OSME has received information on the 2013 round of the Birdfair/RSPB Research Fund for Endangered Birds – the closing date for applications is 31 October 2013. These grants of up to US$2,000 are to support research work...
The latest edition of the Socotra Bird List (July 2013) by Richard Porter and Ahmed Saeed Suleiman has been added to the OSME website – see under Yemen in the Trip Reports section. https://osme.org/pdf/Socotra_Bird_list_MASTER_RFP_July_2013.pdf
Latest news on the Ilisu dam in Turkey: A Turkish court has ordered an immediate halt to the construction of the controversial Ilisu dam noting that it is not in line with Turkish environmental law. For more...
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 one or two experienced and licensed bird ringers for eastern Turkey this spring: They will cover room...
Steppe between Astana and Arkalky. Photo: Geoff & Hilary Welch On November 28, the Government of Kazakhstan announced the designation of the new Altyn Dala State Nature Reserve, protecting almost 500,000 hectares of steppe grassland, semi-desert and...
Atamurat Veyisov (OSME Country Contact) and Mark Day (RSPB). Photo: Stephanie Ward (RSPB) The recent publication of the long awaited Helm field guide Birds of Central Asia by Raffael Aye, Manuel Schweizer and Tobias Roth, heralds the...
The following link reveals systematic hunting of large numbers of Amur Falcon Falco amurensis in Nagaland, India.http://www.conservationindia.org/campaigns/amur-massacre
Conference topics: Study of steppe and semidesert ecosystems and biodiversity Biology of steppe and semidesert animal and plant species Design and establishment of protected areas in open landscapes Best practices and recommendations for sustainable use of bioresources...
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 further details about Simon’s life.)
Conservation knows no boundaries – as ties between Iraq and Norfolk show Nature Iraq is repaying international support by donating to the Norfolk Wildlife Trust’s appeal to buy land next to Cley Marshes The Mesopotamian Marshes, a...
Birdlife recently posted an update on this season’s Sociable Lapwing work by ACBK (BirdLife in Kazakhstan) – see the link below. OSME has in the past contributed through the Conservation Research Fund to studies of this critically...
News from BTO – those who attended the OSME Summer Meeting last July will be reminded of the presentation of the first speaker, Paul Stancliffe, who talked about tracking migrants into Africa. In summary, a second BTO...
Melis Charalambides, Council Chairman, Birdlife Cyprus and OSME Vice-President asks as many people as possible to visit the following website and sign the petition. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/463/933/786/ask-cyprus-to-end-songbird-sl…
Nature Iraq, the leading wildlife conservation NGO in Iraq, is very pleased to make a donation of $1000 to Norfolk Wildlife Trust’s appeal to purchase 143 acres of land next to Cley Marshes. Nature Iraq has received...