This is Griet Nijs, a hero. She is, with a small team if volunteers, single-handedly saving curlew in Belgium. Thank you Griet, your dedication, passion, personal sacrifice and warmth are so inspiring. Curlews still hanging there because of you. 💚💚🇫🇷

SECOND UPDATE: The Beijing police visited me today. They told me that the two poachers will serve a prison sentence of at least 37 days (the court may decide on a longer sentence but the minimum is 37). If you find illegal nets, please report them - the police will act!

📢Join us tomorrow at the first #Adapt4Coast webinar, where we'll look into the different tools and platforms for #climate #adaptation in #coastal areas.
🌿The cluster will also present its joint #policy recommendations for increasing climate resilience in #EU coastal areas.

Although it is unclear what it means for the birds in terms of performance, new study by Ma et al. found that levels of mercury in feathers grown at Chinese & Australian sites were higher than those from breeding grounds. Tringids using freshwater habitats had highest levels.

I just made a donation to Rich Hearn's tribute - supporting the conservation of the Slaty Egret in Africa richhearn.muchloved.com

This evening we joined family, friends and colleagues WWT Slimbridge to celebrate the life and work of Rich Hearn. A life well lived but cut far too short. A global wetland conservation hero RIP Rich

PT Gov dropped Montijo plans, following a non renewal of env licence earlier this yr based on our papers. Hope this is not a rare win of evidence based conservation! New location will require a new impact assessment & the plea for a proper study is out. publico.pt/2024/05/16/azu…

On #EndangeredSpeciesDay intimate moments with a gentle giant Dugong, globally vulnerable to extinction, but at Coron, Palawan, Philippines, safe grazing on seagrass roots with attendant baby Golden Trevally (who sometimes mistake me for a dugong!) & Sharksuckers. 🙏El Rio y Mar Resort.

On #EndangeredSpeciesDay , we're proud to partner with Zoological Society of East Anglia to protect Norfolk's native white-clawed crayfish. From collecting 'berried' (egg-bearing) females to nurturing hatchlings, every step demands meticulous detail and dedication.

More here tinyurl.com/2d2cremx

Three of the four curlew chicks from my earliest-ever Breckland brood are still surviving, thanks in part to the nice mix of tall and short vegetation at their breeding site. They're through the most vulnerable stage, and their chances of fledging look pretty good.

Huge losses of farmland birds, insect eating birds and migrant birds point to the deterioration of our whole landscape, here and abroad. theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Birds or planes?
A 'win' for evidence-based conservation.
On 14 May, the Portuguese government announced that the new airport for Lisbon will be in Alochete - NOT at Montijo in the Tagus SPA.
Updated @WaderTales blog:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2019/12/23/tag…
#waders #shorebirds #ornithology

The African Penguin is in trouble and, very sadly, could be extinct in 2035, which is only 11 years from now! dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0… BirdLife South Africa 🇿🇦 Endangered Wildlife Trust WWF South Africa BirdLife Seabirds Environmentza BirdLife International BirdLife Africa Daily Maverick

Congrats ClientEarth SPEA José A. Alves etc. Your exemplary collaborative flyway conservation action has saved Tagus waterbirds shared with 30+ countries & c350 Important Bird Areas covering 16.7 mill ha & 4 World Heritage Sites according to RSPB Science. #ornithology

UPDATE: the police called me today to say that the two criminals are in custody.

🌿 We're developing a Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) for Norfolk and we want to know what parts of nature matter most to you, and where in Norfolk you love to explore.

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