From: fanatic4falcons@yahoo.com

Date: 2013-12-04 09:20

Subject: Bird Trapping in Egypt and Libya

For those interested in the above issue, I urge you to follow this link to a BirdLife International report of a recent meeting held in Bonn, and hosted by colleagues at the AEWA Secretariat.

http://www.birdlife.org/africa/news/concern-over-migrant-birds-prompts-international-response

Included in the report is a video interview with Noor Noor, Executive Coordinator of Nature Conservation Egypt.  Please do take time to listen to what Noor, and others have to say on the subject.

It will be a complex and challenging task to address this problem, especially given the other pressures facing the two Governments at the current time.  However, the meeting set the scene for important and ongoing international cooperation and support, which I believe provides real hope that a effective and long-term solutions can be found.

NPW