From Progress to Priorities: Celebrating Achievements in Vulture Conservation on Vulture Awareness Day
Vultures perform one of nature’s most valuable services.
New Raptors MOU Resources Support Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey Across Africa and Eurasia
The CMS Raptors Memorandum of Understanding (Raptors MOU) recently hosted two we
One Bird Every Three Seconds: Insights from the IFC Webinar on Preventing Bird Electrocution
On 11 June 2026, The CMS Secretariat and the Coordinating Unit of the CMS Raptors MOU , participate
Landmark Seminar in Bishkek to Protect Central Asia's Birds of Prey
On 28 May 2026, Kyrgyzstan hosted a regional seminar in Bishkek titled "Enhancing the Conservation of Birds of Prey in Central Asia." The event brought together online and in person, eighty government officials, international experts, and conservation organizations to strengthen cooperation on protecting migratory birds of prey across Central Asia.
Andy Raine - New Executive Secretary of CMS and ASCOBANS
Andy Raine has been appointed as Executive Secretary of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), effective Monday, 1 June 2026. In his role, Mr. Raine will also serve as the Executive Secretary of the Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas (ASCOBANS).
World Migratory Bird Day 2026: Every Bird Counts - Your Observations Matter
World Migratory Bird Day 2026 highlights the important role people everywhere can play in protecting migratory birds through observation, monitoring, and shared information.
New international LIFE Project to make power lines safer for Europe’s most threatened raptors
Cover photo: © Dimitar Gradinarov
Building momentum for sooty falcon conservation: International workshop for the implementation of the Sooty Falcon ISSAP
Photo: Sooty falcon © Meidad Goren
National and Regional Leadership Strengthens Raptor Conservation
Photo: Rüppells Vulture © Andre Botha
Menacé d'extinction, le harfang des neiges au cœur d'une proposition de conservation internationale
Les Parties à la Convention sur la conservation des espèces migratrices appartenant à la faune sauvage (CMS) ont soumis des propositions visant à ajouter 42 nouvelles espèces migratrices aux Annexes de la Convention en tant qu'espèces nécessitant une conservation internationale. En raison de l'augmentation de sa population, il est proposé de retirer une espèce, le Cerf élaphe du Turkestan, de la liste des espèces nécessitant la plus haute protection.