1. Biology / ecology
  2. Conservation

Conservation

Oxfordshire's Lost Voices

Digital Heritage
Community
People + Birds Around the World
Category
Educational materials, Europe, Biology / ecology, Markers of environ. change, Conservation, Observed changes, Bird song & calls, Preferred habitats, Personal narratives, Names, Historical
Summary
Twenty-four bird species that have become rare or extinct in the last 100 years, most in the last 40 years.
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Listen to the Birds (Supplemental Materials: Full Data Sources List & Dataset)

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Community
People + Birds Around the World
Category
Bibliographic reference, South America, Southeast Asia, Oceania, North America, Meso-america, Global, Europe, Asia, Africa, Markers of environ. change, Conservation, Stewardship, Bird song & calls, Behavioural observations, Phenology/ seasonality, Relations w/ other life & landscape, Ontology, Omens/ augury/ harbingers/ messengers
Summary
Online supplemental materials for the article Wyndham and Park 2018, published by the Journal of Ethnobiology
November 2, 2020
Language: 
English
Category: 
Bibliographic reference, Conservation, Success stories

Conservationist Stephen Awoyemi talks to Andy Gosler about his first close encounter with birds

Digital Heritage
Community
People + Birds Around the World
Category
Africa, Conservation, Stewardship, Oral histories
Summary
on 14 Dec 2012, Stephen Awoyemi, a conservationist who had mostly worked online was taken bird ringing for the first time. Here he talks about this and his work.

David Wingate in conversation with friend Jane Campbell talks about his life's work conserving the Cahow.

Digital Heritage
Community
People + Birds Around the World, Cahow Community
Category
Oceania, Eggs & nests, Markers of environ. change, Conservation, Success stories, Stewardship, Lessons learned, Crucial habitat threats/ needs, Stories, Proper conduct, Personal narratives, Oral histories, Historical
Summary
As a schoolboy on Bermuda in 1951 David Wingate was invited on an ornithological expedition. In these recordings he describes how they rediscovered the Cahow, or Bermuda Petrel, previously thought extinct for 300 years.
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Mapping and Land Rights Resources

Digital Heritage
Community
People + Birds Around the World
Category
Conservation, Stewardship, Political/ rights & responsibilities
Summary
A list of resources related to land rights, (counter)mapping Indigenous territories, and related things
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BirdLife International Data Zone

Digital Heritage
Community
EWA Resources
Category
Global, Conservation, Sustainable Development Goals relevant, Success stories, Stewardship, Protected areas, Observed changes, Indicators, Important Bird Areas (IBAs), Crucial habitat threats/ needs, Preferred habitats
Summary
Follow this link for information about conservation statuses, taxonomy and important bird biodiversity areas.
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eBird

Digital Heritage
Community
EWA Resources
Category
Other (use keywords), Conservation, Bird song & calls, Behavioural observations, Visual/ material/ movement arts, Teachings
Summary
Follow this link for a website which allows you to record bird sightings and observations and share them with other users and researchers.
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All About Birds

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Community
EWA Resources
Category
Global, Conservation, Behavioural observations
Summary
Follow this link to find an online guide to birds and bird watching.