Welcome to the BirdLife Preventing Extinctions Programme Birds
are disappearing forever… The natural rate of bird extinction is
one bird per century. In the last thirty years alone, 21 bird
species have become extinct. At present, 197 are classified as
Critically Endangered. On the very edge of extinction. Without
immediate action, many will not be here in ten years’ time. The
BirdLife Preventing Extinctions Programme can save them… To
prevent more species being lost, we have launched the BirdLife
Preventing Extinctions Programme. The BirdLife International
Partnership is a global network of independent nature
conservation organisations operating in more than 100 countries.
We are able to operate across borders and beyond politics. We
really make a difference. We’re best placed to help… BirdLife’s
work to evaluate and monitor the status of the world’s bird
species began many years ago. We now know the threats that face
every globally threatened bird, and the main conservation
actions required to protect them.