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| (Indonesian) Peningkatan Kapasitas untuk Klub Pengamat Burung di Indonesia | (Indonesian) pelatihanHobi mengamati burung di Indonesia sedang berkembang, dengan klub baru dan anggota baru yang semakin meningkat sepanjang waktu. |
| (Indonesian) Ayo, Rayakan Hari Burung Migrasi Internasional | (Indonesian) Berbagai jenis burung bermigrasi, seperti elang, burungpantai, burung laut, melakukan perjalanan ribuan kilometer melintasi antar negara dan benua, demi mendapatkan makanan atau tempat beristirahat sementara. |
| (Indonesian) Hari Migrasi Burung Sedunia 2013: Perubahan Iklim Terus Mengubah Siklus Migrasi Burung Dunia | (Indonesian) Setiap pekan kedua di bulan Mei, dunia memperingati Hari Migrasi Burung Sedunia atau World Migratory Bird Day. |
| (Indonesian) Hari Burung Migrasi Dunia di Jakarta | (Indonesian) Hari ini sejumlah kelompok pengamat burung dari berbagai Universitas di Jakarta berkumpul dalam rangka memperingati World Migratory Bird Day(WMBD) 2013 di Kebun Binatang Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan, Sabtu (11/05). |
| (Indonesian) Aktivis Lingkungan Banyumas Pantau Burung di Bendung Gerak Serayu | (Indonesian) Peringati Hari Migrasi Burung Sedunia, Minggu (12/5/2013), sejumlah pencinta alam melakukan pengamatan jalur migrasi burung dari Asia Tengah atau Timur menuju Australia dan sebaliknya. |
| Funding opportunity: RSPB Research Fund for Endangered Birds | The 2013 round of the Birdfair/RSPB Research Fund for Endangered Birds is now open, and will close on 31 October. Grants of up to US$2,000 are available to support research work on birds listed by BirdLife/IUCN as Endangered, Critically Endangered or Data Deficient. |
| (Indonesian) Pertemuan Pengamat Burung Indonesia | (Indonesian) "Kumpul Lagi Para Pengamat Burung se Indonesia" |
| (Indonesian) Menjaring Pengamat Burung di Malang | (Indonesian) “Kami bersyukur karena cukup banyak wajah baru yg muncul, kami harap itu menandakan masih banyak mahasiswa yang peduli pada kelestarian burung” |
| (Indonesian) Menonton Arus Balik Elang Migran di Semarang | (Indonesian) "Bertemu dengan dedengkot-nya raptor, itu yang sangat menarik” |
| Funding opportunity: Reducing wild bird trade | The Oriental Bird Club would like to support work in Indonesia to reduce the trade in wild-caught birds, in particular to reduce the demand for wild caught birds. We invite any interested individuals, groups or consortiums to submit a short concept note outlining project ideas to reduce the demand for wild caught birds. Concept notes will then be evaluated and the best ideas invited to submit a full proposal |
| 6th International Hornbill Conference | To be held for the first time in the Philippines, the conference aims to bring together people studying or interested in hornbills to present and share studies, information and conservation techniques. |
| (Indonesian) Burung Nusantara & SBI-Info SMALL GRANT | (Indonesian) "Ingin mendapatkan dana untuk kegiatan pengamatan burung bersama kelompok pengamat burung? Yuk..kirim proposal kalian!!" |
| Funding opportunity: Oriental Bird Club 2013 | The OBC makes an annual offer of small grants for bird conservation projects in the Oriental Region. The grants are particularly aimed at people resident in the region, to promote greater involvement in conservation. The deadline for the 2013 offer is 31 March |
| (Indonesian) Mari Sensus Burung! | (Indonesian) "Kegiatan pengamatan burung air selanjutnya akan diadakan di Ujung Pangkah,Gresik, Jawa Timur pada Sabtu,19 Januari 2013" |
| (Indonesian) Fenomena Tahunan Burung Layang-Layang Asia di Bandung | (Indonesian) "Di sana, mereka terlihat rapi berjajar di sepanjang aliran kabel listrik seperti berbaris" |
| (Indonesian) Nyanyian Kebohongan si Zebra Finch | (Indonesian) "Sama seperti para pria yang berupaya tampil maksimal saat mereka sedang berupaya merebut hati calon pasangannya, burung-burung jantan juga melakukan hal yang serupa" |
| (Indonesian) Biopalas dan BuNu Gelar Pelatihan Menulis Burung | (Indonesian) “Potensi peserta sangat besar dalam menulis, hanya sedikit bingung ketika menulis (berita) dengan kalimat populer karena terbiasa kalimat ilmiah" |
| (Indonesian) BuNu “Terbang” ke Medan | (Indonesian) "Pelatihan Burung Nusantara kembali diadakan" |
| (Indonesian) Ofset Cendrawasih Ilegal Dimusnahkan Menteri Kehutanan | (Indonesian) “Ternyata burungnya juga banyak ini..lihat ini..,” ujar Zulkifli |
| (Indonesian) Seekor Elang Jawa dilepasliarkan di Gunung Slamet | (Indonesian) "Mudah-mudahan setelah dilepasliarkan, elang itu bisa `survival` dan berkembang biak," |
| (Indonesian) Cari Suhu Hangat, Ribuan Burung Asal Siberia Singgah di Banyumas | (Indonesian) "Dalam sehari, rata-rata 800 ekor burung layang-layang api dan layang-layang loreng Asia melintas di atas Bendung Gerak Serayu" |
| (Indonesian) Hutan Mangrove Surabaya Menyusut | (Indonesian) "Tidak boleh gegabah agar pengembangan yang dilakukan tidak merusak kawasan mangrove yang ada," |
| Migrating birds lost at sea | "the deaths of many exhausted and disorientated ‘garden’ birds plunging into the sea around their vessels." |
| (Indonesian) Pelatihan Metode Penelitian di Jakarta | (Indonesian) "Latihan saat studi kasusnya bermanfaat sekali, idenya Ibu Nurul bagus." |
| Kukila Volume 16 published | The editors of Kukila are proud to announce the publication of Kukila Volume 16. This is the second volume of Kukila to be published solely online. |
| (Indonesian) “Training for Birdwatchers” | (Indonesian) "Pelatihan Metodologi Penelitian Burung di Kampus UNJ" |
| (Indonesian) Perilaku Burung Bisa Beritahu Perubahan Iklim | (Indonesian) "Hewan liar sangat peka terhadap perubahan iklim, lebih-lebih pemanasan global." |
| (Indonesian) Ujung Antartika Berpotensi Pecah | (Indonesian) " pemanasan yang lebih cepat akibat aktivitas manusia dibandingkan pemanasan yang berlangsung lambat sebelumnya" |
| (Indonesian) 15 Hektar Hutan di Gunung Kelud Terbakar | (Indonesian) Bagaimana nasib elang migrasi yang melintas Gunung Kelud? |
| (Indonesian) Selamat Hari Raya Idul Fitri 1433 H | (Indonesian) Selamat Hari Raya Idul Fitri 1433 H |
| (Indonesian) Burung Bermigrasi Telah Datang | (Indonesian) Sudah siapkah menerima kedatangan para pengembara dari utara? |
| New bird species potentially discovered in Indonesia! | Last week in Timor, Indonesia, a group of parrotfinch were encountered showing a distinct and seemingly undescribed plumage. The birds were found by James Eaton, leading a tour group from around the Lesser Sundas. |
| (Indonesian) Jadwal pengamatan bersama burung migrasi raptor | (Indonesian) Waktunya migrasi segera datang,. sekedar sebagai pengingat klik disini untuk melihat jadwal pemantauan. |
| (Indonesian) Burung Penyelam Kedalaman 46 meter | (Indonesian) Ternyata, burung Kormoran raja mampu menembus kedalaman. |
| (Indonesian) Burung Laut Mengenali Kerabat Lewat Bau | (Indonesian) Hasil menunjukkan, burung cenderung mendekati kain dengan bau burung tak sekerabat. |
| Funding opportunity: Future for Nature Award 2013 | Are you an outstanding, talented and young conservationist? Or do you know someone who fits this profile? You or your colleague might be eligible for one of the three Future for Nature Awards of € 50.000 each! Interested? Please apply no later than September 7th, 2012 |
| (Indonesian) Tiga Pemenang Kompetisi Menulis 2012 | (Indonesian) Sebanyak 35 karya tulis dari 32 orang telah mengikuti kegiatan yang diselenggarakan oleh BurungNusantara |
| (Indonesian) Pemenang Kompetisi Menulis BuNu 2012 | (Indonesian) Apakah kamu salah satu pemenangnya? |
| (Indonesian) Daftar Nama dan Judul Artikel Lomba Menulis BuNu 2012 | (Indonesian) Inilah judul artikel dan nama pengirim lomba menulis bunu 2012 |
| Peluang pendanaan: WCS-RFP & MBZ Conservation Fund | Two funding opportunities with close deadlines! The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund and the WCS Research Fellowship Program. Get a proposal together and try your luck at both of them! |
| Kesempatan perdanaan bagi para wanita muda! | Three funding opportunities only open to women! If you are a woman, and are involved in biological research, then these would be well worth a go. Follow the links for more information. |
| Protecting Many Species to Help Our Own | It is often forgotten how dependent we are on other species. Ecosystems of multiple species that interact with one another and their physical environments are essential for human societies. |
| (Indonesian) Sarasehan Tentang Biodiversitas di Indonesia | (Indonesian) Acara dengar pendapat mengenai sejarah pengamat burung di Indonesia, sharing hasil pengamatan dan diskusi hasil kerja yang berupa buku, website, atlas. |
| Funding opportunity: RSPB Research Fund for Endangered Birds | The 2012 round of the Birdfair/RSPB Research Fund for Endangered Birds is now open, and will close on 31 October. Grants of up to US$2,000 are available to support research work on birds listed by BirdLife/IUCN as Endangered, Critically Endangered or Data Deficient. |
| Funded places on survey course available | This course will focus on the major issues surrounding tropical Asian forest management and the use of biotic surveys to monitor forest change. Full scholarships will be provided for six students from any graduate degree granting institution in tropical Asia. |
| BuNu writing competition: Win a pair of binoculars! | Write an article about your experiences with wild birds. This could be about how you began birdwatching, or how you introduced others people to birdwatching, or how you have helped protect or have educated people about protecting wild birds. The first, second and third best articles will all win a pair of binoculars! |
| (Indonesian) Saresehan bareng PPBI dan pengamatan burung bersama | Bagi para pengamat burung dan fotografer burung di Indonesia datang ke acara saresehan dan pengamatan burung bareng PPBI di Jogja! Di acara ini, beberapa wakil-wakil dari tiap Pulau di Indonesia |
| Ornithological Congress of South-east Asia | An invitation to attend the International Ornithological Congress of Southeast Asia (IOCSEA). which will take place in Phuket, peninsular Thailand, in November, 2012. This congress is the first organised specifically for Southeast Asian birds. |
| Proceedings of the 5th International Hornbill Conference | For anyone interested in hornbill ecology and conservation, this collection of papers has recently been published in the Raffles Bulletin of Zoology and is available free to download |
| An extinct species of scops owl has been discovered in Madeira | An international team of scientists, including some from Majorca and the Canary Islands, have described a new type of fossil scops owl, the first extinct bird on the archipelago of Madeira (Portugal). |
| The World Migratory Bird Day team is excited to present to you the 2012 website | Join the celebration of a great natural wonder on World Migratory Bird Day! We invite everyone to join us to celebrate, protect and raise awareness of migratory birds on 12-13 May 2012 by organizing bird-watching events, educational programmes, lectures, art exhibitions, competitions and other public events. |
| 6th East Asian – Australasian Flyway Partnership Meeting (Establishment of Sembilang National Park as Migratory Waterbirds Site Network ) | The Flyway is home for 50 million migratory waterbirds from 250 population, including 28 globally endangered species. |
| New review reveals worrying declines in the world’s seabirds | The status of the world’s seabirds has deteriorated rapidly over recent decades and several species and many populations are now perilously close to extinction. |
| Indonesian Bird Flu Suspect Dies | The man died on 3 March after being treated at the Hasan Sadikin Hospital in Bandung, the capital of the province, since 29 February. |
| (Indonesian) Trinil Nordmann | (Indonesian) Trinil Nordmann Tringa guttifer Medan,Sumatera Utara kemungkinan besar terlihat pada tanggal 5 Maret 2012 |
| Hiding Behavior of the Scrub Jay: More Stress Than Smarts? | The fact that scrub jays continually move their food from one hiding place to another (known as recaching) does not necessarily imply subtle social intelligence on their part — it could simply be due to stress. PhD student Elske van der Vaart discovered this, together with her supervisors Charlotte Hemelrijk and Rineke Verbrugge, with the Continue Reading » |
| Overfishing Threatens the Survival of Seabirds | From gannets to seagulls, puffins to penguins, all seabirds suffer the same drop in birth rates when the supply of fish drops to less than a third of maximum capacity. |
| Funding opportunity: Oriental Bird Club | The deadline for applications to the OBC Conservation Fund is March 1st. OBC Conservation Committee will consider all proposals for these awards that aim to promote bird conservation in the Oriental Bird Club region. Preference will be given to proposals addressing priority objectives |
| (Indonesian) Populasi Burung Maleo di Gorontalo Bertambah | (Indonesian) Populasi maleo, burung endemik Sulawesi, dipastikan bertambah dalam kurun tiga bulan terakhir. Di lokasi penetasan telur maleo di hutan Hungayono, Kecamatan Suwawa Timur, Kabupaten Bone Bolango, Gorontalo, tingkat keberhasilan penetasan mencapai 50 persen. |
| (Indonesian) Seminar dan Pertemuan Anggota Raptor Indonesia | (Indonesian) Agenda rutin RAIN untuk menjaring aspirasi dan pertukaran informasi antar anggota dari seluruh Indonesia berkaitan dengan konservasi raptor dan habitatnya di Indonesia. |
| 6th Meeting 2012 in Indonesia…Are you ready? | The Chair of the EAAF Partnership has officially accepted the offer from Indonesia to host the 6th Meeting of Partners in the week of 19-23 March 2012 at Palembang Province in Indonesia. |
| Cook Islanders decide next steps for their IBAs | The pacific islands of Mauke and Mangaia have been identfied as Important Bird Areas (IBAs) and Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) by Te Ipukarea Society (TIS; BirdLife in the Cook Islands) and BirdLife International. |
| Emergency conservation work pays off: Zino’s Petrel bounces back! | Zino’s Petrel was Europe’s rarest seabird even before a ravaging wild fire hit the heart of Madeira’s central massif, where this globally endangered bird breeds. |
| (Indonesian) Soft launching Pustaka Burung Indonesia | (Indonesian) Perlu informasi ilmiah mengenai kekayaan burung-burung di Indonesia? Klik aja situs ini.. |
| More petrels discovered in Haiti | During November and December 2011, researchers from the Société Audubon Haïti (SAH) carried out field expeditions as part of their ongoing efforts to better understand and conserve Haiti’s unique biodiversity. |
| Petrel causes a storm for New Zealand | New Zealand Storm-petrel Oceanites maorianuswas presumed extinct until its rediscovery by bird watchers in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf Marine Park in 2003. |
| Sustainable tourism for Nepal’s wetlands | Wetlands are diverse habitats that are extremely important for biodiversity. They also provide vital benefits for millions of people, including food, fibre, flood protection, water purification and supply. |
| (Indonesian) SENSUS BURUNG-AIR ASIA DI INDONESIA | (Indonesian) Ikuti sensus burung air di Indonesia sekarang!! |
| Wandering albatross alters Its foraging due to climate change | Since winds have increased in intensity and moved to the south, the flight speed of albatrosses increased and they spend less time foraging. |
| (Indonesian) Waterbird Watching Race (WBWR) | (Indonesian) Mau bertemu pengamat burung Indonesia sambil berlomba? Ikuti kegiatan ini.. |
| The Texas Border Draws Frequent Fliers | ELEVEN in the morning is not the best time of day to start birding. But when my plane landed at that hour in the Rio Grande Valley, reputedly one of the best places for bird-watching in the country, I just couldn’t wait. |
| WHSRN Participates in Global Flyways Network Meeting in South Korea | In October 2011, Dr. Charles Duncan, Director of the WHSRN Executive Office, made a significant diversion from his usual north-south flight pattern in the Western Hemisphere to venture east—as in way east—to Seosan, Republic of Korea. He was one of five representatives from our hemisphere invited to participate in an international workshop on the major flyway-scale bird conservation efforts underway around the world. |
| (Indonesian) Profesor Soma, totalitas ahli burung kelas dunia | (Indonesian) Siapa yang tidak mengenal Beliau..BuNu mengunduh berita dari BBC Indonesia untuk lebih mengenal Profesor Somadikarta |
| Genomic Sequences of Two Iconic Falconry Birds — Peregrine and Saker Falcons — Successfully Decoded | A group of scientists from United Kingdom (UK), China and United Arab Emirates (UAE) jointly announced the complete sequencing of peregrine and saker falcons genomes at the 2nd International Festival of Falconry held in Al Ain, UAE. The study is a part of Falcon Genome Project, launched and funded by the Environment Agency -- Abu Dhabi (EAD) in this January. The results will enable biologists to better study the basic biology and genetics of falcons and provide new insights into understanding the origin and populations of these species. |
| Dead Birds Fall From The Sky Again in Arkansas on New Year’s Eve | Last year, experts carried out investigations to explain why the birds fell from the sky. They concluded it was caused by fireworks display during new year's celebration, suggesting that the birds were frightened out of their wits at the noise of the fireworks display. Others suggested a flash hail storm or a series of massive lightning strikes. |
| BirdLife Pacific Invasive Species Programme | The BirdLife Pacific Partnership has started a new four-year European Union funded regional Invasive Species programme which seeks to reduce the spread and the environmental and socio-economic impact of invasive alien species by supporting the eradication and control of invasive alien species and also enhancing biosecurity. |
| (Indonesian) Selamat Natal dan Tahun Baru | (Indonesian) Burung Nusantara mengucapkan Selamat Natal 2011 dan Tahun Baru 2012 |
| Spam! | We are currently testing a couple of new anti-spam measures to reduce the amount of spam comments and registrations the BuNu site receives. If you have trouble submitting genuine comments, or registering for the site, we apologise. If you contact us direct by email we will try and fix it! |
| Funding opportunity: Asian Waterbird Conservation Fund | The 'Asian Waterbird Conservation Fund' has been established to provide financial support to projects at site of importance for migratory waterbirds in the East Asia - Australasian Flyway |
| Win a birding holiday in Mexico! | BirdLife’s Mexican Partner Pronatura is promoting a raffle to raise funds for the conservation of the El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, an Important Bird Area in Chiapas, Mexico, with the prize of an all-inclusive ten-day trip for two. Among the 378 recorded bird species, El Triunfo holds good populations of a number of threatened birds, including Horned Guan Oreophasis derbianus and Azure-rumped Tanager Tangara cabanisi (both Endangered), and Near Threatened Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno |
| (Indonesian) Indonesia Kedatangan Pengembara dari Utara | (Indonesian) Jangan ketinggalan mengamati burung migrasi pada tahun ini...Kontak teman-teman yang ada di halaman ini..dan nikmati pemandangan indah nan menakjubkan.. |
| Funding opportunity: Sound Approach Bird Fund | A new conservation funding initiative, the Sound Approach Bird Fund, offers grants of up to GBP£10,000 to bird conservation projects around the world |
| (Indonesian) Selamat Hari Lebaran | (Indonesian) Selamat Hari Lebaran.. |
| (Indonesian) 1000 jempol untuk BurungNusantara | (Indonesian) 1,002 people like this! |
| Kukila online launched! | Kukila – the Journal of Indonesian Ornithology – has just relaunched itself as a fully online journal, including online copies of the entire back archive! For more info, take a look at kukila.org. |
| Funding opportunity: Birdfair/RSPB Research Fund | The 2011 round of the Birdfair/RSPB Research Fund for Endangered Birds is now open, and will close on 31 October. As always, these grants, of up to US$2,000 are to support research work on birds listed by BirdLife/IUCN as Endangered, Critically Endangered or Data Deficient |
| Field Raptor Identification Course (FRIC) II : 2011 | Field Raptor Identification Course (FRIC) II : 2011 Pathiu district, Chumphon Southern Thailand 22 – 24 October 2011 Organized by Thai Raptor Group |
| Funding opportunity: Save our Species | Save Our Species (SOS) is a global initiative to support threatened species and their habitats which has been founded by IUCN together with the World Bank and the Global Environment Facility (GEF). Save Our Species provides grants (between $25,000 USD to $800,000 USD) for conservation action on the ground, focusing on specific threatened species and their habitats |
| (Indonesian) Bedugul Bird Race 2011 | (Indonesian) Jangan mau ketinggalan yang satu ini....Ayo..ikuti dan jelajahi lebih jauh burung-burung di lokasi ini.. |
| Funding opportunity: Future for Nature | Are you an outstanding, talented and young conservationist? Or do you know someone who fits this profile? You or your colleague might be eligible for one of the three Future for Nature Awards of € 50.000 each! Interested? Please apply no later than August 31st, 2011 |
| (Indonesian) World Migratory Bird Day 2011 : Indonesia Join The Global Celebration! | (Indonesian) Reportase BurungNusantara dalam acara WMBD 2011 |
| (Indonesian) Baru: Majalah Biodiversitas Indonesia! | (Indonesian) Majalah Biodiversitas Indonesia dalam bentuk digital bertujuan untuk menyebarluaskan informasi dari khazanah ilmu pengetahuan akan kekayaan hayati bumi Nusantara, mencakup flora fauna, habitat dan segala yang terkait di dalamnya. |
| (Indonesian) FOBI First Anniversary! | (Indonesian) Datang ke Ulang Tahun Pertama FOBI yukkk... |
| (Indonesian) 2nd Annual Baluran-PLN Birding Competition- | (Indonesian) Untuk mengembangkan konservasi kawasan melalui perlindungan kehidupan burung di alam yang kemudian diarahkan kepada pengembangan ekowisata berbasis pengamatan burung di alam (birdwatching) di Taman Nasional Baluran |
| (Indonesian) Indonesia ikut Kegiatan International !(Update Again!) | (Indonesian) Dua lokasi baru di Balidan Yogja telah mendaftar. Ayo persiapkan diri kalian untuk mengikuti kegiatan ini.. |
| (Indonesian) Indonesia ikut Kegiatan International !(Update) | (Indonesian) Dua lokasi ikut mendaftar WorldMigrationBirdDay 2011..Ayo kita ikut kegiatan ini.... |
| (Indonesian) Indonesia ikut Kegiatan International ! | (Indonesian) Sudah 3 lokasi di Indonesia yang mendaftarkan diri di World Migration Bird Day 2011 |
| Join us in celebrating World Migratory Bird Day! | World Migratory Bird Day is a global initiative devoted to celebrating migratory birds and for promoting their conservation worldwide. |
| Migration of Tringa Birds to Ketapang | KETAPANG, KOMPAS.com – Tringa brevipe birds of Siberia, Northern Asia, from March to April migrated to Air Mati Beach, Muara Pawan district, Ketapang district for search of food in the winter, an environmental activist said here Monday. The birds which were looking for food in the muddy shore are 25 centimeters long, a member of Continue Reading » |
| Do you have a photo of any of these species? | The Journal of Indonesian Ornithology - Kukila - is looking for photos to illustrate the upcoming issue. If you have reasonable photos (taken in Indonesia) of any of the species listed below the Kukila would like to hear from you as soon as possible. |
| Great Prizes for 2011 Shorebird Counts | I am thrilled to announce a great prize for 2011 WorldWaders Non-breeding Shorebird Mapping Project contributors. We encourage everyone to count shorebirds anywhere in the world and to give it a chance to win. Regular counts have to be made (data collected from the next 12 months, starting from March 1, 2011) for being included in the draw. Conditions will be published shortly. |
| (Indonesian) Menulis Artikel tentang Mengamati Burung dan Konservasi Burung di Indonesia | Kalian tidak perlu menjadi fotografer terbaik atau seorang penulis profesional untuk memiliki sesuatu yang menarik untuk diungkapkan. Apakah kalian memiliki cerita lucu saat mengamati burung, sesuatu yang membuat kalian terkesan atau ingin menjelaskan apa yang kalian rasakan saat kalian melihat sesuatu untuk pertama kalinya? Kemungkinan besar, kalian memiliki sesuatu yang orang ingin baca..dan mengapa tidak kalian tulis dalam bentuk artikel ? |
| Japanese Government Research Scholarships for 2011 | MEXT （Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology） offers scholarships to international students who wish to study at Japanese universities as research students under the Japanese Government （MEXT） Scholarship Program for 2011 as follows: |
| Funding Opportunity: $100k + Rolex watch! | The Rolex Awards recognise pioneers whose work contributes to the betterment of mankind. In 2012, Rolex will give generous support to five Laureates for their projects that improve life on our planet. |
| (Indonesian) Workshop Internasional Migrasi Burung Pemangsa di Asia | (Indonesian) Raptor adalah istilah lain atau terminoligi untuk sebuah komunitas burung pemangsa, bahasa Indonesia lebih menyebutnya dengan elang. Keberadaannya selalu menarik untuk diperhatikan baik mengenai kehidupannya maupun hubungannya dengan kehidupan masyarakat |
| Winners of The World’s Rarest Birds announced | The winners of The World’s Rarest Birds international photo competition have just been announced. The competition, launched in 2010, aimed to secure images of the 566 most threatened birds on Earth for a new book highlighting their plight. Thousands of images were entered into the competition and hundreds will be featured in The World’s Rarest Continue Reading » |
| Burung Nusantara hits 10,000! | Since its launch six months ago, the burung-nusantara.org website has now been visited by more than 10,000 people!! We'd like to extend a big THANK YOU to everyone who has visited the site, and everyone who has contributed articles, photos and information |
| A nature lover’s haven on Surabaya’s east coast | Only a brief motorbike ride away from the center of Indonesia’s second largest city sits lush mangrove forest set against the sea. |
| Silvery Wood Pigeon rediscovered | An account of the exciting rediscovery of Silvery Wood Pigeon on Simeulue Island, Sumatra, in December 2010, with some great photos. |
| (Indonesian) Kebebasan Buat Jony sang “Garuda” | (Indonesian) Pada tanggal 27 Desember 2010, Suaka Elang telah berhasil melepasliarkan kembali satu ekor Elang Jawa hasil rehabilitasi di Gunung Pongkor wilayah konsesi PT Aneka Tambang di Taman Nasional Gunung Halimun Salak. Elang Jawa yang diberi nama Jony ini dilepaskan secara langsung oleh Menteri Kehutanan Zulkifli Hasan yang ditandai dengan pemotongan tali pengikat kandang |
| (Indonesian) Temu Kangen Pengamat Burung Se-dunia di Gujarat, India | (Indonesian) Menghadiri “Global Birdwatchers Conference 2010” di Jamnagar, Gujarat-India, dari tanggal 25 -27 November 2010 lalu tentunya juga menambah daftar jenis burung di catatan Fransisca Noni. Bersama delapan peserta lainnya, Noni berkunjung ke Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary. |
| (Indonesian) SENSUS BURUNG-AIR ASIA DI INDONESIA | (Indonesian) Asian Waterbird Census (selanjutnya disingkat AWC) merupakan suatu kegiatan tahunan yang bersifat sukarela, dilakukan setiap minggu ke-2 dan 3 di bulan Januari setiap tahunnya. AWC merupakan kegiatan pemantauan burung air yang dikoordinasi oleh Wetlands International, menjadi suatu perangkat bagi upaya konservasi bagi burung-air serta lahan basah sebagai habitatnya. |
| Joint Enforcement in Bakauheni Seaport | Bakauheni sea port is strategic harbor, connecting Sumatra and Java in southern part of Lampung province. Thousands of vehicles goes to Java and Sumatra vise versa more than 24 ferries a day. Passengers, economic commodities, drugs and even wildlife smugglers use this route. WCU (Wildlife Crime Unit) recorded that smugglers brought wildlife from Southern Sumatra to Java for 4 times a month by public bus via Bakauheni since 2004. |
| (Indonesian) Dicari relawan untuk Suaka Elang | (Indonesian) Kami mengundang rekan-rekan sekalian untuk ikut dalam kegiatan ini, kegiatan pelepasliaran di mulai dari tahapan Habituasi hingga monitoring pasca release ini dilaksanakan mulai dari tgl 17 Desember 2010 sampai tanggal 5 Januari 2011. |
| 111 Years of Counting: Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count | The longest running Citizen Science survey in the world, Audubon’s (BirdLife Partner in the USA) annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will take place from December 14, 2010 to January 5, 2011. Tens of thousands of volunteers throughout North America will brave winter weather to add a new layer to over a century of data. |
| Aiming at the International Science; Revitalizing Indonesian Ornithologists’ Union | The objective of the Seminar is to increase the capacity of young researchers through sharing knowledge and insights of Indonesian ornithology. |
| (Indonesian) Global Birdwatcher Conference 2010 | (Indonesian) GBWC 2010 telah dilaksanakan dari tanggal 25-27 November 2010 bertempat di Gujarat. Total peserta yang mengikuti kegiatan ini sekitar 400 orang dari 25 negara. |
| Funding Opportunity: CBOT Endangered Species Fund | The Chicago Zoological Society is soliciting new proposals for the CZS CBOT Endangered Species Fund supporting conservation research. The Fund awards projects usually up to $5,000 that will assist directly in the protection of populations of threatened and endangered species; or a specific habitat that is of high biological value or that is substantially threatened (IUCN Red List Status). |
| (Indonesian) Mencegat Burung Migran di Tengah Laut | (Indonesian) Burung laut termasuk jenis burung yang bermigrasi. Beberapa jenis berasal dari Samudra Artik dan Pasifik bagian barat laut yang bermigrasi--menghindari musim dingin--ke selatan bumi, seperti Samudra Hindia dan Laut Cina Selatan. Di Indonesia, survei mengenai burung laut sangat jarang. Selain mahal, pengamatan harus berada di tengah laut yang cukup berisiko bagi keselamatan. |
| Funding opportunity: BOU Grants | The British Ornithologists Union (BOU) is offerening small grants to ornithologists. The BOU operates two funding schemes for researchers: BOU Career Development Grants (£2500) and BOU Small Research Grants (£2000) |
| (Indonesian) Sosialisasi Kemitraan Jalur Terbang Asia Timur-Australasia | (Indonesian) Pada tanggal 11 November kemarin bertempat di Palembang kegiatan mengenai sosialisasi kemitraan jalur terbang Asia Timur-Australiasia diadakan. |
| State of the World’s Waterbirds: in trouble in Asia, recovering in ‘the West’ | The rate of decline of waterbird populations has slightly decreased over the last three decades. However, 47% of the waterbird populations are still declining and only 16% are increasing. The status of waterbirds is improving mainly in North America and Europe, while it is least favourable in Asia. |
| Oceans Day at Nagoya | Seabirds are highly threatened and have a truly global distribution. BirdLife data show that 10% of all Critically Endangered birds are seabirds, despite representing just 3% of the world’s bird species. Over 130 species of seabird are listed as Globally Threatened by BirdLife on behalf of the IUCN Red List. |
| State of the World’s Waterbirds: in trouble in Asia, recovering in ‘the West’ | The rate of decline of waterbird populations has slightly declined over the last three decades. However, 47% of the waterbird populations are still declining and only 16% are increasing. The status of waterbirds improves mainly in North America and Europe, while it is the worse in Asia. Especially long distance migrants appear to be vulnerable. |
| (Indonesian) Mengamati Migrasi Raptor dari Puncak Lenganeng, Sangihe | (Indonesian) Minimnya peralatan yang kami miliki menjadi kendala saat pengamatan, meskipun hal ini tidaklah menyurutkan semangat kami untuk mengamati migrasi raptor di Pulau Sangihe. |
| Key Paraguayan IBA being destroyed | art of Asunción Bay Important Bird Area (IBA) is in the process of being destroyed by heavy machinery brought in to begin work on a new waterfront project in Paraguay’s capital city, despite the site being legally declared a Reserve in 2005. Guyra Paraguay (BirdLife Partner) has raised its objection to the destruction of this Continue Reading » |
| (Indonesian) Menatap Muhibah Burung-burung | (Indonesian) Berangkat dari hobi, kegiatan mengamati burung ini bisa berkembang jauh menjadi bagian dari profesi. Noni, misalnya, sempat bekerja di lembaga pendampingan anak di Sunter, Jakarta. Kontrak yang seharusnya berlangsung setahun, ternyata hanya bertahan enam bulan. |
| Major population crash of Critically Endangered Taita Apalis | Taita Apalis Apalis fuscigularis is endemic to the Taita Hills, in south-eastern Kenya. It is one of the rarest birds in the world, surviving in only five small forest fragments at altitudes of between 1,500 and 2,200 metres. |
| Building a future on IBA conservation in the Dominican Republic | Grupo Jaragua (BirdLife in the Dominican Republic) are motivating communities in the Jaragua-Bahoruco-Enriquillo Biosphere Reserve to protect and value their natural resources, by getting them involved in conservation planning, environmental awareness activities and the implementation of alternatives for sustainable development. |
| (Indonesian) Pelatihan Identifikasi Burung Pemangsa | (Indonesian) kegiatan ini adalah untuk meningkatkan upaya kepedulian, Pelestarian dan Upaya Penelitian Raptor Migrant di Indonesia terhadap generasi muda Melalui Pelaihan Teknik Pemantauan dan Identifikasi Raptor Migrant. |
| Volunteering in Kalimantan, Indonesia | Alam Sehat Lestari, an Indonesian NGO with the dual goals of protecting Gunung Palung National Park and improving the health of human communities on its borders, is seeking a volunteer with expertise in the survey and identification of birds of Borneo. |
| Shorebird Researchers Document Red Knot’s Record-breaking Flight | This past spring, a 6-ounce Red Knot (Calidris canutus)—a shorebird only two-thirds the size of a city pigeon—flew non-stop for six days and nights, covering 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers) across the Amazon and the Atlantic Ocean between southern Brazil and North Carolina, shattering the previous known Red Knot record by nearly 700 miles. Late in the previous summer, the same Red Knot flew non-stop for eight days between Canada’s Hudson Bay and the Caribbean. |
| Grant Opportunity: Conservation Leadership Programme | Apply Now! The application process for CLP 2011 Conservation Awards is now open! The CLP has been helping young conservationists to achieve their goals and move into positions of influence within the conservation sector for more than 25 years. Successful applicants will: 1.) Develop the knowledge, skills and abilities of team members; 2.) Implement high-priority Continue Reading » |
| 214 Hawks, Eagles, and Kites have been sold in Medan Bird Market | WCU (Wildlife Crimes Unit) released press release about hawk, eagle, and kite trade in Medan today. Mars-Net (Market survey-Network) under WCU project found 214 accipitridae in 2 bird markets. Volunteer visited the markets during 21 months. Each month, volunteer visited markets 2 times, and recorded all birds were traded in market by covert investigation. |
| Bird news: Oystercatcher & Silver Gull in Bali | On Friday 27 August 2010, at around 2pm an Oystercatcher, presumably Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris) was observed roosting on small shingle island in lagoon at south end of Serangan Island. The bird was black above and white below, with a black head, and long red beak seen briefly when it raised its head. No photos Continue Reading » |
| Great Knot: a new species for Mongolia | During a recent birdwatching trip to eastern Mongolia Christoph Bock discovered a juvenile Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris at Gal nuur on 6 August 2010. Gal nuur is a small lake (c. 100 ha) in Mongolia’s easternmost province, Dornod aimag. The bird was extensively observed, photographed and filmed by the whole team (Amarkhuu, Christoph Bock, Axel Continue Reading » |
| Catastrophic forest fire delivers huge blow to Europe’s rarest seabird | Zino’s Petrel Pterodroma madeira is Europe’s rarest seabird and one of the rarest birds in the world, nesting only on a few mountain ledges in the rugged central massif of Madeira island. Once on the edge of extinction with numbers down to a few tens of pairs, intense conservation action over the past 20 years, led by the Natural Park of Madeira (Parque Natural da Madeira - PNM) with support from SPEA, the Freira Conservation Project and Funchal Municipal Museum, has seen its population grow to almost 80 pairs. |
| Blue-faced Rail (Gymnocrex rosembergii) in Kalawat | Blue-faced Rail (Gymnocrex rosembergii) was found in an open kitchen in the back yard of house. The kitchen is fenced with 3-5 m concrete wall. The floor is cemented. The bird seemed weak and was not responsive to physical approach. |
| (Indonesian) Warta Konservasi Lahan Basah (WKLB) Wetland International-Indonesia Program | Penerbitan Warta Konservasi Lahan Basah (WKLB) ini dimaksudkan untuk meningkatkan perhatian dan kesadaran masyarakat akan manfaat dan fungsi lahan basah. WKLB bulan Juli 2010 berisi mengenai pengamatan burung dan hasil skripsi mengenai Trinil Kaki Merah. |
| Photo competition: World’s rarest birds! | The World’s Rarest Birds is the successor to the Rare Birds Yearbook, which highlighted the Critically Endangered species and was published in 2007 and 2008. Entry to the competition is free, and anyone is welcome and encouraged to submit their images. |
| Funding opportunity: Birdfair/RSPB Research Fund | The 2010 round of the Birdfair/RSPB Research Fund for Endangered Birds is now open, and will close on 30 November. These grants, of up to US$2,000 are to support research work on birds listed as Endangered, Critically Endangered or Data Deficient |
| (Indonesian) Penemuan Burung Ber-cincin | Pengumpulan informasi mengenai burung yang ditemukan mati ataupun hidup dapat disimak disini. Informasi temuan akan membantu studi burung liar di Indonesia. |
| The 1st World Seabird Conference | The 1st World Seabird Conference International Steering Committee, led by the Pacific Seabird Group and 25 other professional seabird and research organisations from around the world, is leading the development of this important, inaugural conference focused on seabirds. Through a strong conference program, the goal of this Conference is to put seabird management and conservation Continue Reading » |
| Oversummering Spoon-billed Sandpiper in Thailand | On July 19, 2010, a Department of National Parks oversummering shorebird survey team (Krairat Iamamphai, head of Bung Boraphet Wildlife Research Station, Thithi Sonsa and Somchai Nimnuan) found a first-summer Spoon-billed Sandpiper (Eurynorhynchus pygmeus) feeding on the upper shore between rows of bamboo wavebreaks in front of the 2nd Centre for Marine and Coastal Resources Continue Reading » |
| Funding opportunity: WCS Research Fellowship Program | The WCS Research Fellowship Program (RFP) is a small grants program administered by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Institute. The Program supports individual field research projects that have a clear application to conservation |
| HOTLINE number illegal wildlife trade and hunting in Indonesia | Wildlife Crimes Unit (WCU) under WCS-Indonesia Program established HOTLINE number to gathering information on illegal wildlife trade and hunting in Indonesia. |
| Publish your article on the BuNu website | BuNu invites you to re-write activities of observation, location of observation, any news related to birds in parts of Indonesia in the form of articles on the website BuNu |
| OBROLAN KAMIS SORE | (Indonesian) Saat ini untuk mengatasi masalah lingkungan bukan hanya merupakan tugas sebagian kecil perorangan dan organisasi saja lho... semua kita warga negara Indonesia di seluruh Indonesia wajib menjaga dan melestarikan lingkungan di sekitarnya. |
| Broome Bird Observatory | (Indonesian) Nama Broome begitu mendunia dan sangat dikenal di kalangan pengamat atau peneliti burung pantai. Ada sekitar 50 jenis burung pantai bisa dijumpai di lokasi ini, ribuan ekor burung migran mengunjungi lokasi ini setiap tahunnya. |
| Fraser’s Hill International Bird Race 2010 | Bird watching is a healthy and academic outdoor sport. The objectives of the Fraser's Hill International Bird Race are to preserve nature and simultaneously to promote Fraser's Hill as a bird sanctuary. |
| Indonesian birds sighted in China! | Thirteen Indonesian leg-flagged waders have just been spotted in China; including Great Knot, Asian Dowitcher, Curlew Sandpiper, Terek Sandpiper and Grey Plover |
| International Waterbird Symposium in The Hague celebrates 15 years of flyway conservation | AEWA is a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) administered international wildlife treaty dedicated to the conservation of migratory waterbird species which migrate along the African-Eurasian Flyways. |
| Photo mini-exhibition dengan tajuk “Mangroves, Urban Wild Life & Us” | (Indonesian) bertepatan dengan Hari Lingkungan Hidup Sedunia. Yapeka bekerja sama dengan Cirkel Crowd & Coffee menyelenggarakan photo mini-exhibition dengan tajuk "Mangroves, Urban Wild Life & Us".Kebetulan tahun ini World Environment Day menetapkan 2010 sebagai Year of Biodiversity. |
| Citizen science ‘can safeguard birds’ future | Encouraging people to record everyday sightings of common bird species could help limit future extinctions, an international study suggests. It concludes that large, long-running records are needed to show how numbers and distribution change over time. The authors add that the internet could allow people to log their sightings on line, and urge websites to standardise the way data is collated |
| Monitoring bird populations for avian influenza has side benefits: New info on rare bird species | For the past several years, health experts with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) have caught, banded, and released thousands of wild birds around Southeast Asia in an effort to monitor bird populations for avian influenza viruses. These activities also produce another benefit: new information on rare bird species. |
| Kukila 14 published | After a long incubation period, Kuklia, the peer-reviewed journal of the Indonesian Ornithologists Union (IdOU), is finally back in business, and Volume 14 (2009) is packed with articles covering the full length of the world’s largest archipelago |
| (Indonesian) Launching Situs FOBI | (Indonesian) FOBI (Foto Biodiversitas Indonesia) merupakan situs yang bertujuan mewadahi hasil aktifitas para pemerhati biodiversitas Indonesia dan masyarakat luas, dalam hal ini berupa pendokumentasian foto keragaman hayati, sehingga nantinya diharapkan dapat terwujud sebuah database foto keragaman hayati Indonesia yang dapat diakses dengan mudah, cepat dan tidak terbatas. |
| Annual Conference of the International Wader Study Group | The IWSG Annual Conference 2010 will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, hosted by the National Natural History Museum (NNHM) of the Lisbon University. |
| 1st Baluran-Britama Birding Competition | Untuk mengembangkan konservasi kawasan melalui perlindungan kehidupan burung di alam yang kemudian diarahkan kepada pengembangan ekowisata berbasis pengamatan burung di alam (birdwatching) maka Taman Nasional Baluran menggelar 1st Annual Baluran-Britama Birding Competition |
| Kesempatan menjadi Relawan | Kesempatan menjadi Relawan WCS GHP (Global Health Program) WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) memiliki salah satu program yaitu Program Kesehatan Hewan Lapangan (Field Veterinary Program) yang telah dimulai pada tahun 1989 dan menggunakan pendekatan kolaboratif dalam pemeliharaan keseharan ekosistem. Bekerjasama dengan para pakar dari lembaga pemerintah dan non pemerintah dalam bidang satwa liar, hewan domestik dan Continue Reading » |
| Turnstones tracked from Australia to the Arctic | Australasian Wader Studies Group researchers have successfully tracked Ruddy Turnstones from Australia to the Arctic tundra via China and return across the Pacific Ocean via the Gilbert Islands using new technology. |
| World Migratory Bird Day | World Migratory Bird Day was initiated in 2006 and is an annual global awareness-raising campaign highlighting the need for the protection of migratory birds and their habitats |
| Pengembara Antar Negara Antar Benua | Di dunia binatang, burung dikenal sebagai hewan yang paling bebas. Ia bisa berkelana ke mana saja, melintasi samudera, dari satu bagian Bumi ke bagian Bumi yang lain. Burung pantai, contohnya. Dalam satu lawata, mereka bisa terbang belasan ribu kilometer, dari Benua Eropa ke wilayah Nusantara. Lalu bagaimana burung pantai saat bermigrasi di Indonesia? Silahkan klik Continue Reading » |
| 6th Asian Raptor Conference | The 6th International conference on Asian raptors will be held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on 23-27 June 2010 in collaboration with Asian Raptor Research and Conservation Network, National University of Mongolia, Mongolian Ornithological Society, Ministry of Nature, Environment and Tourism, Mongolian Academy of Sciences and Peregrine Fund, USA. Please forward this information to anyone who may Continue Reading » |
