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There is currently a donation drive to secure land at Pak Thale, Thailand, valuable wintering grounds of Spoon-billed Sandpipers, among many other waders etc.
This is taken from the BCST's facebook page:
"Bird Conservation Society of Thailand (BCST) has been working on conservation of migratory shorebirds, particularly the globally threatened Spoon-billed Sandpiper, at Pak Thale in Phetchaburi province for over a decade. The main threat to the survival of these birds are land use change. Migratory shorebirds depend heavily on salt pans as their feeding and high-tide roosting site. The conversion of salt pans to aquaculture ponds, urban area, factories, land mining, etc. is putting the fate of these globally threatened shorebirds at high risk.
BCST sees the importance of securing habitat for these migratory shorebirds and one way to achieve that is to establish a nature reserve. Because most of the land at Pak Thale are privately owned, BCST has been in negotiation to buy the land which currently covers approximately 8 hectares of salt pans where Spoon-billed Sandpipers and other shorebirds utilise every winter.
Currently, the land acquisition is largely supported by the Rainforest Trust. However, we still need to raise another 1,500,000 THB (47,000 USD) to fully cover all the costs including future management of the site.
If the fundraising is successful, this will be Thailand's first nature reserve aimed for migratory shorebirds that is managed by a non-governmental organisation.
You can make a donation by the following detail.
Via bank transfer
Bank name: TMB Bank
Bank address: Ngamwongwan branch, Nonthaburi, Thailand
Swift code: TMBKTHBK
Beneficiary name: Bird Conservation Society of Thailand
IBAN number: 026-2-67477-3
Via PayPal:
Please make a payment to [email protected]
Via credit card:
Please visit Rainforest Trust (http://bit.ly/2Ydp21e) to donate by credit card
For more information, please contact via our inbox or [email protected]
"For sustainable coexistence between birds and people"
A member of BCST told me that this link
https://www.rainforesttrust.org/pro...BKjc4n_NESpL0BSSM2HRHz_CL2Nv5iy7kyCRrHpvPXhM4
may be better for those outside of Thailand looking to donate.
This is taken from the BCST's facebook page:
"Bird Conservation Society of Thailand (BCST) has been working on conservation of migratory shorebirds, particularly the globally threatened Spoon-billed Sandpiper, at Pak Thale in Phetchaburi province for over a decade. The main threat to the survival of these birds are land use change. Migratory shorebirds depend heavily on salt pans as their feeding and high-tide roosting site. The conversion of salt pans to aquaculture ponds, urban area, factories, land mining, etc. is putting the fate of these globally threatened shorebirds at high risk.
BCST sees the importance of securing habitat for these migratory shorebirds and one way to achieve that is to establish a nature reserve. Because most of the land at Pak Thale are privately owned, BCST has been in negotiation to buy the land which currently covers approximately 8 hectares of salt pans where Spoon-billed Sandpipers and other shorebirds utilise every winter.
Currently, the land acquisition is largely supported by the Rainforest Trust. However, we still need to raise another 1,500,000 THB (47,000 USD) to fully cover all the costs including future management of the site.
If the fundraising is successful, this will be Thailand's first nature reserve aimed for migratory shorebirds that is managed by a non-governmental organisation.
You can make a donation by the following detail.
Via bank transfer
Bank name: TMB Bank
Bank address: Ngamwongwan branch, Nonthaburi, Thailand
Swift code: TMBKTHBK
Beneficiary name: Bird Conservation Society of Thailand
IBAN number: 026-2-67477-3
Via PayPal:
Please make a payment to [email protected]
Via credit card:
Please visit Rainforest Trust (http://bit.ly/2Ydp21e) to donate by credit card
For more information, please contact via our inbox or [email protected]
"For sustainable coexistence between birds and people"
A member of BCST told me that this link
https://www.rainforesttrust.org/pro...BKjc4n_NESpL0BSSM2HRHz_CL2Nv5iy7kyCRrHpvPXhM4
may be better for those outside of Thailand looking to donate.
