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- ISSN: 0959-2709 (Print), 1474-0001 (Online)
- Editor: Professor Phil Atkinson British Trust for Ornithology, UK
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Bird Conservation International is a peer-reviewed journal that seeks to promote worldwide research and action for the conservation of birds and the habitats upon which they depend. The official journal of BirdLife International, it provides stimulating, international and up-to-date coverage of a broad range of conservation topics, using birds to illuminate wider issues of biodiversity, conservation and sustainable resource use. It publishes original papers and reviews, including targeted articles and recommendations by leading experts.
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Bird Conservation International blog

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Vulture capitalism: how black markets for black magic threaten African vultures
- 26 August 2025,
- In Africa, poisoning related to pastoralism has been identified as a major driver of vulture declines, and mass vulture mortality events have occurred at poisoned...

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Directing conservation efforts for the ʻuaʻu – timing matters
- 19 August 2025,
- The latest Paper of the Month for Bird Conservation International is Differences in breeding phenology between two geographically separated populations of the...

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Akritas Cape: a recently discovered raptor migration hotspot in the Balkans
- 20 June 2025,
- Several new hotspots have been identified in the past three decades, particularly in Italy, but none have approached the numbers observed at those three traditional...
BirdLife News
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Finding Rory the Roller
- 28 August 2025,
- A European Roller's extraordinary journey from South Africa to China demonstrates the power of birds and migration to connect us, along with teaching us about...
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Controversial mining project in Tanzania’s Lake Natron halted
- 22 August 2025,
- A controversial soda ash mining project at Lake Natron, Tanzania has been stopped, safeguarding one of the world’s most important breeding site for Lesser Flamingos....
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Millions of birds at risk from Italy’s planned Messina Strait Bridge
- 12 August 2025,
- Every spring and autumn, millions of birds cross the Strait of Messina, a narrow channel between Sicily and mainland Italy that forms one of Europe’s most important...
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