Amur Falcon
From Prey to Protected Species: How the Tide Turned for the Amur Falcon
In October each year, communities in the mountainous parts of Northeast India, gather in anticipation of the arrival of a small grey bird, the Amur Falcon, which annually migrates over 30,000 km.
Nov 08, 2020Read more
Amur Falcon
From Prey to Protected Species: How the Tide Turned for the Amur Falcon
In October each year, communities in the mountainous parts of Northeast India, gather in anticipation of the arrival of a small grey bird, the Amur Falcon, which annually migrates over 30,000 km.
Nov 08, 2020Read more
Amur Falcon
From Prey to Protected Species: How the Tide Turned for the Amur Falcon
In October each year, communities in the mountainous parts of Northeast India, gather in anticipation of the arrival of a small grey bird, the Amur Falcon, which annually migrates over 30,000 km.
Nov 08, 2020Read more
Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) © Gabor Papp, www.raptorimages.hu
Asian Regional Workshop Advances International Cooperation to Halt Drastic Declines in Old World Vulture Populations
The third Regional Workshop to develop a Multi-species Action Plan to Conserve African-Eurasian Vultures (Vulture MsAP) took place from 29 to 30 November in Mumbai, India. This Workshop covered nine of the fifteen species of Old World vultures, a term used for vultures that occur in the continents of Africa, Asia and Europe; a region collectively referred to as the Old World.
Dec 05, 2016Read more
H.E. Mr. T.P. Seetharam (center), Ambassador of India to the United Arab Emirates, at a signing ceremony held in the CMS Office - Abu Dhabi, with Dr. Shaikha Al Dhaheri (right), Executive Director, Terrestrial & Marine Biodiversity Sector, Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi, and Mr. Nick P. Williams (left), Head of the Coordinating Unit of the Raptors MoU. Photo courtesy of Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi.
India Signs International Agreement to Conserve Migratory Birds of Prey
India has signed today the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia (Raptors MoU) raising the number of signatories to 56.
Mar 07, 2016Read more
H.E. Mr. T.P. Seetharam (center), Ambassador of India to the United Arab Emirates, at a signing ceremony held in the CMS Office - Abu Dhabi, with Dr. Shaikha Al Dhaheri (right), Executive Director, Terrestrial & Marine Biodiversity Sector, Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi, and Mr. Nick P. Williams (left), Head of the Coordinating Unit of the Raptors MoU. Photo courtesy of Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi.
India Signs International Agreement to Conserve Migratory Birds of Prey
India has signed today the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia (Raptors MoU) raising the number of signatories to 56.
Mar 07, 2016Read more
H.E. Mr. T.P. Seetharam (center), Ambassador of India to the United Arab Emirates, at a signing ceremony held in the CMS Office - Abu Dhabi, with Dr. Shaikha Al Dhaheri (right), Executive Director, Terrestrial & Marine Biodiversity Sector, Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi, and Mr. Nick P. Williams (left), Head of the Coordinating Unit of the Raptors MoU. Photo courtesy of Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi.
India Signs International Agreement to Conserve Migratory Birds of Prey
India has signed today the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia (Raptors MoU) raising the number of signatories to 56.
Mar 07, 2016Read more
2016/005: New Signatory to the CMS Raptors MOU
The Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) in its capacity as Depositary of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migrator
Mar 07, 2016Read more
Villagers, Scientists and Policy-Makers Unite to Conserve the Amur Falcon in Nagaland
For many decades, Amur Falcons (Falco amurensis) have been known to congregate in Nagaland, northeast India for a short period from mid-October to mid-November each year. The state appears to be a stop-over site during their annual migration from breeding grounds in Russia, China and Mongolia, to wintering areas in Southern Africa. Details have always been sketchy primarily because Nagaland was a closed state, with very few outsiders allowed access.
Nov 13, 2013Read more
Amur Falcon © Chandu Bandi.
Nagaland - Falcon Capital of the World
Bonn-Abu Dhabi, 6 November 2013 - Earlier this week an international team of ornithologists counted over 1 million Amur Falcons entering a night roost near Wokha in Nagaland.
Nov 06, 2013Read more