Operational Unit
Avian & Migratory Bird Flyway Defense Team
Species Survival & Biodiversity Protection
Unit Mandate
Mission & Operational Scope
Monitors and defends critical migratory bird flyways and stopover habitats, coordinating international protection frameworks to counter habitat loss, illegal trapping, and collision mortality along all major global flyway systems.
Doctrine
African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) · East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership
Core Capabilities
Operational Capabilities
Flyway population monitoring via banding, satellite telemetry, and radar
Stopover habitat quality assessment and restoration planning
Illegal trapping and mist-netting enforcement coordination
Wind energy and infrastructure collision risk assessment
International flyway partnership coordination (AEWA, Ramsar)
Citizen science and eBird data integration for population trend analysis
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