Cuckoo - the Ambassadors for environmental education
School kids and scientists are following five cuckoos fitted with GPS transmitters to learn about their conservation challenges
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Mongolia’s heaviest flying bird undertakes a long migration
A team of researchers from the USA and Mongolia deployed satellite transmitters to monitor the movement of female Great Bustards captured at their breeding sites in northern Mongolia.
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Death of saker falcons by electrocution from power lines
Thousands of birds of prey including the iconic saker falcons are electrocuted across Mongolia on powerlines. Researchers fight to stop the killing and find solution
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Mongolia's young but burgeoning bird ringing stations Our biologists are building a network of bird ringing stations in the country. We believe there is a huge potential for this network of ringing stations to contribute to science, conservation, and society in Mongolia.
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Cuckoos - the ambassadors for a scientific and environmental project Five cuckoos were fitted with transmitters in Khurkh Valley. The birds have been named by local schools who will follow “their” birds to learn about the migration route and wintering grounds of cuckoos.
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Mongolia's contribution to save white-naped cranes in Asia Hope for white-naped cranes lies within Mongolia
YELLOW-BREASTED BUNTING

The Yellow-breasted Bunting was formerly a common bird that spread from Finland to eastern Siberia with wintering grounds in China and south-east Asia. Now the species is on the brink of extinction and urgent conservation and management practices must be planned and implemented to safeguard this species. Mongolia is one of the countries that still supports breeding populations of Yellow-breasted Buntings in Asia. 

 

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Wetlands are the most threatened habitat in Mongolia
Mongolia has already lost numerous wetlands due to climate change, poor land management, and overgrazing. As a result many wetland dependent wildlife species are badly affected. We need to act together to save our wetlands.
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Mongolia's young but burgeoning bird ringing stations Our biologists are building a network of bird ringing stations in the country. We believe there is a huge potential for this network of ringing stations to contribute to science, conservation, and society in Mongolia.
Researchers to discuss future of Anatidae species in East Asia During last 3 years, since the First International Symposium on Developing Effective Coordinated Monitoring of East Asia Waterbirds in the 21st Century was held in 2017, in Hulun Lake National Nature Reserve, Inner Mongolia, China, researchers have deployed over 2600 GPS trackers to advance our knowledge on migratory waterbirds in East Asia. It is a marvelous collaborative effort led by and executed by dedicated group of scientists in East Asia.
Electrocution on medium voltage powerlines Thousands of birds of prey including the iconic saker falcons are electrocuted across Mongolia on powerlines. Researchers fight to stop the killing and find solution
Mongolia's contribution to save white-naped cranes in Asia Hope for white-naped cranes lies within Mongolia
Cuckoos - the ambassadors for science and environmental education Five cuckoos were fitted with transmitters in Khurkh Valley. The birds have been named by local schools who will follow “their” birds to learn about the migration route and wintering grounds of cuckoos.
Water saving experiences from arid regions in US might help Mongolia WSCC ecologist Vandandorj Sumiya attended the International Watershed seminar which was held in Arizona, USA in April 2019. This is his records about this training and lessons that he brought back to Mongolia. He hopes that some of the wetland knowledge and experiences can be adopted to wetland management in Mongolia.