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As we discussed in yesterday’s post (The Search for the Slender-billed Curlew) the Slender-billed Curlew Numenuis tenuirostris is one of 192 bird species designated as Critically Endangered - meaning that it is considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. Only one breeding site has ever been confirmed, but the [...]

More truly excellent news from the researchers working on saving the Madagascar Pochard - this time on the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Pochard Team blog. The first line of the WWTPT’s post runs: “A short text from Owen this evening says it all: “100% hatch just complete. Massive grins.” Congratulations to all involved!

Back in August I was lucky enough to get an invite to the British Birdwatching Fair courtesy of BirdLife International’s Jim Lawrence.

While I was there I stopped by a stand manned by Tim Cleeves which was highlighting a major ongoing search for the Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris. Yet another beleaguered shorebird (eg the Spoon-billed Sandpiper [...]

I’d just posted the article about the Critically Endangered Madagascar Pochard this morning when I was told that an embargoed press-release was being - er, released by Durrell and WWT this very evening. What was the news? Well, it’s very, very good indeed, so why not click along to Saving the Madagascar Pochard and find [...]

Much of the following article is based on information from Dr Glyn Young of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, who has been extremely generous both with his information and time. Our thanks go to him.
 
In 2006 the Madagascar Pochard Aythya innotata - one of the world’s rarest birds - was listed by the IUCN as [...]

There are many different ways of helping to save a Critically Endangered bird species, and in the fifth post of our series on the Spoon-billed Sandpiper I’m presenting an interview with Pieter Wessels of WildSounds. Why, you might ask, are we giving publicity to a retailer? Because while WildSounds has an enviable reputation for customer [...]

The Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius is one of 192 bird species designated as Critically Endangered - meaning that it is considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. Once widespread across much of the steppe grasslands of Central Asia and Russia, Sociable Lapwings suffered catastrophic declines between 1930 and 1960 [...]