Critically Endangered Sociable Lapwings needlessly killed in Kuwait
Photo above: Male Sociable Lapwing, as it should be seen, on the breeding grounds of Kazakhstan OSME have been supporting […]
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News from Lebanon
The latest news from The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL – BirdLife in Lebanon) can be
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News from Iraq; Darwin Conservation Project
Over the last week, Nature Iraq staff visited five schools in the area surrounding Peramagroon mountain, near Sulaimani, to construct
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Recovering Turkey’s First Tracked Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus in Iraq
Under the umbrella of protection carried out by Nature Iraq, we conducted an expedition to find a Egyptian vulture (Neophron
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Controversial Ilisu Dam on Hasankeyf halted by Turkish court
9 January 2012, Istanbul – The Turkish State Council ruled on January 7 in favour of the legal case filed
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Birdfair/RSPB Research Fund for Endangered Birds – 2013 round now open
OSME has received information on the 2013 round of the Birdfair/RSPB Research Fund for Endangered Birds – the closing date
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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