Conservation

10,000 Birds has been increasingly involved in Conservation issues - supporting a project on Sharpe’s Longclaw in Kenya, for instance, becoming BirdLife International Species Champions, writing about Endangered and Critically Endangered bird species, ‘theming’ series of posts on eg parrots and Puerto Rico, and interviewing leading conservationists - and we’ve also increasingly realised that the huge amount of conservation information we post is becoming more and more difficult to find.

We’ve been discussing ways we can improve access to this important information, and have decided that that most efficient way to move ahead will be to make this page the central hub for all our conservation postings - with links to specially created ‘Green Pages’ clearly provided. The whole page will need to be re-vamped consequently (which will take time). We’re also looking into providing a ‘Green Pages’ enewsletter for subscribers.

Please check back to see how we’re getting on, and if you have any suggestions please let us know.

Thanks

Charlie,
October 2009

Today birds everywhere are under threat.

Of roughly 10,000 known species BirdLife International estimates that one in eight faces extinction.
The common thread that winds through virtually all bird declines is - unfortunately - us. Having said that, the answer to the problems also lie with us. At 10,000 Birds we’re unashamedly ‘pro-conservation’, and we aim to do all we can to support conservation and conservationists. As well as frequently posting about conservation we are looking for ways we can offer more practical help, such as offering free space to conservation organisations of all types to reach out to potential new members (if you have an non-avian/alternative conservation passion you’d like us to promote, please let us know too).

If you’d like to see what 10,000 Birds has already posted under the umbrella term of “conservation” please use the links below, all of which lead to focussed ‘gateway pages’ which contain much more detail and many more links to their specific subjects:

Campaigns/Projects we are currently involved in:

Sharpe’s Longclaw. Kenya

Since October 2008 10,000 Birds has been working with the Friends of Kinangop Plateau in Kenya to help protect the Kinangop Grasslands and the Endangered Sharpe’s Longclaw. For more details please go to 10,000 Birds, Friends of Kinangop Plateau, Sharpe’s Longclaw, and the Kinangop Grasslands

BirdLife International’s ‘Preventing Extinctions Programme’

10,000 Birds joined BirdLife’s PEP as Species Champions in January 2009. For more details please go to 10,000 Birds and BirdLife’s ‘Preventing Extinctions Programme’

The 60 Second Sell:

The ‘60 Second Sell’ is a free, no-strings, and permanent space offered to any conservation/animal welfare organisation or group who would like to promote their work/activities etc to the thousands of visitors to this blog.

Please go to 60 Second Sell for details and links.

Interviews

There’s no better way to get to know a birder or a conservationist than having a discussion with them - and as bloggers we love to talk. All our interviews are listed and linked at The Interview Page.

Protect the Commons:

Protect the Commons! A series of posts written by Mike looking at “the commons”. The posts mainly reflect on North America, but the truths they contain are global.