Media Event

Dr.K.Suresh, President of the Osmania Medical College Doctors' Forum will release a poster on the occasion of World Migratory Bird Day and will announce the drawing competition on the subject of migratory birds for children at Hyderabad. Ms T. Pratusha, co-ordinator of the programme will also be present.

Mayor Robertson's WMBD proclamation on behalf of the City of Vancouver to declare May 15 WMBD will be read by city officials at a ceremony with brief speeches from Bird Studies Canada at 9 am. A birdwalk to see the migration in full swing will follow.

Birdwatchig and educating tour with children in the Novoknezevacki fishpond.

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.

Ketapang is a region in the west Borneo province that holds the biggest wetlands in Indonesia. Among them are beaches, rice fields, mangroves, rivers, lakes, oxbows, swamps etc. These areas are the best habitats for birds and many of them migrate to Ketapang every year. Because of the variety of birds, this area is also very attractive for tourism and could help to promote this region of Indonesia.

Symbolic bordering of the wetland of Almyros, the most productive ecosystem near the town of Agios Nikolaos in Crete, Greece, in order to insure its protection and management from further human activities, as the local authorities lie dormant on the matter and have been neglecting it for years now. The event is going to take place on the 14th of May where we will place wooden pegs and signs around the wetland. At the event, we will also have speeches by scientists regarding the importance of wetlands and migratory birds.

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.

Educational event organized in cooperation with different NGO-s, working for the preservation of nature in Pakistan. Lectures as well as awareness walk will be organized. The theme of this years WMBD will be respected and sustainable land use will be the main topic of the event.

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.