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Andy Raine - CMS Executive Secretary
Andy Raine - New Executive Secretary of CMS and ASCOBANS
Bonn, 1 June 2026 - 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).
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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.
Photo © Dimitar Gradinarov
New international LIFE Project to make power lines safer for Europe’s most threatened raptors
Cover photo: © Dimitar Gradinarov
Photo: Sooty falcon © Meidad Goren
Building momentum for sooty falcon conservation: International workshop for the implementation of the Sooty Falcon ISSAP
Photo: Sooty falcon © Meidad Goren
Rüppells Vulture © Andre Botha
National and Regional Leadership Strengthens Raptor Conservation
Photo: Rüppells Vulture © Andre Botha
Hooded vulture in The Gambia. Photo by Pete Richman (CC BY 2.0)
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)
Panelist with new Action Plans
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 2025 Theme: “Shared Spaces – Creating Bird-friendly Cities and Communities”
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.
International Vulture Awareness Day: Recognizing the Value of Nature’s Clean-Up Crew
Each year, on the first Saturday of September, conservationists, governments, and communities across the globe unite to celebrate International Vulture Awareness Day (IVAD).
Experts Convene in Kazakhstan to Identify Conservation Solutions for Endangered Steppe Eagle
Astana, Kazakhstan – Top experts on the Steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) gathered to define concrete conservation actions aimed at halting and reversing the species' rapid population decline