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Migratory bird slender-billed curlew extinct now
Bonn, Oct 10: The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on Friday declared the slender-billed curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) extinct, marking the first known global extinction of a formerly widespread migratory bird species whose range included mainland Europe, North Africa, and West Asia.
Community-led conservation key for survival of migratory species: UN reports
Bonn, Jan 30: Community-led conservation strategies can be instrumental for the successful conservation of migratory species, two major reports released by the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), a global wildlife treaty of the United Nations, said on Thursday.