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...aegis of the [[United Nations Environment Programme]], concerned with the conservation of wildlife and habitats on a global scale. Since the Convention's entry in ...nd UN-based intergovernmental organization established exclusively for the conservation and management of terrestrial, aquatic and avian migratory species througho

...[multilateral treaty]]. The Convention has three main goals including: the conservation of biological diversity (or [[biodiversity]]); the sustainable use of its c In other words, its objective is to develop national strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity. It is often seen as the key do

| name =Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Conservation Measures for the Siberian Crane | context = [[nature conservation]]

...n adopted in 1963 at a meeting of members of the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]] (IUCN). The convention was opened for signature in 1973 and CIT CITES is one of the largest and oldest conservation and sustainable use agreements in existence. Participation is voluntary, an

...spersed by waves and currents, or sometimes on the feet or in the gut of a bird.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marlin.ac.uk/reproduction.php?speciesID=460 ...grass beds: Ecological relationships |publisher=UK Marine Special Areas of Conservation |accessdate=2013-05-26}}</ref>

| classis = [[Bird|Aves]] ...des other raptors such as [[hawk]]s, [[kite (bird)|kite]]s, and [[harrier (bird)|harrier]]s. It is considered a close cousin of the [[bald eagle]] and occu

...its numbers are dwindling rapidly due to habitat loss and hunting. It is [[bird migration|migratory]], wintering in [[Africa]]. It is a regular wanderer to ...e to lack of comprehensive sampling. They might be closer to the [[Merlin (bird)|merlin]] than to most other living falcons, or more generally related to t

...''[[Cygnus olor bergmanni]]'', which differed only in size from the living bird, is known from fossils found in [[Azerbaijan]].{{Citation needed|date=Septe ...>Mullarney, K., Svensson, L, Zetterstrom, D., & Grant, P.J. (1999) Collins Bird Guide. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., London p. 14</ref> Males are larger t

| classis = [[bird|Aves]] ...ng | first= James A | year= 2010| title= The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names | publisher = Christopher Helm | location = London | isbn = 978-1-408

| classis = [[bird|Aves]] ..., Shaanxi#Lake Hongjiannao|Lake Hongjiannao]]). Small numbers appear to [[bird migration|migrate]] to [[South Korea]] during the nonbreeding period. Ther

...ng | first= James A | year= 2010| title= The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names | publisher= Christopher Helm | location = London | isbn = 978-1-4081 ...the [[Scolopacidae]], ''Xenus'' is part of the [[Tringa|shank]]-[[Tattler (bird)|tattler]]-[[phalarope]] [[clade]] and less closely related to the [[calidr

| classis = [[bird|Aves]] ...ng | first= James A | year= 2010| title= The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names | publisher= Christopher Helm | location = London | isbn = 978-1-4081

| classis = [[bird|Aves]] | genus = ''[[Acrocephalus (bird)|Acrocephalus]] ''

| classis = [[Bird|Aves]] ...us'') is a [[bird migration|migratory]] [[bird of prey]] of the [[harrier (bird)|harrier]] family. Its common name commemorates the British [[natural histo

| classis = [[Bird|Aves]] ...CRC2/> It also appears to have one of the largest wingspans of any living bird, rivaling those of the [[great albatross]]es (''Diomedea'' ssp., in particu

...php/749/raritiesvagrants.pdf |title=Rarities and vagrants |publisher=[[Bat Conservation Trust]] |format=[[Portable Document Format|PDF]] |accessdate=16 December 20

...e bold but is also very alert to the cries of other animals such as [[Tit (bird)|tits]] warning of aerial predators.<ref name=Collins/> ...erm appears to be stable. For these reasons, the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]] has rated the bank vole as being of "[[Least Concern]]" in its

...erves contain [[wetland]]s which serve as important stop-over points for [[Bird migration|migrating birds]] from [[Africa]], [[Europe]], and [[South Asia]] | publisher = International Union for Conservation of Nature

...supply canals and filling the Manych with water created new [[Wader|wading bird]] habitats. [[Biodiversity]] of fish fauna was considerably increased over ...trial development, as well as development of [[Conservation (ethic)|nature conservation]] and the fish processing industry in the adjacent regions of Kalmykia, Dag

...h low hills to the northeast and northwest.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Important Bird and Biodiversity Area factsheet: KZ061: Ashchykol and Barakkol Lakes |publi ...ity sites for conservation |location=Almaty |publisher=Association for the Conservation of Biodiversity of Kazakhstan (ACBK) |isbn=978-9965-32-686-8}}

...represented by the [[common viper]], lizards and [[Natrix|grass snake]]s. Bird species are represented by [[Western Capercaillie|capercaillie]], [[black g ...Russia before the German occupation, flooding the Urals with industry. The conservation measures include establishing national wildlife parks.<ref name=brit/> Ther