelicans in the Gediz Delta are facing a crisis as their nesting areas are being destroyed. But thanks to our Turkish Partner Doğa Derneği, hope is on the horizon! To protect these magnificent birds, the team has created an artificial

Fake Pelicans to the Rescue! 🌿
 
Dalmatian Pelicans in the Gediz Delta are facing a crisis as their nesting areas are being destroyed. But thanks to our Turkish Partner <a href="/DogaDernegi/">Doğa Derneği</a>, hope is on the horizon!
 
To protect these magnificent birds, the team has created an artificial
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Birds and snakes share a variety of connections shaped by mimicry, predation, and survival. 🐍 This Lunar New Year, we celebrate the Year of the Wood Snake and it is the perfect opportunity to explore the remarkable interactions, adaptations, and evolutionary strategies between

Birds and snakes share a variety of connections shaped by mimicry, predation, and survival. 🐍

This Lunar New Year, we celebrate the Year of the Wood Snake and it is the perfect opportunity to explore the remarkable interactions, adaptations, and evolutionary strategies between
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Introducing the enchanting Beautiful Nuthatch! 🐦 This eye-catching bird, with vivid blue, orange, and white plumage, can be spotted throughout the Himalayan forests. 🌳 It is a resident of several countries, including India, Bhutan, Myanmar, China, Laos and Vietnam. The

Introducing the enchanting Beautiful Nuthatch! 🐦
 
This eye-catching bird, with vivid blue, orange, and white plumage, can be spotted throughout the Himalayan forests. 🌳 It is a resident of several countries, including India, Bhutan, Myanmar, China, Laos and Vietnam.
 
The
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Leading the way for a safer future.🙌 In 2022, Denmark made history as the first country to enact a total ban on lead ammunition, despite its large hunting community.🦅 In the 1970s, awareness of the risks of lead shot to waterbirds, such as Mallards and Mute Swans, increased,

Leading the way for a safer future.🙌

In 2022, Denmark made history as the first country to enact a total ban on lead ammunition, despite its large hunting community.🦅

In the 1970s, awareness of the risks of lead shot to waterbirds, such as Mallards and Mute Swans, increased,
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Today we celebrate World Wetlands Day 2025!🦆 Wetlands are areas of land that are either seasonally or permanently covered by water.💧 They are the arteries of our ecosystems, sustaining biodiversity, regulating climate and providing livelihoods for millions of people. 🌍 They

Today we celebrate World Wetlands Day 2025!🦆

Wetlands are areas of land that are either seasonally or permanently covered by water.💧

They are the arteries of our ecosystems, sustaining biodiversity, regulating climate and providing livelihoods for millions of people. 🌍

They
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Thriving in snow! ❄️ Birds are ‘little champions’ who efficiently survive the winter on their own. 🐦 The ‘plumpness’ of the Varied Tit is a life-preserving measure against the cold.🌨️ They store fat for the winter and inflate their feathers to trap air between them to prevent

Thriving in snow! ❄️

Birds are ‘little champions’ who efficiently survive the winter on their own. 🐦

The ‘plumpness’ of the Varied Tit is a life-preserving measure against the cold.🌨️

They store fat for the winter and inflate their feathers to trap air between them to prevent
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📢 Exciting News from São Tomé & Príncipe! 📢 We are thrilled to announce the launch of the São Tomé Team’s first newsletter! 🎉 This edition brings you the latest updates on our conservation efforts and inspiring stories from the field. Read it here : ow.ly/24x250UTYQR

📢 Exciting News from São Tomé &amp; Príncipe! 📢

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the São Tomé Team’s first newsletter! 🎉 This edition brings you the latest updates on our conservation efforts and inspiring stories from the field.

Read it here : ow.ly/24x250UTYQR
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Comeback of a giant 😎 For the first time in 80 years, Dalmatian Pelicans (Pelecanus crispus) are breeding again in Bulgaria’s Natura 2000 site "Mandra-Poda Complex" near Burgas! This 4th breeding colony didn’t happen by chance—behind it lie decades of conservation efforts by

Comeback of a giant 😎

For the first time in 80 years, Dalmatian Pelicans (Pelecanus crispus) are breeding again in Bulgaria’s Natura 2000 site "Mandra-Poda Complex" near Burgas!

This 4th breeding colony didn’t happen by chance—behind it lie decades of conservation efforts by
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⚠️A new study published by ornithologiki BirdLife Greece delivers a stark warning: climate change is rapidly making the treacherous journey of migratory birds even more deadly. Read more: birdlife.org/news/2025/02/0…

⚠️A new study published by <a href="/ornithologiki/">ornithologiki</a>  BirdLife Greece delivers a stark warning: climate change is rapidly making the treacherous journey of migratory birds even more deadly.

Read more: birdlife.org/news/2025/02/0…
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Big win for our oceans!🌍 Spain & France becomes some of the first countries in Europe to ratify the High Seas Treaty, bringing us closer to protecting 30% of the seas by 2030. Let’s keep up the momentum—urge your leaders to act now👉 highseasalliance.org/treaty-ratific… High Seas Alliance

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🦆Lots to enjoy at Global Birdfair 2025 🎪 Exhibitor marquees 🔭 Optics: Falcon 📷 Cameras: Hobby 🎨 Art: Puffin 🎤 Events: Osprey 🗣️ Lectures: Avocet, Curlew & Plover 🦉 Workshops: Owl 📚 Authors: Turnstone 🎧 Podcasting: Whinchat 🧑‍⚖️ Auction: Teal 🎟️ gbf.yourticketpurchase.com/p/globalbirdfa…

🦆Lots to enjoy at Global Birdfair 2025
🎪 Exhibitor marquees
🔭 Optics: Falcon
📷 Cameras: Hobby
🎨 Art: Puffin
🎤 Events: Osprey
🗣️ Lectures: Avocet, Curlew &amp; Plover
🦉 Workshops: Owl
📚 Authors: Turnstone
🎧 Podcasting: Whinchat
🧑‍⚖️ Auction: Teal
🎟️ gbf.yourticketpurchase.com/p/globalbirdfa…
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Say hello to Hoiho—the Yellow-eyed Penguin! 👋 With its striking eyes and pale yellow headband, the Endangered Yellow-eyed Penguin is one of the rarest and most unique penguins in the world. 🐧 Found along the rugged coastlines of New Zealand’s (Aotearoa’s) South Island and

Say hello to Hoiho—the Yellow-eyed Penguin! 👋

With its striking eyes and pale yellow headband, the Endangered Yellow-eyed Penguin is one of the rarest and most unique penguins in the world. 🐧

Found along the rugged coastlines of New Zealand’s (Aotearoa’s) South Island and
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This International Day Of Women & Girls in Science, we celebrate the extraordinary women driving conservation forward across the BirdLife Partnership. ✨ Their leadership, dedication, and passion are shaping the future of our planet, ensuring that birds, people and biodiversity

This International Day Of Women &amp; Girls in Science, we celebrate the extraordinary women driving conservation forward across the BirdLife Partnership. ✨

Their leadership, dedication, and passion are shaping the future of our planet, ensuring that birds, people and biodiversity
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#WetlandsWednesdays Meet a truly global traveller - the #Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), or as it’s known in Creole, Korbizo! A regular to our #wetlands, they are migrant waders that frequent #Seychelles during the northern winter #wetlands #migratorybirds #birding #birdlovers

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Meet CLP alum and UN environmental consultant, Shahin Isayev. Shahin shares his intriguing story spanning over two decades, from his first CLP award in 2004 to his current consultant role for Food and Agriculture Organization in Azerbaijan. 🔎Discover Shahin's story here: conservationleadershipprogramme.org/interview/a-le…

Meet CLP alum and UN environmental consultant, Shahin Isayev.

Shahin shares his intriguing story spanning over two decades, from his first CLP award in 2004 to his current consultant role for <a href="/FAO/">Food and Agriculture Organization</a> in Azerbaijan.

🔎Discover Shahin's story here: conservationleadershipprogramme.org/interview/a-le…
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Which birds are multi-coloured, intelligent, and chatter a lot? 🎨🦜 Parrots, like this Gang-gang Cockatoo, are found on nearly every continent, from the coastal regions of Australia to the rainforests of South America. 🌳🌎 But these magnificent parrots are one of the most

Which birds are multi-coloured, intelligent, and chatter a lot? 🎨🦜

Parrots, like this Gang-gang Cockatoo, are found on nearly every continent, from the coastal regions of Australia to the rainforests of South America. 🌳🌎

But these magnificent parrots are one of the most
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After logging brought down the nests of two young Harpy Eagles in Bolivia, dedicated conservationists spent years preparing the majestic birds for a return to the wild. Read their story: bit.ly/41ftShJ

After logging brought down the nests of two young Harpy Eagles in Bolivia, dedicated conservationists spent years preparing the majestic birds for a return to the wild. Read their story: bit.ly/41ftShJ
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🚨NEW OA PAPER🚨GEB Journal details how we delineated six #MarineFlyways using #seabird #tracking data & novel analytical methods ➡️ doi.org/10.1111/geb.70… #ornithology #migration #BLScience We're grateful to GOBI IKI Germany for funding the project 🧵1/5

🚨NEW OA PAPER🚨<a href="/GEB_macro/">GEB Journal</a> details how we delineated six #MarineFlyways using #seabird #tracking data &amp; novel analytical methods

 ➡️ doi.org/10.1111/geb.70… 

#ornithology #migration #BLScience

We're grateful to <a href="/GOBIsecretariat/">GOBI</a> <a href="/iki_germany/">IKI Germany</a> for funding the project

🧵1/5
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Meet the enchanting Arabian Sunbird! 🌞🐦 With its iridescent plumage that glows in shades of blue, green, and purple, this energetic bird flits through the gardens, oases, and acacia woodlands of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Oman in search of nectar. 🌿🌺 Despite its delicate

Meet the enchanting Arabian Sunbird! 🌞🐦

With its iridescent plumage that glows in shades of blue, green, and purple, this energetic bird flits through the gardens, oases, and acacia woodlands of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Oman in search of nectar. 🌿🌺

Despite its delicate
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Birds-of-paradise are even more extraordinary than we thought! ✨ Renowned for their dazzling plumage, researchers have now discovered that many of these birds are biofluorescent! 🔬💚 Their feathers and other body parts absorb UV or blue light and emit it at lower frequencies,

Birds-of-paradise are even more extraordinary than we thought! ✨

Renowned for their dazzling plumage, researchers have now discovered that many of these birds are biofluorescent! 🔬💚

Their feathers and other body parts absorb UV or blue light and emit it at lower frequencies,