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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
Capacity-Building Mission Strengthens Efforts to Combat Vulture Killings in The Gambia
An urgent, high-impact five-day mission in The Gambia (11-15 November 2025) has successfully strengthened local capacity to respond to wildlife crime and developed a basic national vulture conservation action plan. The training culminated in the GPS-tagging of a Critically Endangered Hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus)
Conserving Raptors Across Regions: Action Plans for Falcons and Vultures.
A high-level panel convened at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 in Abu Dhabi to advance coordinated efforts for the conservation of raptors, focusing on falcons and vultures.
World Migratory Bird Day to be Celebrated on Saturday, 11 October 2025!
As the seasons change, millions of migratory birds are taking off on their incredible journeys across plains, seas, mountains, crossing multiple international borders along the way. This natural event brings us together to celebrate the second peak date of World Migratory Bird Day, on Saturday, 11th of October.