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Category: Conservation

Categories: ABS - Conservation Projects, Conservation, Newsflash Posted on February 1, 2021January 27, 2021

ABS and Conservation

As spring approaches our birding lives are dominated by one thing – migration.  Migration is a physically demanding time, and the birds must have stored enough fat (energy) for them to make it through to their breeding grounds.  Many of these birds will stop and … Continue readingABS and Conservation

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Categories: Article Library, Conservation Posted on January 10, 2021

Why Natural Areas are Important for Birds

Spain is a big country, the second biggest in Europe and this size is reflected in the diversity of its topography, climate, geology and ecology. From true desert to sub-tropical cloud forest and baking lowland plain to high alpine glacier, Spain is a remarkable and … Continue readingWhy Natural Areas are Important for Birds

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Categories: ABS - Conservation Projects, Conservation, Newsflash Posted on January 22, 2020January 22, 2020

Conservation and ABS

One of life’s greatest pleasures is being able to help bird conservation efforts here in Andalucía. I am so grateful to our members at the Andalucía Bird Society for their continuing support towards our conservation projects. 2020 sees the Society contributing to: ‘Saving the Montagu’s … Continue readingConservation and ABS

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Categories: Conservation, Newsflash Posted on October 12, 2019

Together supporting conservation

I am, like all our members, so extremely proud of the support we are able to give to various conservation projects. It has long been the aim of the Society to become a major source of assistance to regional conservation. Together our members are making … Continue readingTogether supporting conservation

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Categories: Conservation Posted on May 31, 2015August 20, 2019

Wildlife Crime in Spain

Spain is, without doubt, a geographical haven for a diverse spectrum of wildlife. The Iberian Peninsula as a whole is blessed with more than 68,000 animal species, representing over 50% of the species present in the European Union and with the total estimated number of … Continue readingWildlife Crime in Spain

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Categories: Conservation Posted on November 13, 2014August 20, 2019

Refugio de la Serpiente

A paradise for birds in Andalusia´s heart This is the name given to the location where the bird ringing station is located, and it is a smallholding of private property, aware of the social and environmental importance of ornithology, experts and amateurs offer promotional, environmental  … Continue readingRefugio de la Serpiente

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Categories: Conservation Posted on November 13, 2014August 20, 2019

Time to end the illegal killing of UK raptors

In the UK, we tend to moan about the excesses of bird-killing, much of it illegal, that occur in Mediterranean countries. We ‘tut tut!’ about bird-liming in Cyprus, spring hunting in Malta and southwest France, and bird-trapping in Italy and Spain.  However, we have our … Continue readingTime to end the illegal killing of UK raptors

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Categories: Conservation Posted on November 13, 2014August 20, 2019

Wader Quest and endangered waders

Wader Quest was originally all about the Spoon-billed Sandpiper; raising money for it and raising awareness about it. This soon developed into a world-wide search for wader species that took us to 14 countries on 6 continents to see 175 species of wader and then … Continue readingWader Quest and endangered waders

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Categories: Conservation Posted on August 12, 2013August 20, 2019

Migration Connecting Peoples

Rutland Water “Osprey introduction project” connects schools and communities There is no doubt that Andalucía is one of the best places to watch bird migration anywhere in the world. The sight of thousands of migrant raptors and storks heading across the Strait of Gibraltar is … Continue readingMigration Connecting Peoples

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Categories: Conservation Posted on August 12, 2013August 20, 2019

What we run to see, they run to shoot

About the Author: Ceri Levy – is a documentary film maker, writer and producer who is best known for the documentary film Bananaz about the band Gorillaz. Ceri is at present working on a film about the way birds inspire and affect people. It’s title is … Continue readingWhat we run to see, they run to shoot

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