Avibase (Denis Lepage)
avibase@birds.town

With the KML downloads, it is easy to open the files in a mapping mobile app such as Organic Maps https://organicmaps.app/ to help with the navigation. The option "optimized for organic map" ensures that markers are compatible with the app markers.

March 25, 2024
Avibase (Denis Lepage)
avibase@birds.town

With the traveling birder in mind, I have now added a functionality in MyAvibase to allow downloading eBird Hotspots as KML files. https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/myavb_reports.jsp?rpt=7. The markers are color-coded based on the target number of species observed at each site,

March 25, 2024
Avibase (Denis Lepage)
avibase@birds.town
February 17, 2024
Avibase (Denis Lepage)
avibase@birds.town

Birds of prey in Africa experiencing population collapse, study finds

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/04/birds-of-prey-in-africa-experiencing-population-collapse-study-finds-aoe

Bateleur, photo: Sergey Yeliseev

January 05, 2024
Avibase (Denis Lepage)
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Prehistoric bird once thought extinct returns to New Zealand wild

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/29/prehistoric-bird-once-thought-extinct-returns-to-new-zealand-wild

Photo: Kathrin & Stefan Marks

August 29, 2023
Avibase (Denis Lepage)
avibase@birds.town

NASA searches for climate solutions as global temperatures reach record highs

https://www.space.com/nasa-discusses-record-temperatures-climate-solutions

July 22, 2023
Avibase (Denis Lepage)
avibase@birds.town
July 22, 2023
Avibase (Denis Lepage)
avibase@birds.town
July 22, 2023
Avibase (Denis Lepage)
avibase@birds.town

Christian Cooper on going from a bird hobbyist to a National Geographic host

"that's really all being a birder is — you walk through the world with a little bit more consciousness."

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6912849

July 22, 2023
Avibase (Denis Lepage)
avibase@birds.town
June 24, 2023
Avibase (Denis Lepage)
avibase@birds.town

Dancing Capercaillie makes a tentative comeback in Scotland

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/17/capercaillie-bird-tentative-comeback-scotland

Photo: michael bamford

June 17, 2023
Avibase (Denis Lepage)
avibase@birds.town

Our underwater future: What sea level rise will look like around the globe

https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/12/world/3-degrees-sea-level-rise-climate-central/index.html

April 22, 2023
Avibase (Denis Lepage)
avibase@birds.town

These tiny creatures are losing their battle to survive. Here’s what we can do to save them

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/21/world/iyw-rufous-hummingbird-tipping-point-extinction-earth-day/index.html

April 22, 2023
Avibase (Denis Lepage)
avibase@birds.town

Carbon offsetting will never be a substitute for carbon reduction. Treat carbon neutral claims with caution.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/10/as-carbon-offsetting-faces-credibility-revolution-shoppers-should-be-wary

March 11, 2023
Avibase (Denis Lepage)
avibase@birds.town

BBC will not broadcast Attenborough episode over fear of ‘rightwing backlash’
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/mar/10/david-attenborough-bbc-wild-isles-episode-rightwing-backlash-fears

March 11, 2023
Avibase (Denis Lepage)
avibase@birds.town

Found: Mysterious songbird rediscovered in Madagascar after eluding scientists for 24 years https://www.birdlife.org/news/2023/03/01/found-mysterious-songbird-rediscovered-in-madagascar-after-eluding-scientists-for-24-years/

March 03, 2023
Avibase (Denis Lepage)
avibase@birds.town
February 26, 2023
Avibase (Denis Lepage)
avibase@birds.town

Avibase #BirdoftheDay is the intriguing Malleefowl from Australia, a vulnerable bird that lay its eggs in a nesting mound and do not tend for their young after hatching https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=BE7FA4651093E668 (photo: Dave Curtis https://flickr.com/photos/43886809@N03/23983008836)

February 11, 2023