Bird News
Species on climate change hit list named
The Arctic Fox, Leatherback Turtle and Koala are among the species destined to be hardest hit by climate change, according to a new IUCN review.
14 Dec 2009 | International news release
More Critically Endangered birds on IUCN Red List
The latest evaluation of the world’s birds reveals that more species than ever are threatened with extinction, according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. | Spanish
14 May 2009 | International news release
World Migratory Bird Day
On 9 and 10th May thousands of people around the world took part in World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD). The theme “Barriers to Migration” aimed to highlight the effects that man made structures such as…
11 May 2009 | News story
Birds update of 2009 IUCN Red List is coming
The latest birds update of the IUCNRed List of Threatened Species will be released on May 14 by BirdLife International, the official IUCN Red List Authority for birds.
14 Apr 2009 | News story
Romanian project to rescue Red-breasted Geese
An icon European bird species needs farmers' support to survive.
20 Aug 2008 | News story
More species threatened - 2007 IUCN Red List
The 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is today being released, updating global understanding of the conservation status of the world’s plants and animals. There are now 41,415 species on the…
11 Sep 2007 | News story
SSC – An extraordinary resource for the Convention on Migratory Species
IUCN, through its Species Survival Commission (SSC) Specialist Groups, provides valuable scientific input and support to the Convention of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS or the Bonn…
22 Mar 2007 | News story
Landmark achievement in Whooping Crane conservation inspires efforts to save the Siberian Cranes
The first successful nesting of wild whooping cranes in the American Midwest since the 1890s marks an important milestone in the long running conservation programme to save the world’s rarest crane.
27 Oct 2006 | News story
Lape Forever - The sustainable use of Melanesian megapode eggs
This article, by Ross Sinclair of the SSC Megapode Specialist Group first appeared in issue 37 of Species, the SSC newsletter.
30 Jun 2006 | News story
First World Migratory Bird Day
The African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) together with the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) will launch the first World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) from the edge of the Great Rift…
10 Apr 2006 | News story
