Festival

The Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority will celebrate World Migratory Bird Day with a festival and educational activities to raise awareness for migratory birds. The celebrations will take place at Bijata Shala National Park from 14-15 May 2011 and the media will be invited to this event.

The Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority will organise a festival and educational activities to raise awareness for migratory birds on World Migratory Bird Day at Addis Abeba.

Join the fun at Boondall Wetlands to help celebrate World Migratory Bird Day 2011. A range of free activities including canoeing, cycling, guided walks, art workshops, bird-watching and storytelling in the beautiful natural surrounds of Boondall Wetlands Reserve. Boondall Wetlands is part of Ramsar-listed Moreton Bay in Queensland, Australia.

The celebration will start on Saturday, 14th May with a trip to Jabboul Lake north east of Syria for birdwatching activities. 15-20 Journalists will accompany this trip. In the afternoon a roundtable in Aleppo will discuss the role of migratory birds in nature, with a special focus on the Syrian environment.

World Migratory Bird Day illustrates the need to protect migratory birds. Stalls, activities and information on migratory birds, bird ringing station, recognizing the work of the birdwatcher, bird watching games for children, releasing rehabilitated migratory birds (kites and Hasidism) and many more will be organised end of April at the Israel Nature & Parks Authority.

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Commemorating with over 500 school children, orphans & vulnerable children, teachers, local community members, and other stakeholders. School children showcased various performances including choral singing, dancing, drama, playing musical instruments, and reading poetry depicting conservation issues.

This WMBD event in Mongolia will run from 14-15 May and will include the following activities:

• National Bird Fair;
• Bird watching for children and birders;
• Bird related public awareness;
• Bird educational activities.

IT’S FOR THE BIRDS! LITTLE RIVER CANYON CENTER LAUNCHES APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS BI...RDING TRAIL The Appalachian Highlands Birding Trail (AHBT) will be launched on International Migratory Bird Day, May 12, 2012. The Jacksonville State University Environmental Policy and Information Center (EPIC) and the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce will host the ceremony which will begin at 1:00 p.m. at the Little River Canyon Center in Fort Payne, AL. The AHBT includes six gateway sites, forty birding sites and connects the North Alabama Birding Trail to the Piedmont Plateau Birding Trail.

All are invited to attend our Flying WILD celebration of birds as they return to Michigan. We will play a migration simulation for families, The Great Migration Challenge. Throughout the day we will also be conducting Geocaching with facilitators. Consider joining us for a pot-luck luncheon. From 10:00 am until 4:00 pm.