Pakistan Lifts Ban on the Hunting of Houbara Bustard
OSME has received news that Pakistan Supreme Court has lifted the ban on the hunting of Houbara Bustard in the
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Publications & Resources
The latest (October 2015) issue of Wings & Waves, the newsletter of SPNL
The latest (October 2015) issue of Wings & Waves, the newsletter of SPNL/Birdlife Lebanon, is available at the following link: http://www.spnl.org/wings-waves-newsletter-october-2015/
Iran bans the use of Diclofenac – a step towards safeguarding the future of Asia’s, Africa’s and Europe’s vulture populations
It has been known for some time that the veterinary drug Diclofenac has been the main cause of the unprecedented
Sociable Lapwing Migration Update
OSME has received exciting news from Birdlife International on the monitoring and tagging of Sociable Lapwing – which has been
The “Garden of Eden” in Iraq now internationally protected as Wetlands of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention (Switzerland, 29 September 2015)
OSME has received the welcome news that the Government of Iraq has recently designated the Central Marshes and the Hammar
Kuwait becomes 169th signatory the Ramsar Convention
OSME has received news regarding the State of Kuwait becoming the 169th Contracting Party of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (on
Help count 10,000 raptors in the Batumi sky
Dear Birders, have ever wondered how 10.000 raptors would look in the sky? Visit Eurasia’s largest bottleneck for autumn raptor
Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Arabia: 2015 records
Observers in the Arabian Peninsula are asked to send in their personal observations of breeding species for 2015 when it
Volunteers needed to find remaining endangered yellow-breasted buntings in Mongolia
(Note – Although this request covers an area outside the OSME region, the opportunity may be of interest to a
Help wanted for raptor surveys in Turkey
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS JOIN RAPTOR MIGRATION CENSUS IN TURKEY THIS SUMMER Location: Adana Province, Turkey Duration: 15 August – 15
Appeal for waterbird images from African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA)
Sergey Dereliev the UNEP/AEWA Secretariat is planning to produce a coffee table book featuring some of the waterbird species for which the Agreement has undertaken initiatives. OSME is helping
Appeal for images of barn owl Tyto sp from all populations worldwide
Alexandre Roulin of Lausanne University is preparing a book about barn owls worldwide. OSME is helping publicise his request for
Purple Swamphen – request for photos, feathers, tissue samples
OSME has received a request to publicise the following project concerning Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio. This is an interesting project
Hunting/illegal killing of birds in the OSME region and the Mediterranean
Biodiversity is under greater pressure than ever before. Of the 10,000 or so bird species across the globe, approximately 1