Portal to the Lesser White-fronted Goose

- by the Fennoscandian Lesser White-fronted Goose project

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Autumn migration of Fennoscandian Lessers mapped with gps-collar

“Mr. Blue” is a male Lesser White-fronted Goose that BirdLife Norway caught with a cannon-net at the Valdak marshes, Porsanger fjord, in Norway on 24th of May this spring. It was equipped with a gps-gsm neckband which was programmed to collect a gps-location every sixth hour throughout the day.

22 September 2018 by BirdLife Norway

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The spring hunting ban in Kazakhstan: one year on

In early 2017, the government of Kazakhstan introduced a ban on spring hunting. One year on, Danara Zharbolova (ACBK/BirdLife Kazakhstan) reflects on why this decision was – and remains – so important.

The Fennoscandian LWfG Conservation project is very happy with this very important conservation action implemented in Kazakhstan. Our colleagues in ACBK has through many years been working hard to gather good field data, and together with hunter’s associations, local and regional governments managed to pull this through with some small help from international bodies like AEWA, BirdLife Norway and so on.
Read more here».

28 March 2018 by Fennoscandian LWfG conservation project

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Bird of the Year 2018 in Uzbekistan

The Uzbekistan Society for the Protection of Birds (UzSPB) have chosen the Lesser White-fronted Goose as Bird of the Year 2018 in Uzbekistan, and will be implementing a wide range of awareness-raising activities, particularly within the hunting community!
Read more here».

9 March 2018 by Fennoscandian LWfG conservation project

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Report on motivations for hunting geese, including the illegal killing/accidental shooting of Lesser

A new report was released 19 January 2018 by the AEWA Lesser White-fronted Goose Working Group. The report features the outcomes of a project carried out by Stirling University in cooperation with the Association for the Conservation of Biodiversity in Kazakhstan (ACBK) during September-October 2017 in northern Kazakhstan. The aim was to assess the motivations for hunting geese - including the illegal killing/accidental shooting of Lesser White-fronted Geese - in the local communities adjacent to key staging sites.
Read more here».

23 January 2018 by Fennoscandian LWfG conservation project

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International Conservation Action for Lesser White-fronted Geese in 2017

The year 2017 has been busy where a lot conservation activities and projects have been implemented under the framework of the AEWA Lesser White-fronted Goose International Working Group. Following the 3rd Working Group meeting in Trondheim in April 2016, the focus has been on the implementation of key conservation activities outlined in the 2016-2019 workplan.
How are the birds doing? Read more here».

31 December 2017 by Fennoscandian LWfG conservation project