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- ISSN: 0959-2709 (Print), 1474-0001 (Online)
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Bird Conservation International is a peer-reviewed journal that seeks to promote worldwide research and action for the conservation of birds and the habitats upon which they depend. The official journal of BirdLife International, it provides stimulating, international and up-to-date coverage of a broad range of conservation topics, using birds to illuminate wider issues of biodiversity, conservation and sustainable resource use. It publishes original papers and reviews, including targeted articles and recommendations by leading experts.
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Bird Conservation International Blog
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Saving Sardinia’s Steppe Sentinel – the little bustard
- 27 February 2026,
- Photos taken by Michele Pes Farmland birds are declining across Europe, largely due to the conversion of natural and semi-natural grasslands into intensive agricultural landscapes.…...
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Vulture capitalism: how black markets for black magic threaten African vultures
- 26 August 2025,
- In Africa, poisoning related to pastoralism has been identified as a major driver of vulture declines, and mass vulture mortality events have occurred at poisoned...
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Directing conservation efforts for the ʻuaʻu – timing matters
- 19 August 2025,
- The latest Paper of the Month for Bird Conservation International is Differences in breeding phenology between two geographically separated populations of the...
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Voices of the Flyways: Tareq Qaneer
- 17 March 2026,
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Finland’s updated Important Bird Areas: A new map for bird conservation
- 03 March 2026,
- Climate change and shifting bird distributions are reshaping Finland’s bird conservation landscape
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EU decision-makers ignore call of 60,000+ citizens to completely ban lead ammunition
- 25 February 2026,
- New Commission proposal removes lead bullets from restriction
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