Surfbirds News

First step to save the world's rarest bird taken successfully!

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:35:09 +0000

A complicated and challenging mission to a remote lake in Madagascar has resulted in
a huge step being taken in efforts to save the world's rarest duck from extinction.

Disney Company Makes Significant Commitment to Protect Threatened Forests in the Amazon, Congo and United States

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:21:16 +0000

The Walt Disney Company announced today a $7 million investment in forest projects that will build on its long history of conservation and environmental stewardship. The projects will protect forests in the Amazon, the Congo and the United States safeguarding ecosystems that benefit climate and quality of life on the planet.

Perilously close to being lost

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:11:18 +0000

A harsh winter and a possible shortage of prey in spring meant some pairs failed to breed, while those that did had fewer chicks.

BTO - EDF Energy Business Bird Challenge 2010

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:08:46 +0000

- the competition to find the best business sites for conservation, birds, and people.

Extinction crisis continues apace

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:59:36 +0000

The latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species shows that 17,291 species out of the 47,677 assessed species are threatened with extinction.

Griffon Vulture collision with wind turbine video

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:41:19 +0000

Watch this tragic accident.

Eleonora's Falcons leave for Africa

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:36:54 +0000

Two recent studies have revealed new information on the migration routes of Eleonora’s Falcon Falco eleonorae, tracking the birds 9,500 km from their European breeding colonies to their main non-breeding grounds in Madagascar.

Queen of Spain Fritillary breeds on Sussex Coast

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:32:04 +0000

A rare migrant butterfly from Europe appears to be attempting to establish a colony in Britain. The Queen of Spain Fritillary butterfly has been breeding at a location on the Sussex coast. The butterfly has been increasing in numbers across northern Europe and its arrival in Britain is almost certainly a sign of climate change.

Colombia creates new National Park

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:18:22 +0000

The Government of Colombia announced last night that it was creating a new national park at the request of the local indigenous community. This is a major step forward in the complicated relationship between conservationists and indigenous groups, Conservation International said today.

Farmland bird figures confirm urgent need for action, say RSPB

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:12:16 +0000

Government figures released today (0ct 29, 2009) give a mixed picture of the fortunes of farmland birds in England with a continued downward trend in populations, but some tentative signs of recovery.

Tiger experts call for urgent action to save species

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:03:01 +0000

More than 250 experts, scientists and government delegates from 13 tiger range countries this week called for immediate action to save tigers before the species disappears from the wild, citing the urgent need for increased protection against tiger poaching and trafficking in tiger parts.

Shipwreck an ecological disaster for southern Madagascar

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:52:14 +0000

Toxic waste from a ship which went down off the coast in southern Madagascar in August has had severe impacts on the health of local people and on the rich coastal and marine environment, according to a study supported by WWF.

China’s Pearl River being poisoned by factories due to inadequate pollution

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:40:57 +0000

According to new Greenpeace research published this week, industrial discharges are poisoning China’s Pearl River Delta. The problem is exacerbated by inadequate water pollution regulation, allowing factories to discharge wastewaters containing complex cocktails of chemicals capable of causing irreversible damage to the Delta and life around China’s third longest river.

A decade of change in the UK's birds

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:46:58 +0000

Over the last decade, rare birds in the UK have been faring far better than their more common counterparts, according to the latest assessment produced by the UK’s leading conservation organisations.

Bahamas Declares New Land and Sea Parks

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:39:08 +0000

On Saturday night, at the Bahamas National Trust 50th Gala Ball in Nassau, Prime Minister Hubert A. Ingraham reconfirmed his government’s commitment to the Caribbean Challenge and “the orderly expansion of our national parks system to include up to 10 percent of the terrestrial areas and 20 percent of the near-shore marine resources of the country.”