How much do you know about vultures? 🦅 Today is International Vulture Awareness Day! Out of the 23 vulture species worldwide, here are some facts about the: ✈ Rüppell’s vulture – Holds the record for the highest-flying bird which reached the altitude of 11,300 metres (37,000 feet) – matching the height of many commercial passenger jets! 🌳 White-backed vulture - It requires tall trees for nesting but has also been recorded nesting on electricity pylons in South Africa. 🏔️Cape vulture - It is a long-lived carrion-feeder specialising on large carcasses. It flies long distances over open country, although usually found near steep terrain, where it breeds and roosts on cliffs. Many vulture species face threats such as poisoning, illegal killing, and electrocution and collision with energy infrastructures. Conservation efforts are essential to protect and conserve these birds. Read more about vultures in our article here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eyKn-rfB Show your support for all the partners’ work in the comments. BirdLife Partners: Nature Kenya, Nature Tanzania, Nature Conservation Egypt, Nature Rwanda, Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), BirdLife Zimbabwe, BirdWatch Zambia, & Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi. #InternationalVultureAwarenessDay #Vultures #VultureDay #Conservation #Africa #BirdLifeInternational
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We are the world’s largest civil society partnership for nature with 120+ Partners.
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BirdLife International is the world’s largest nature conservation Partnership. Together we are 123 BirdLife Partners worldwide – one per country or territory – and growing. We are driven by our belief that local people, working for nature in their own places but connected nationally and internationally through our global Partnership, are the key to sustaining all life on this planet. This unique local-to-global approach delivers high impact and long-term conservation for the benefit of nature and people. BirdLife is widely recognised as the world leader in bird conservation. Rigorous science informed by practical feedback from projects on the ground in important sites and habitats enables us to implement successful conservation programmes for birds and all nature. We believe that our actions are providing both practical and sustainable solutions significantly benefiting nature and people. On this website you will find many examples of BirdLife success stories from every corner of the globe.
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- Cambridge, CB3 0NA
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- 1922
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- Biodiversity Conservation, Ornithology, Environment, Climate Change, Marine, Forests, Preventing Extinctions, Science-based Consultation, Data, Policy, Advocacy, Ecological Sustainability, Ecosystem Services, Flyways, Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas IBAs, Local-Global, Illegal Trade & Hunting, Smallholder Farmers, Risk Mitigation Strategies, and Biodiversity Action Plans
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Monica Vieira Eisenberg
BirdLife International, Associate Director of Development - Corporate and Foundation Relations
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Global Business Services Consultant
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E. J. McAdams
Chief Development Officer, BirdLife International
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Gonzalo Saenz de Miera
Phd on Applied Economics, Director of Climate Change and Alliances at Iberdrola (Chairman´s Office)
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The Galala Bird Observatory in Egypt is to become a reality thanks to a record-breaking donation of $125,000 from Global Birdfair. 💵 The donation was announced today and marks a significant achievement for the 2024 "Creating Brighter Futures" project. 🌞 The Galala Bird Observatory, which is spearheaded by the Egyptian Ministry of Environment and BirdLife's Partner, Nature Conservation Egypt (NCE), will play a crucial role in monitoring bird species that utilise the African-Eurasian Flyway. This flyway is a key migratory route used by hundreds of thousands of raptors, and other soaring birds migrating from Africa to Europe every year. 🦅 Global Birdfair raises funds for conservation annually and donates funds to BirdLife International for a project chosen by Global Birdfair for that year. Tim Appleton and Penny Robinson, founders and organisers of Global Birdfair, would like to thank all those who helped raise this amazing sum. 🙏 Watch the full video on our website and the Arabic version here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dUiPJ5Ar #GlobalBirdfair2024 #GlobalBirdfair
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Trilled to be back! 🐦🎶 The Mussau Triller, native to Mussau Island in Papua New Guinea, has been documented for the first time since 1979! This elusive species, known for its distinctive black-and-white plumage with a chestnut-coloured chest, was recently rediscovered by a group of birding enthusiasts on a tour with Ornis Birding Expeditions.🌿 After spotting the bird at the base of a steep hill, they captured the first-ever photographs of the species. 📸 The Mussau Triller was one of the species that the #SearchforLostBirds, a collaboration between Re:wild, American Bird Conservancy and BirdLife International, identified on its global list of lost birds. They identify bird species lost to science, mounts expeditions to find them and tracks rediscoveries around the world.🗺️ Read more about the discovery here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eXGDvHaK #LostBirds #BirdLifeInternational #BirdingExhibitions #Triller #Birding #Discovery #Expeditions
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Meet the extroverts of the bird world – the Sociable Lapwing! As the name suggests, this species forms large flocks during migration, and while wintering, their flocks can frequently include birds belonging to other species! 🐥 These birds are easily recognisable with their black, white and sandy plumage and a striking black cap. They undertake impressive migrations, travelling from their breeding grounds in Central Asia to wintering sites in the Middle East and South Asia, navigating thousands of kilometres twice a year. 🌍 Sadly, the Sociable Lapwing populations have declined tremendously due to threats, such as hunting and intensification of agriculture, and consequently, are listed as Critically Endangered. 🍂🍃 Learn how BirdLife Partner Doğa Derneği (BirdLife Turkey) is working to protect this species here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ggYmHq32 #SociableLapwing #BirdConservation #WildlifeProtection #BirdBehaviour #BirdLifeInternational #BirdLifeFlyways
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Major fires have spread through the world’s only breeding site of the Endangered Zino’s Petrel. 🔥 Endemic to Madeira, Zino’s Petrel was considered extinct until as recently as the late 1960s, when a breeding colony was discovered. They build nests in small burrows above 1,600m in altitude – the exact area affected by recent fires that caused extensive damage to some 5,000 hectares of land.🌳 “Even if the adults have survived, this year's reproductive success is seriously affected, since these birds only lay one egg per year.”🥚 “It will take decades of work to restore what was lost. And it is imperative to improve regional planning, to prevent history from repeating itself,” stresses the Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds (SPEA – BirdLife in Portugal). Read more on the event here 👉https://lnkd.in/e3MjwbYi #Endangered #Seabirds #Fire #BirdLifeInternational #Endemic
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Europe is in a crucial moment to restore nature. 🌿 Sustainably transforming barren or degraded land into flourishing natural landscapes requires the inclusion of local voices and collaboration with multiple stakeholders. 🌸 BirdLife team is at the European Conference on Ecological Restoration (SERE2024) this week paving the way for more urgent action to restore nature in Europe and beyond. 🌳 Discussions have included how local communities can be meaningfully engaged in global, regional and national restoration policies, and their implementation, for positive action to occur. 🙏 Show your support for the work partners carry out below. 💚 #SERE2024 #EcosystemRestoration #Restoration #Sustainable #HabitatChange #Europe #Community
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Mighty, fierce, and regal! – the Steppe Eagle 🦅 The Steppe Eagle has dark brown plumage with a rufous nape, a yellow beak, and a strikingly large wingspan, sometimes exceeding 2 metres (6.5 feet). Females tend to be slightly larger than males. Steppe Eagles breed primarily in grasslands of Southern Europe and Central Asia, and migrate along the African-Eurasian and Central Asian Flyways to winter in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia. 🗺️ The Steppe Eagle is also the national animal of Egypt. Unfortunately, the species faces threats from habitat loss (especially conversion of steppe grasslands into agricultural land), persecution, and collisions with power lines. Consequently, it is currently assessed as globally Endangered on the IUCN Red List. 🌳⚡ Learn how BirdLife Partner ACBK is working to protect this species here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gj82iTkW #SteppeEagle #BirdConservation #WildlifeProtection #BirdLifeInternational #BirdLifeFlyways
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Unlocking the Power of Nature🌿 Through our ambitious initiative, funded by the Bezos Earth Fund, we have helped identify and confirm more than 700 #KBAs in the Tropical Andes and the Congo Basin. 🌎 Watch the full video ▶️ https://bit.ly/4c1243y BirdLife International Fundación de Conservación Jocotoco Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt Asociación Ecosistemas Andinos - ECOAN Asociación Armonía WWF Wildlife Conservation Society Missouri Botanical Garden
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The King of the Mountains! – the Black-necked Crane. 🏔️ With its elegant black neck and striking red crown, the Black-necked Crane, found in the Central Asian Flyway, is a sight to cherish! Native to the Tibetan Plateau and widespread in areas beyond, this species occupies habitats that include high-altitude wetlands. Mating pairs bow and call to each other while engaging in spectacular coordinated dance displays. Highly revered in Bhutan, a festival where children dress up as these cranes takes place every year to celebrate the arrival of the birds for winter. 🌄🎊 Although the birds continue to face threats arising from loss of wetlands, collision with powerlines, and agriculture intensification, ongoing conservation efforts have slowed their recent population decline. 🙌 Learn how BirdLife Partner RSPN is working to protect this species here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ezfF9KEW #BlackNeckedCrane #BirdConservation #WildlifeProtection #BirdLifeInternational #BirdLifeFlyways
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Separated from the African mainland for over 160m years, 80% of Madagascar's species are found nowhere else on earth. We take a closer look at how its cultural heritage is bound to forest protection and wildlife conservation 👇🏽 Wildlife Conservation Society BirdLife International WCS Madagascar bit.ly/46VsMsy