Socotra Bird List
The latest edition of the Socotra Bird List (July 2013) by Richard Porter and Ahmed Saeed Suleiman has been added
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Turkish Court stops Ilisu dam construction and defends world heritage
Latest news on the Ilisu dam in Turkey: A Turkish court has ordered an immediate halt to the construction of
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Experienced ringers wanted for eastern Turkey
OSME has received the following information – if you are interested, see the following link: http://www.kuzeydoga.org/index.php/en/enson/277-arasilan2013 They are looking for
Major new steppe reserve in Kazakhstan
Steppe between Astana and Arkalky. Photo: Geoff & Hilary Welch On November 28, the Government of Kazakhstan announced the designation
Free field guides for Central Asia
Atamurat Veyisov (OSME Country Contact) and Mark Day (RSPB). Photo: Stephanie Ward (RSPB) The recent publication of the long awaited
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Massacre of Amur Falcon Falco amurensis in Nagaland, India
The following link reveals systematic hunting of large numbers of Amur Falcon Falco amurensis in Nagaland, India.http://www.conservationindia.org/campaigns/amur-massacre
International conference “Conservation of steppe and semidesert ecosystems in Eurasia, will be held in Almaty (Kazakhstan), on March 13-14, 2013”
Conference topics: Study of steppe and semidesert ecosystems and biodiversity Biology of steppe and semidesert animal and plant species Design
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News on the Simon Aspinall Wildlife Education Centre, Norfolk Wildlife Trust, Cley
http://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/Support-us/Appeals/Simon-Aspinall… The above link gives information on a new centre in Cley being named in honour of Simon Aspinall (see https://osme.org/news/news3.shtml#Simon_Aspinall for
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Obituary: Professor Edward Ivanovich Gavrilov
Edward Gavrilov was born on 8 October 1933 at Veronezsh, Russia. It was here that he graduated from the Department
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The following is an extract from an article in the Guardian newspaper on 24 October
Conservation knows no boundaries – as ties between Iraq and Norfolk show Nature Iraq is repaying international support by donating
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Obituary: Simon Aspinall
Every now and again someone comes along who touches our lives and makes a difference. Simon Aspinall was one such
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Sociable Lapwing Update
Birdlife recently posted an update on this season’s Sociable Lapwing work by ACBK (BirdLife in Kazakhstan) – see the link
International conference “Conservation of steppe and semidesert ecosystems in Eurasia, will be held in Almaty (Kazakhstan), on March 13-14, 2013
Conference topics: Study of steppe and semidesert ecosystems and biodiversity Biology of steppe and semidesert animal and plant species Design
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News from BTO
News from BTO – those who attended the OSME Summer Meeting last July will be reminded of the presentation of