10,000 Birds (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
More truly excellent news from the researchers working on saving the Madagascar Pochard - this time on the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Pochard Team blog. The first line of the WWTPT’s post runs: “A short text from Owen this evening says it all: “100% hatch just complete. Massive grins.” Congratulations to all involved! Copyright 2009 [...]
A DC Birding Blog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Emperor Penguins / Photo by lin padgham Bird and birding news A study of the fossil record argues that there were six genera and nine species of moas (much lower than other estimates) and that the North and South Islands of New Zealand have been geographically isolated for 20-30 million years. The Puerto Rican Nightjar's range is much than previously estimated ; in all this species has 1,400-2,000...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Antananarivo, Madagascar -British and American conservationists have taken a big step toward saving the world's rarest duck species, the Madagascar pochard (Aythya innotata), by hatching eight ducklings in captivity, reports said. Their challenging e...
10,000 Birds (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
I’d just posted the Critically Endangered Madagascar Pochard article this morning when I was told that an embargoed press-release was being - er, released by Durrell and WWT this very evening. What was the news? Well, it’s very, very good indeed, so why not click along to Saving the Madagascar Pochard and find out… Copyright 2009 [...]
A DC Birding Blog (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Pileated Woodpecker Pair / Photo by Jerry Downs Bird news New research has finally demonstrated that male Club-winged Manakins "sing" by vibrating specialized feathers together . Male animals, such as birds, fish, and odonates, show such a striking diversity of colors and shapes in part to attract females of their own species but also to help them recognize competitors of their own species...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Seventeen Madagascar pochard ducklings raised in captivity since Wildfowl and Wetland Trust took emergency action Conservationists battling to save the world's rarest duck have managed to almost double the bird's population in Madagascar in just one month, it was revealed today. Fewer than 20 Madagascar pochard were believed to be living on just one lake in the wild. But a last-gasp conservation plan...
10,000 Birds (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Much of the following article is based on information from Dr Glyn Young of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, who has been extremely generous both with his information and time. Our thanks go to him. In 2006 the Madagascar Pochard Aythya innotata - one of the world’s rarest birds - was listed by the IUCN as [...]
Reality Check (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
8 of them are being bred in captivity. The remaining population, which is less than 20, all live on a single lake .
BBC News (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Conservationists have taken the first step in their mission to save the critically endangered Madagascar pochard.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Conservationists have taken the first step in their mission to save the critically endangered Madagascar pochard.
Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Fewer than 20 Madagascar pochard are believed to be living on just one lake in the wild.
Cryptozoology Online: Daily News (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
November 2009. A complicated and challenging mission to a remote lake in Madagascar has resulted in a huge step being taken in efforts to save the world's rarest duck from extinction. A collaborative team of specialists were hampered by electrical storms, gruelling journeys and illness in their bid to secure a precious batch of eggs laid by the Critically Endangered Madagascar pochard ( Aythya innotata)...
10,000 Birds (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
The Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, The Peregrine Fund and the Madagascar Government are undertaking a joint project to save the Critically Endangered Madagascar Pochard Aythya innotata - the rarest duck in the world, no more than 25 are left in the wild - from extinction. A recent survey trip to Madagascar [...]
Desdemona Despair (Free subscription) | 08/28/2009
By Jeremy Hance The Madagascar pochard, the world's rarest duck, was already thought to be extinct once. After a last sighting in 1991 the species was thought to have vanished until nine adults and four hatchlings were discovered in 2006. However, conservationists have begun to fear that the species will never recover after a survey this year found only six females. In addition, the survey conducted...
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