Educational Activity

For the first time, farmers, mostly peasants, will join children from basic schools within the catchment communities of Sakumo Ramsar Site to plant trees and do birdwatching at the Site. The school children will train the farmers on site how to use binoculars and bird counting techniques. The whole exercise will be supervised by staff of the Wildlife Division and Friends of Ramsar Sites.

At the mouth of the Neretva River, in Croatia, about two years ago, ornithologists spotted Dalmatian Pelican, which is considered an important event not only for the Neretva region, but also for entire Croatia, because this massive bird has almost become extinct in Croatia over last century, owing to very intense bird hunting and fishing as well as the extensive land reclamation. The State Institute for Nature Protection, said that in Croatia today five species of nesting birds have got extinct, and one of them is the Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus).

Zoological garden of Zagreb celebrates World Migratory Bird Day since 8 years in a row. This year we dedicated this event to preservation of these distant travellers and the importance of networking and connecting countries worldwide. We organised bird watching trips, creative workshops, educational games and points where visitors could find lots of information about bird life, their migration and their vulnerability as well as need of better protection.

Celebramos el dia mundial de las migraciones dando una charla y observando aves en el parque de Polvoranca en Leganes con niños de 5º de primaria para ver si los concienciamos desde pequeñitos y hacemos cantera.

We wanted to gather the local pleople, youth, children and government officials to celebrate this day by having small presentations, conducting a rally and cleaning activities.

WE INVITE SCHOOLS IN ONE OF THE NATURE RESERVES AND WE IDENTIFY THE NUMBER OF SPECIES OF BIRDS, ESPECIALLY MIGRATORY ONES. THEN WE PROCEED TO LECTURE ON BIODIVERSITY AND THE ROLE OF BIRDS IN ECOLOGY. WE ALSO SHOW SOME DOCUMENTARIES ON BIRDS.

Jasper Municipal Library will host Parks Canada Conservation Biologist Brenda Shepherd as she talks about the practice of bird monitoring in Jasper. Find out how biologists collect field data and why the park has chosen birds as an indicator of ecological health. Admission is free, donations for refreshments gladly accepted.

Organised birdwatching and education about bird migration for local school children.

This year, we will celebrate the WMBD in Sabkhat Julyanah which is one of most important wetlands in Libya. We chose this wetland because it faces some problems, so the idea of this celebration is to show its importance and also to increase the awareness of the local communities. The targeted groups will be the boys scouts, local governess and students from schools and university in addition to the local communities.