OSME Raffle 2013
This year’s raffle will be raising funds to support work by Nature Iraq on the globally endangered Basra Reed Warbler Acrocephalus
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Kazakhstan chooses the Lesser White-fronted Goose as Bird of the Year 2013
OSME has received news that Kazakhstan has awarded the Lesser White-fronted Goose, a globally threatened species, with the honour of
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New Council members request
OSME relies on its volunteer Council members in order to operate efficiently and we are currently seeking new members to
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Last Northern Bald Ibis in Syria?
OSME has received the following sad news on the Northern Bald Ibis http://www.iagnbi.org/en/news/ (International Advisory Group for Northern Bald Ibis –
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Request for recordings of bird sounds
Bloomsbury are doing an eBook of Birds of the Middle East (Porter & Aspinall (2010) and it is planned to
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OSME Summer Meeting 2012
The 2012 Summer Meeting and AGM on Saturday 7 July were again held at the BTO headquarters in Thetford and
OSME Vice-President Azzam Alwash receives the 2013 Goldman Environmental Prize
Azzam Alwash of Nature Iraq (image: Goldman Prize) The Goldman Environmental Foundation has announced the six recipients of the 2013
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Raffle 2012 – results
The winners of this year’s raffle in support of research and conservation of White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala in Kazakhstan were: 1st Opticron
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Crowd-sourcing an atlas of migratory bird hunting
OSME has received a request from Dr Paul Jepson of the School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford,
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2012 Annual Prize Draw
Proceeds will be used to support the Association for the Conservation of Biodiversity of Kazakhstan White-headed Duck conservation project 1st
Champions of the Flyway- Birdrace
On the 1st of April 2014 The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI – Birdlife International Partner)
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The BirdLife International UNDP/GEF Migratory Soaring Birds project to celebrate the World Migratory Bird Day in 6 countries along the Rift Valley/Red Sea flyway!
Date: 12-13 May 2012 Location: Rift Valley/Red Sea Region On May 12th and 13th, the BirdLife International UNDP/GEF Migratory Soaring
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Update on illegal bird trapping activity in Cyprus
The following link provides information on BirdLife Cyprus’ winter 2012-2013 monitoring programme of illegal bird trapping in Cyprus and an
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BirdLife International Middle East Partnership
World Migratory Bird Day to be celebrated during the 10th BirdLife Middle East Partnership Meeting in Sulaimaniya, Iraqi Kurdistan. Date: