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APMW: Samudra reports on Black-faced Spoonbill
« on: Jan 2nd, 2003, 4:57pm » |
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Message from Taej Mundkur on Asia-Pacific Migratory Waterbird Forum:
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Dear colleagues,
There has been recent reports on the forum on the unfortunate deaths of a large number of the endangered Black-faced
Spoonbill in Taiwan recently. We do hope that there will be a way to control the outbreak of botulism and prevent the
deaths of other birds.
On the subject of Black-faced Spoonbill, I have just chanced on the Latest "Samudra" Report No 33 of Nov. 2002, that
contains an interesting article entitled "Uncle Ga Ong's Lagoon - the fight over the Binnan industrial complex on the Chiku
Lagoon in Taiwan was a tug-of-war between conservation and development" by Wenchi Tsai <jacob7349@seed.net.tw>.
Uncle Ga Ong is a local fisherman, and the article provides an interesting insight into his untiring efforts to promote the
conservation of this important lagoon in its intact condition, in order that local fishworkers and Black-faced Spoonbill
can survive. This article is a timely reminder that waterbirds can often serve as flagships to promote the conservation of
our wetlands and help protect the lifestyles of local fishworkers and other people dependent on this important ecosystem as
well.
Samudra is produced by ICSF - the International Collective in Support of Fishworkers, an international NGO working on
issues that concern fishworkers the world over. More information can be obtained on http://www.icsf.net
Regards, Taej
Taej Mundkur, Ph.D.
Regional Programme Director (Asia)
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International Black-faced Spoonbill Census: 24-26January 2003
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/waterbird/bfs.html
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