Saving Birds from Fishing Lines
January 24th, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in Wildlife
Bycatch, as the birds and marine non-fish animals that get caught and killed by fishing gear are called, is a big problem. So the recent BirdLife International news from Uruguay is good news.
One solution for birds is a tori line, which is a bird-scaring line that is towed behind a fishing vessel and that stops birds f...
Tags: Birdlife International, birds, fishing
September 5th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley in Conservation
A conservation activity for Labor Day, the annual holiday that celebrates the economic and social achievements of workers, might be to watch a video about a progra...
July 13th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley in Conservation
Of the 190 birds on the critically endangered list, 44 of them are in the Pacific region. Birdlife International is leading the way towards establishing Important Bird Areas and starting conservation activities to urgently try...
Tags: Birdlife International, birds, Conservation, Important Bird Area, Pacific Island, Roundtable for Nature, South Pacific, SPREP
June 7th, 2010 by Susie Hill in Endangered Species
The Alaotra Grebe of Madagascar is the latest addition to a growing list of extinct bird species. According to The Guardian, the Wetland bird was drive...
Tags: Alaotra Grebe, Birdlife International, birds, IUCN, National Zoo, Red List, White-Naped Crane, Zapata Rail
