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        Special Topics 特別主題 >> Black-faced Spoonbill 黑臉琵鷺 >>  International Black-faced Spoonbill Census 2005
        
(Message started by: Yat-tung YU on Oct 19^th, 2004, 4:41pm)

Title: International Black-faced Spoonbill Census 2005
Post by Yat-tung YU on Oct 19^th, 2004, 4:41pm

Dear all,

The January of 2004 is a remarkable moment for the globally endangered Black-faced Spoonbill. A total of 1206 individuals were counted indicating that the population is recovering from the brink of extinction in early 1990s. However, the Black-faced Spoonbill is still facing various threats in its breeding, staging and wintering grounds. The annual census on the wintering population of the spoonbill can provide an annual comparable figure which is one of the key components for conservation of this endangered species.

I am pleased to inform you that the Hong Kong Bird Watching Society (HKBWS) continues to coordinate the International Black-faced Spoonbill Census this winter. The dates of the census are fixed on 21-23 January 2005.

To help our preparations, please kindly advise us whether you will be participating in the coming census. Please reply to hkbws@hkbws.org.hk and bfspoonbill@hkbws.org.hk .

For the last report of the census and updated information are available at the Black-faced Spoonbill homepage at http://www.hkbws.org.hk/bfs/ , you are also welcome to post your finding of the species in this Black-faced Spoonbill Newsgroup at http://www.hkbws.org.hk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Spoonbill

With best regards,

Yat-tung YU

Coordinator

International Black-faced Spoonbill Census

Hong Kong Bird Watching Society

bfspoonbill@hkbws.org.hk