ERWIN

WADER

Saturday, 20. June 2009, 12:27:58

POPULATIONS DECLINE FASTER THAN EVER !!!

According to a new publication by WETLANDS INTERNATIONAL, more than half the populations of waders in EUROPE, West ASIA and Africa are declining at an accelerating rate.

Waders are a group of relatively small waterbirds including species like LAPWING, POLVERS, GODWITS, CURLEWS and SANDPIPERS. Many of them underrake long distance migrations from their Arctic breeding grounds to wintering areas as far away as SOUTHERN AFRICA.

Some concentrate in huge numbers at just a few sites, making these wetlands critical for their survival.

The new "wader Atlas" is the first comprehensive overview of key site networks for waders in EUROPE, West Asia and AFRICA, and the publication highlights a need for better protection of the key wetlands along their flyways, especially in AFRICA and the MIDDLE EAST.

THe authors outline that whilst many European Union(EU). Member states have established a fairly comprehensive network of protected areas for waders, many of which are important BIRD AREAS(IBAs), the protection and management of key sites is still far from adequate beyond the EU"s borders.

Migratory waterbirds can only be effectvely conserved through international cooperation along their entire flyway.....

THE FIELD INDENTIFICATION OF.......ONE MILLION DOLLARS

Comments

L2D2 # 21. June 2009, 00:27

Good post Erwin. Seems like wetland birds are in trouble everywhere. We still have some good wetlands in the U.S., but habitat loss still keeps occurring.

What are the birds in your first picture, and is that courtship display?

Wulpen # 21. June 2009, 06:48

LINDA the two Birds are RUFF (Philomachus pugnax) this are two M and yeas it's a courtship display, thanks for our visit and comment...

BabyJay99 # 21. June 2009, 08:45

i always learned lots about birds here. And thank you Erwin for helping @ bird paradise. Am unable to comment there via mobile. Sorry. Thank you once again.

SittingFox # 21. June 2009, 13:51

It's so difficult to protect species when international cooperation is required.

Wulpen # 21. June 2009, 19:10

@Baby Jay99

I Thank you... for your visit and comment:)

Wulpen # 21. June 2009, 19:14

@ Adele,
It is difficult, but you never now we all are required, and lets hope...

huyencrazy # 25. June 2009, 02:58

Hình chụp đẹp quá.
những con chim này rất đẹp, Mình chưa được nhìn thấy bao giờ.
Photo taken too beautiful.
the birds are very beautiful, I have not been seen ever

Wulpen # 25. June 2009, 18:42

@huyencrazy

Thanks for your visit and comment...

khaoist # 25. June 2009, 19:38

such a shame, i live 5 minutes from a wetland reserve and it is really good, there is a tern sanctuary with a raft full of nesting boxes, there should be more things like this. but i imagine what it can be like outside the eu.

i've always thought that when the birds decline it says alot about the state of the environment, even if you cant see it. this is that thought entirely. when we see waders start to disappear it says alot!!!

makes me want to shout "STOP DESTROYING OUR PLANET!!"

p.s. do you know of the hawkwind song "wings" from the album "space bandits"? 10% of the royalties go to the RSPB. thought i'd tell you as i wanted to end on a positive note.

Wulpen # 25. June 2009, 19:45

@khaoist

It's a shame,I do not now if the song "wings" is royalties bond to the RSPB it can be ??? Thanks for your visit and comment, let hope ther be hope for the waders.....

khaoist # 25. June 2009, 19:52

yes, let there be much hope!