Dear Friends,
Grey Crowned Cranes have now been officially uplisted from VU to EN which means that 50% of the world population is expected to be extinct in the next 10 years!
Please be aware of these birds where ever you see them and try to send records with counts, localities and conservation threats to the list for follow up.
Itai
I'de rather go birding...
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Itai Shanni
Eilat & Arava region coordinator, Israel Ornithological Centre.
Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (BirdLife Partner)
e-mail: iocitai@inter.net.il
Mobile: +972-523689773
Telefax: +972-779300173
http://eilatbirding.blogspot.com/
איתי שני
רכז אזור אילת וערבה, מרכז הצפרות הישראלי
החברה להגנת הטבע
אי-מייל :iocitai@inter.net.il
נייד: 0523-689773
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From: mailto:africancranes-bounces@lists.ewt.org.za On Behalf Of Kerryn Morrison
To: African Crane List Serve
Subject: [African Cranes] Grey Crowned Cranes now Endangered
Hi
Grey Crowned Cranes have now been officially uplisted globally from Vulnerable to Endangered on the IUCN Red Data List. See the new Grey Crowned Crane factsheet at BirdLife international: http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/speciesfactsheet.php?id=2785, and a list of the 2012 status changes: http://www.birdlife.org/action/science/species/global_species_programme/whats_new.html.
Kind regards
Kerryn
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Kerryn Morrison
Manager : African Crane Conservation Programme
ICF/EWT Partnership
Private Bag X11, Modderfontein, 1645, South Africa
Tel: +27 (0) 11 372 3600
Fax: +27 (0) 86 636 5854 / +27 (0) 11 608 4682
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