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Uploaded Videos of Great Bustards Featured on BBC & ITV: LIFE+ Project
Earlier this year, the UK Great Bustard Reintroduction won LIFE+ of 2 million Euros. Along with the good news, there were several features in the news papers, radio and TV. The LIFE+ project is a collaboration between, University of Bath, … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Reintroduction
Tagged conservation, great bustard, reintroduction, Tamás Székely
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Live, interactive UN webcast: The UN Decade on Biodiversity 2011-2020
On Tuesday 20th September 16:00 GMT, a live and interactive web TV programme from New York, with two of the key figures driving the response to the planet’s loss of biodiversity will offer the opportunity to answer your questions about … Continue reading
Happy 2nd Birthday to Fundación Conserva!
Today is the second Birthday of Fundación Conserva, a non-profit organisation which aims to promote and protect biodiversity in Columbia. Fundación Conserva was set-up by Jorge Parra (along with his wife Marcela Beltran), who is studying for his PhD here … Continue reading
Prof Székely Runs Conservation Course in Transylvania
Prof Tamás Székely ran a course on conservation biology (21-24 January) for Master students at Babes-Bolyai University, Transylvania. The course was organised by Dr Peter Pap and Prof Zoltan Barta. The highlight of the course was a day in the … Continue reading
Project Chicamocha: Best monitoring & evaluation methodology
Project Chicamocha, an initiative setup by Jorge Parra from the Biodiversity Lab, has won best monitoring and evaluation methodology awarded by Eco-Index. The aim of the project is to conserve two Critically Endangered Columbian dry forest birds, Niceforo’s Wren and … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Research
Tagged Colombia, conservation, Jorge Parra, Niceforo's wren, South America
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Spoon-billed sandpiper conservation in Nature ‘News and views’
Prof Tamás Székely has drawn attention to conservation measures needed to protect the critically endangered Spoon-billed sandpiper in their wintering areas in Myanmar. Full article Share:
Posted in Conservation, Research
Tagged conservation, Spoonbill Sandpiper, Tamás Székely
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Solenodon hits the headlines
A research project led by Richard Young (Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust/University of Bath) to assess the status and biology of a rare ‘living fossil’ on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola has been featured by the BBC and other news media. … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Research
Tagged conservation, Dominican Republic, Durrell, Solenodon
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Reintroduced Great Bustards Breed Again
We are excited to announce that the UK’s reintroduced Great Bustards have successfully produced chicks for the second year in a row. Prof Tamas Szekely and PhD researcher, John Burnside, from the Biodiversity Lab have been working in collaboration with … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Reintroduction
Tagged conservation, great bustard, reintroduction, uk
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Goverments dishonour commitments to curb biodiversity loss.
In a recent paper published in Science, Simon Stuart (visting professor at the Biodiversity Lab) and colleagues from BirdLife International and the UN Environment Programme’s World Conservation Monitoring Centre (Unep-WCMC) outline the spectacular failure of national governments to meet targets … Continue reading
