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	INTRODUCTION
		Birds are a necessary but not sufficient component of planning for the conservation of biological diversity.
		Conservation of birds and their habitats while they are still common, thereby avoiding the risks and costs associated with endangered species.
		Development of Bird Conservation Plans will be a simultaneous and iterative “bottom-up” and “top-down” process in which actions are decided upon and taken at grassroots and local levels in the context of priorities set at larger geographic scales.
	www.blm.gov /wildlife/plan/WY/Introduction.htm (3685 words)

	Interior Activity & Accomplishments
		North American Wetlands Conservation Act Grants Program (FWS) -Centennial Pothole Venture: On March 14, 2002, the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, as authorized under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, approved the Centennial Pothole Venture.
		Minnesota Benefits from Cooperative Conservation Grants: DOI has also funded new grant programs that seek to put the New Environmentalism into practice: A key one is the Cooperative Conservation Challenge Cost Share program which provides matching funds to a variety of partners dedicated to conservation projects that yield tangible, on the-ground results.
		North American Wetlands Conservation Act Grants Program (FWS) - Augusta Lake Project: On March 14, 2002, the Lake Augusta Habitat Protection Project received a $37,500 North American Wetlands Conservation Act grant, to which partners added $71,281, to re-design and replace an existing water control structure at the outlet of Augusta Lake.
	www.nbc.gov /accomplishments/accomplishments.cfm?states=MN (5712 words)

	National Park Service Office of International Affairs
		As part of the Honduras Park Flight project, an NPS wildlife biologist from Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks assisted with the instruction of Honduran biologists and park guards in field techniques for bird monitoring and conservation.
		In addition to initiating these bird conservation and education projects, the Park Flight Program has implemented a program of technical assistance, including training workshops, personnel exchanges, and participation of Central American professionals in U.S. National Parks through the NPS Office of International Affairs International Volunteers in Parks program.
		The National Park Service is working to broaden involvement with other national and international bird conservation initiatives, such as the North American Bird Conservation Initiative and Partners in Flight, and to enhance collaboration with other agencies and partners on migratory bird conservation.
	www.nps.gov /oia/topics/flight.htm (594 words)

	Protected Areas Programme -
		Conservation areas held under Section 62 of the Conservation Act are deemed to be held for conservation purposes, which means the preservation and protection of their historical and natural resources for the purposes of maintaining their intrinsic values, providing for their appreciation and recreational enjoyment by the public, and safeguarding the options of future generations.
		Some conservation areas have been gazetted under Section 7 of the Conservation Act and are held for the protection of natural and historic resources and are called stewardship areas (Section 25 Conservation Act).
		Some areas in the Mount Aspiring region were not explored by foot until the 1950s and some of the more remote valleys of Fiordland were still considered unexplored in the 1970s at the time that accurate detailed topographic maps became available for this remotest corner of New Zealand.
	www.unep-wcmc.org /sites/wh/swnz.html (3842 words)

	Beaverhill Bird Observatory - Events
		To Bird Studies Canada to support programs that advance the understanding, appreciation, and conservation of wild birds and their habitats.
		By sponsoring a participant in the annual Baillie Birdathon, you are joining thousands of supporters across Canada in an effort to take action for bird conservation, and provide much needed funds for local conservation, migration monitoring, young scholars, and the latest research for conservation planning.
		Birdathon participants can designate a conservation club to receive a share of the profits.
	www.beaverhillbirds.com /bboeventsbirdathon.htm (380 words)

	Starr Ranch Bird Observatory
		Our mission is to provide science-based educational programs that stimulate an interest in birds and conservation of bird habitat and to contribute to avian conservation through scientific research.
		Our research program aims to make scientific contributions to avian conservation on local, regional, and continent-wide scales by conducting monitoring programs that meet local bird conservation needs and by participating in large-scale programs such as MAPS and Partners In Flight.
		MAPS is a continent-wide program developed by the Institute for Bird Populations that uses mark-recapture technique to monitor vital rates of over 200 North American breeding birds.
	www.starrranch.org /srbo.htm (618 words)

	Birdwatch Ireland Home Page
		Birds have a much greater significance, in the wider arena of general wildlife conservation.
		We are the the leading voluntary conservation organisation in Ireland, devoted to the conservation and protection of Ireland's wild birds and their habitats.
		You will be helping support the conservation of wild birds and their natural habitats such as the Long-eared Owl above.
	www.birdwatchireland.ie (1374 words)

	UNEP Global 500 Laureates - Award Winners
		As an officer with the New Zealand Department of Conservation, Don Merton roams the forests of the world devising plans to improve the survival of bird species facing extinction.
		No other conservationist in the world has been directly involved in as many bird rescue programmes, said Bird Life International, the global agency responsible for bird conservation.
		He has contributed to the rescue of more than a dozen, including the Mauritan echo parakeet, the Chatham Islands black robin and the New Zealand saddleback.
	www.global500.org /ViewLaureate.asp?ID=58 (243 words)

	Planta Europa - Important Plant Areas
		Applying Important Plant Area principles in a consistent way across Europe will assist accession countries in the selection of Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and thus help in fulfilling their obligations under the EU Habitats and Species Directive prior to EU entry.
		No list of habitat types of global conservation and botanical importance has yet been suggested, although a useful listing of exceptionally diverse sites is to be found in the three volumes Centres of Plant Diversity (WWF and IUCN, 1994).
		Their implementation will complement the Important Bird Areas programme of Birdlife International, which launched its first inventory in 1989 (Grimmitt and Jones 1989) and has recently published an inventory for all European countries (Heath and Evans, 2000).
	www.plantaeuropa.org /html/important_plant_areas_guidelines.htm (2907 words)

	EPA: Federal Register: Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest in Alaska; Harvest Regulations for Migratory Birds in Alaska During the 2005 Season
		Birds of Conservation Concern (BCC) 2002 is the latest document in a continuing effort by the Service to assess and prioritize bird species for conservation purposes.
		The major goals of the amended treaty with Canada were to allow traditional subsistence harvest and improve conservation of migratory birds by allowing effective regulation of this harvest.
		This current rulemaking is necessary because the migratory bird harvest season is closed unless opened and the regulations governing subsistence harvest of migratory birds in Alaska are subject to public review and annual approval.
	www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2004/December/Day-20/i27776.htm (5563 words)

	Important Bird Areas of Canada
		The program provides assistance to naturalists groups and other organizations to carry out conservation activities, to promote conservation on the ground, to carry out education, and to develop their own approaches to bird conservation.
		The Bird Islands qualify as a globally significant Important Bird Area under the IBA Program (at least 62 pairs need to use the islands, or 1 percent of the species' global population).
		The IBA is comprised of the Bird Islands, Hertford and Ciboux, which are located off northeastern of Sydney.
	www.ibacanada.com /cpm_birdisle.html (407 words)

	The Federal Duck Stamp and its Role in the History of Wetlands Conservation
		With the 1916 signing of a migratory bird conservation treaty with Great Britain on behalf of Canada and the ratification and implementation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act in 1918, the stage was set for many more waterfowl and wetlands conservation initiatives that continue today.
		George Lawyer's original idea for a Federal waterfowl stamp coupled with the pioneering conservation work undertaken in the earliest years of the twentieth century provided critical contributions to the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats-- contributions that can continue to serve conservation in the twenty-first century and beyond.
		As Williamson noted in his 1984 article, "It took eight years of struggle, but the wetland acquisition authorization bill, known as the Migratory Bird Conservation Act, was finally enacted in 1929." In the process of passage, however, the stipulations for the duck stamp and public hunting areas were winnowed out.
	www.r6.fws.gov /pressrel/96-06.html (407 words)

	Palau Conservation Society
		A pool of talented and interested community members with an interest in birds and bird conservation is also being formed through community visits.
		The mission of the Palau Conservation Society is to work with the community to preserve the nation’s unique natural environment and perpetuate its conservation ethic for the economic and social benefit of present and future generations of all Palauans and for the enjoyment and education of all who visit our islands.
		All activities of the Palau Conservation Society are guided by two strategies; a Marine Conservation Strategy and a Terrestrial Strategy with a focus on the big island of Babeldaob.
	www.birdlife.org /worldwide/national/palau (411 words)

	Audubon: Birds & Science
		Important Bird Areas help birds by setting science-based priorities for habitat conservation and promoting positive action to safeguard vital bird habitats...
		Here you will learn more about Audubon�s bird conservation work.
		Whether you want to find out about native plants or where the nearest Christmas Bird Count is taking place, and whether your are in Anchorage or Annapolis, Audubon At Home�s Regional Resources will point the way with a bountiful list of website links.
	www.audubon.org /bird (411 words)

	The Nature Conservancy Migratory Bird Program - About the Program
		Species management abstracts for more than 130 birds of conservation and management concern are available on ConserveOnline, a public library of conservation tools, techniques and experience.
		Conservation ornithologists and planners from the Conservancy identify networks of habitats needed by bird species throughout North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, then design plans and implement strategies to conserve them at the local level.
		Through the Migratory Bird Program’s projects, remarkable progress is being made to:
	nature.org /initiatives/programs/birds/about (218 words)

	Southland Forest and Bird
		Forest and Bird also runs a children's conservation club called KCC (Kiwi Conservation Club) with a magazine and activities and gets involved with many conservation issues.
		All trips and talks are open to the public.
		Members also get a full colour nature magazine and a local newsletter.
	homepages.paradise.net.nz /iec/forestandbird.html (218 words)

	S. 2547, Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 2004
		The 2004 level is the amount appropriated for that year for neotropical migratory bird conservation.
		2547 would amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify that only species that are native to the United States are protected under that act, which governs the conservation of migratory birds.
		Spending Under Current Law for Neotropical Bird Conservation Programs
	www.cbo.gov /showdoc.cfm?index=5606&from=2&sequence=0 (369 words)

	Australia's Biodiversity - Responses to Fire - FIRE AND AUSTRALIAN BIRDS: An annotated bibliography
		These are usually burnt to reduce fire risk to the plantation, but it would be preferable (for bird conservation) not to burn these windrows, but rather to reduce fire hazard by careful positioning of windrows.
		Conservation of the species depends upon reintroduction of fine-grained mosaic burning.
		Fire management is an essential component of the management of conservation reserves: this may be complicated by fragmentation.
	test.expression-s.com /chirp_ea/ABRTF/fireandbirds.html (369 words)

	Birdwatching in Sydney with the Cumberland Bird Observers' Club - birds, birdwatching, Sydney, birds of Sydney, Australia, bird watching, hobbies, birding, bird club, Australia, conservation
		If you would like to get your hands dirty for conservation send us an email and we'll give you details about the next tree planting weekend.
		At the August 2000 planting, over 125 birders planted 3,500 trees - and there was plenty of time to see some Regent Honeyeaters building nests and incubating eggs.
		Lack of regeneration due to grazing by stock and hence a lack of new trees to replace dying trees in farmland is also a serious concern.
	www.cboc.org.au /regents.html (410 words)

	nature
		Big Heath Conservation Park, located 29 kilometres south west of Naracoorte, provides ample opportunities for the keen bird watcher and bushwalker to experience nature at its best and Fairview Conservation Park, located just north of Lucindale, is famous for its abundant displays of native flowers and secluded picnic spots over 1400 hectares.
		Mary Seymour Conservation Park is just a few kilometres west of Bool Lagoon and features abundant natural bushland, with numerous bird species.
		tres south of Naracoorte, this sensational wetland of international importance contains one of the largest and most diverse freshwater lagoon systems in South Australia, and one of the most significant bird habitats in the nation.
	www.naracoortetourism.com.au /nature/nature.htm (410 words)

	Directory of birding links for UK and Ireland
		Our directory of birding links for the United Kingdom and Ireland is our primary section and the UK Birdwatching Forum and UK Birding News are there to support questions and matters arising from the directory and provide birding news relevant to the UK and Ireland.
		We wish to appeal to all levels of interest from those who spend most of their free time birding to those who may visit a reserve on the odd occasion.
		We have a directory of UK and Ireland birdwatching links covering territories of Britain and Ireland.
	birding.uk.com (737 words)

	travel.iafrica.com summer special western cape cape town
		Africa's largest Bird Park in Hout Bay, has established a park at Imhoffs Gift - the breeding centre for African Cranes, giants of the Bird World.
		The largest Bird Park in Africa with over 3000 birds in natural surroundings.
		A national monument in Khayelitsha and shrine of an Islamic pioneer, who came to South Africa as a slave and with him brought Islam to this part of the world, is situated in this vicinity.
	travel.iafrica.com /summerspecial/westerncape/capetown/s.htm (737 words)

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		The development of an "early warning" list of bird species in potential trouble is mandated by a 1988 amendment to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1980.
		The lists include a principal national list, seven regional lists corresponding to the Service's regional administrative units, and species lists for each of 37 Bird Conservation Regions (BCRs) in the U.S. designated and endorsed by the North American Bird Conservation Initiative.
		It provides a road map for conserving hundreds of bird species across the country that have suffered habitat and population losses."
	www.propertyrightsresearch.org /u36.htm (737 words)

	EPA > Bird Conservation > Bird Conservation Initiatives
		The North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI) was established to facilitate the conservation of native North American birds by increasing the effectiveness of existing and new bird conservation initiatives, enhancing coordination, and fostering greater cooperation among the nations and peoples of the North American continent.
		These migratory bird conventions impose substantive obligations on the United States for the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats, and through the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (Act), the United States has implemented these migratory bird conventions with respect to the United States.
		Bird Conservation Plans are being developed for each physiographic area or state across the country.
	www.epa.gov /owow/birds/bird.html (3511 words)

	Hong Kong tests 3 for avian flu, closes aviaries after deaths of 2 birds on Sympatico / MSN Powered by MediResource
		The bird showed symptoms of bird flu four days later, died and later tested positive for the virus, said Thomas Sit, acting assistant director of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department.
		Jia Youling, director of the veterinary bureau of China's Agriculture Ministry, said the situation was being studied but stressed that no bird flu outbreaks have been reported on the mainland in the past 25 days.
		The sick chicken did not appear to have mingled with any other birds since the villager did not raise other chickens at his house, said Thomas Tsang, a Health Department consultant.
	mediresource.sympatico.ca /health_news_detail.asp?channel_id=0&news_id=9158&rss=72 (572 words)

	The Standard - China's Business Newspaper
		At present, the Agricultural, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department monitor all 145 local chicken farms and wild bird parks in Hong Kong.
		Because the bird is indigenous and did not migrate to this area, a leading microbiologist said he is concerned about how it became infected, saying there could be a "hidden source of transmission" - local birds which are already infected but show no symptoms of the disease.
		Some Oriental magpie robins are kept as pets and can fetch up to HK$10,000 in the Mong Kok bird market.
	www.thestandard.com.hk /news_detail.asp?we_cat=4&art_id=10353&sid=6311187&con_type=1&d_str=20060120 (777 words)

	SAMAG
		The Conservation Council of South Australia believes the proposed Action (Referral no. 2000/29) is a Controlled Action for the purposes of Section 67 of the EPBC Act and therefore prohibited without an approval from the Minister under Part 9.
		The Conservation Council of South Australia submits that this proposed development at Port Pirie by SAMAG Limited constitutes a controlled action under the terms of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, and hence qualifies for Commonwealth Assessment.
		It should also be noted that this same Study (Wilson) identified this area to be a priority for listing under the Ramsar Convention for protection of Migratory Birds.
	www.ccsa.asn.au /campaigns/airpol/samagepbc.html (522 words)

	United Kingdom
		This is a non-profit organisation established to promote and advance the conservation and the enhancement of native wild-plant populations, as well as plant communities in relation to creative conservation and ecological restoration.
		This group is the largest international wetland conservation charity in the UK whose mission is to conserve wetlands and their biodiversity.
		Wild areas have also been lost to housing and roads, and many remaining fragments are deteriorating due to neglect.
	www.innvista.com /science/ecology/unitking.htm (9852 words)

	Flu Wiki - Forum - News Reports Feb 11
		Bird farms across northern Nigeria are under quarantine, said Junaidu Maina, director of Nigeria’s livestock department, though he did not say how many of Nigeria’s 36 states were under the order.
		News.gov.hk- “Patrol teams have been formed to ensure the effective enforcement of the backyard poultry-keeping ban, Assistant Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Liu Kwei-kin says, adding people should co-operate and obey the law.
		THE United States Agency for International Development (Usaid) has sent a two-man medical team to assess the preparation being made and to help the City Government draft a contingency plan against the spread of avian influenza or bird flu virus.
	www.fluwikie.com /index.php?n=Forum.NewsReportsFeb11 (10666 words)

	Module 7: Who Cares for Our Coast? Understanding How Our Coastal Zone is Managed
		Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (Bonn Convention)
		Biodiversity Group: Marine Wildlife Conservation Programme, Migratory Species Programme, Wetlands Conservation and Management Program, Endangered Species Program
		Water management: Western Australian Waterways Commission, Water Authority of Western Australia
	www.mesa.edu.au /cams/module7/resources01.htm (1032 words)

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