As regular CFZ-watchers will know, for some time Corinna has been doing a column for Animals & Men and a regular segment on On The Track... particularly about out-of-place birds and rare vagrants. There seem to be more and more bird stories from all over the world hitting the news these days so, to make room for them all - and to give them all equal and worthy coverage - she has set up this new blog to cover all things feathery and Fortean.

Saturday 18 April 2015

BirdLife launches Europe’s most ambitious bird project

Posted on: 18 Apr 2015


BirdLife International has launched a project to radically improve the conservation of 16 charismatic European bird species across 10 countries.

The new EU-funded project will aim to tackle the severe threats that represent a danger for the conservation of a number of iconic birds. 'LIFE Euro SAP' will run for 3 years, involving 13 partners, covering a total of 16 species. The Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF) and the hunters’ association FACE will also participate and contribute.

The project will develop new Species Action Plans (SAPs) for 2 species (Yelkouan Shearwater and Monteiro’s Storm-petrel), and will review and update existing SAPs for six bird species with continuous population declines: Velvet Scoter, White-headed Duck, Black and Bearded Vultures, Dalmatian Pelican andEuropean Turtle Dove. It will also develop and pilot a Multi Species Action Plan for the major European lowland grassland breeding waders: Oystercatcher, Northern Lapwing, ‘Baltic’ Dunlin, Ruff, Common Snipe, Eurasian Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit and Common Redshank.

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