Database of Migratory Species at Global scale (4344 species, 5500 literature references, Internet-Links, data on distribution and migration behaviour, 1174 GIS-maps, Threat Analysis) - Migratory species are an important dynamic component of biodiversity. The conservation and protection of these species requires international cooperation. However, the level of knowledge we have is not sufficient and information is immensely scattered. Today we can only estimate the number of migratory species within a vast range of 5000 and 10000. GROMS consolidates and summarises all available information and the current states of knowledge into a relational database. It supports a Geographic Information system (GIS) interface and permits various search options for novice users and for experts. The GROMS database is structured to provide an additional tool for fact finding and decision-making by the CMS bodies and related regional Agreements as well as the Convention on Biological Diversity. To this effect, the database is designed to supply information on migratory species, their distribution map, population and bibliography. The current multilingual database contains 4,344 migratory vertebrates species, with their threat and protection status (International Red List), protection status (after CMS and CITES) as well as migration types and more than 5,500 literature citations. ... [Information of the supplier]
World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) was initiated in 2006 and is a annual awareness-raising campaign highlighting the need for the protection of migratory birds and their habitats. On the second weekend each May, people around the world take action and organise public events such as bird festivals, education programmes and birdwatching excursions to celebrate World Migratory Bird Day. World Migratory Bird Day activities take place in many different countries and places, but are all linked through a single global campaign and theme. Anyone interested in organising an event to mark World Migratory Bird Day is encouraged to register their planned activity on this website. In this way, individual events can be shared with others around the world and help inspire them to get involved. ... [Information of the supplier]
Perhaps you have shared our frustration of sifting through your sound collection without ever finding the bird you recorded. Although an enormous amount of recordings are available on tape or even CDROM, they usually do not allow you to set up a sensible search strategy, in other words they are not true guides. This is odd, because of the great importance of songs in clinching ID's and in locating species in forests. The classification of birds in field guides is based on shared characteristics and usually leads to a reasonably fast convergence to a species, or genus, even in the tropics. For plants, elaborate decision trees exist that lead you to a certain species(group). For some areas such as Europe completely different decision trees even exist, allowing several independent lines of attack. The idea here is to do something similar for bird sounds. A set of simple characteristics has been chosen: the only instrument needed to determine them is a (stop)watch. More sophisticated and interesting ways of characterising and comparing the sounds exist, and we are planning to develop those here as time progresses, hopefully with your help. What these characteristics will do is limit the number of choices that you have, and more importantly bring together sounds that somehow sound similar, regardless of whether the species producing them are related or not. ... [Information of the supplier]
The mission of the National Audubon Society is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and other wildlife for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity. [BioFinder]
The title "Dachverband Deutscher Avifaunisten e.V. (DDA) stands for the Federation of German Avifaunists. It is an umbrella organisation for all German avifaunists. Our website contains a wealth of information about the DDA and its monitoring programmes. Here you will find advice and information on bird registration and recording projects, some initial results and completed publications, details of competent local contacts or up to date avifaunistic information and schedules. ... [Information of the supplier]
At these pages you can watch the upbringing of young storks in the town of Vetschau (Germany), situated in a region called "Spree forest", this year again, as it was already possible last year. Take a look at the picture archiv with time lapse snapshots from every storck-day in the Lausitz. [Information of the supplier]
The Convention on Wetlands, signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971, is an intergovernmental treaty which provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. There are presently 154 Contracting Parties to the Convention, with 1651 wetland sites, totaling 149.7 million hectares, designated for inclusion in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. ... [Information of the supplier]
Ornithology.com stellt ein umfangreiches Online-Angebot und Linkportal zu fast allen Aspekten der Hobby- sowie der wissenschaftlichen Ornithologie dar. Es wird betreut von dem Ornithologen Dr. Roger Lederer, der auf der Website auch einen großen Teil seiner Ornithologie-Vorlesung an der California State University zugänglich macht. ... [Redaktion vifabio]
Bird Cinema was founded in May 2007. This is a video website for bird enthusiasts to watch and share original bird videos worldwide through the web. We look forward to seeing your videos on our site. BirdCinema is a clean online environment dedicated to the sharing of birding videos, pictures, and resources. Our goal is to become the catalyst for the dispersion of birding knowledge to professionals and amateurs internationally. Strict compliance to established standards is our policy. ... [Information of the supplier]
Es waren begeisterte Vogelbeobachter, die sich 1964 zusammenfanden, um ihr Wissen über die hessische Vogelwelt auszutauschen. Dramatische Bestandseinbrüche vieler Arten ließen sie nicht ruhen. 1972 gründeten sie einen Naturschutzverband mit starkem wissenschaftlichen Fundament, die HGON. Zum Wappenvogel wählten die Gründer den damals vom Aussterben bedrohten Graureiher. Sie setzten sich für ein Ende der Bejagung und den Schutz seiner Brutkolonien ein. Heute hat sich sein Bestand versechsfacht und der beeindruckende Vogel bevölkert wieder alle hessischen Landschaften. Begeisterung für die Natur, Kompetenz in der Sache und Beharrlichkeit in der Auseinandersetzung sind seitdem zu einem Markenzeichen für die Arbeit der HGON geworden. Die Natur braucht diese starke Stimme auch in Zukunft. ... [Information des Anbieters]
