Protecting the Spoon-billed Sandpiper from hunting threats along the Ayeyarwady coastal zone in Myanmar

Species Rapid Action Fund
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© Martin J McGill

The emergency

Recent surveys have indicated that communities along the Ayeyarwady coastal zone have resumed bird hunting, partly in response to the deteriorating economic situation in the country. This includes in the Gulf of Mottama which supports a globally significant population of Spoon-billed Sandpiper.

If the hunting trend continues, this will have a devastating impact on the species' conservation status.

Urgent interventions focused on community engagement and community patrols are needed to reduce the threat of hunting.

Results

Reports

 

AT A GLANCE

 

Organisation: Nature Conservation Society-Myanmar

Country: Myanmar

Year project started: 2024

Species: Spoon-billed Sandpiper

Supported by: Fondation Segré

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