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ONCFS ageing guide now available in English
The guide to the ageing and sexing of common European ducks, first published in 2014 by ONCFS, is now available in English and can be downloaded from the DSG website. The guide, translated by Matthieu...
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Decline in proportion of female Common Pochard
In 2016, WWT coordinated an assessment of the sex ratio of Common Pochard in Europe and North Africa. They received a fantastic level of support from DSG members, waterbird counters and birders across...
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Maccoa Duck uplisted to Vulnerable
Maccoa Duck has been uplisted to Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List as a result of an ongoing decline in this already small population. This follows the recent addition of a number of other diving ducks...
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Successful workshop on Baer’s Pochard held in Hengshui
On 19-20 March 2018, delegates from ten countries gathered at Hengshui Lake National Nature Reserve, in Hebei Province, China, for the first international workshop on the conservation of the Baer’s...
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The Ambassador of Brazilian waters
In March 2018 the Critically Endangered Brazilian Merganser was formally acknowledged as the symbol of the conservation of Brazilian waters. The ordinance was signed by the Environment Minister (MMA),...
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Local conservation action leads to breeding success for Baer’s Pochard
On 28 May 2018, Li Feng, a researcher and bird surveyor from Hengshui University found a female Baer’s Pochard with ducklings at Hengshui Hu (Lake) National Nature Reserve in Hebei Province, China....
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The not-so-Common Eider – can you help?
My name is Alex Nicol-Harper and I am a PhD candidate at the University of Southampton, in collaboration with the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, studying population dynamics of the Common Eider. My...
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Successful workshop on Scaly-sided Merganser conservation
Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus, also known as the Chinese Merganser, is endemic to eastern Asia. It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List and as a first class protected species on...
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Important progress made by the Scaly-sided Merganser Task Force
Sixteen delegates from the EAAFP Secretariat, People’s Republic of China, Republic of Korea and Russian Federation attended the 3rd workshop of the EAAFP Scaly-sided Merganser Task Force, held in...
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New duck wings scheme initiated in Italy
The Associazione Cacciatori Migratori Acquatici (ACMA, or Italian Waterbird Hunters Association), part of Federcaccia (the Italian Hunting Federation), have translated and published in Italian the...
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