{"id":4907,"date":"2025-11-05T22:12:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T22:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/?post_type=wl_event&#038;p=4907"},"modified":"2025-11-05T22:12:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T22:12:41","slug":"%f0%9f%a6%a9-world-migratory-bird-day-celebration-in-palmarin","status":"publish","type":"wl_event","link":"https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/event\/%f0%9f%a6%a9-world-migratory-bird-day-celebration-in-palmarin\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83e\udda9 World Migratory Bird Day celebration in Palmarin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/BEN_1850-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/BEN_1850-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/BEN_1850-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/BEN_1850-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/BEN_1850-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/BEN_1850-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udda2 On 11 October 2025, the Palmarin Community Nature Reserve hosted the celebration of World Migratory Bird Day (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/search\/results\/all\/?keywords=%23jmom&amp;origin=HASH_TAG_FROM_FEED\"><strong>JMOM<\/strong><\/a>), this year&#8217;s theme being \u201cCreating bird-friendly cities and communities\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/BEN_2358-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/BEN_2358-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/BEN_2358-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/BEN_2358-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/BEN_2358-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/BEN_2358-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc26\u200d\u2b1b Initiated by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/direction-des-parcs-nationaux-du-s%C3%A9n%C3%A9gal\/\"><strong>Senegal National Parks Authority<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/search\/results\/all\/?keywords=%23dpn&amp;origin=HASH_TAG_FROM_FEED\"><strong>DPN<\/strong><\/a>) under the leadership of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/birdlife-international\/\"><strong>BirdLife International<\/strong><\/a>Consortium,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/wetlands-int-afrique\/\"><strong>Wetlands International Africa<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/nature-communaut%C3%A9s-d%C3%A9veloppement\/\"><strong>Nature-Communities-Development<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;(NCD) and the League for the Protection of Birds (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/lpo-france\/\"><strong>LPO France<\/strong><\/a>), with the support of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/search\/results\/all\/?keywords=%23ikicreaf&amp;origin=HASH_TAG_FROM_FEED\"><strong>#IKICREAF<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/search\/results\/all\/?keywords=%23agir&amp;origin=HASH_TAG_FROM_FEED\"><strong>#AGIR<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;projects, the celebration combined educational, cultural and awareness-raising activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/BEN_2119-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/BEN_2119-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/BEN_2119-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/BEN_2119-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/BEN_2119-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/BEN_2119-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The day also brought together students, teachers, local authorities and partners around a common goal: to promote the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udd86 The day began with a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/search\/results\/all\/?keywords=%23birdwatching&amp;origin=HASH_TAG_FROM_FEED\"><strong>birdwatching<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;outing with schoolchildren, guided by eco-guards and supervisors, which allowed the young people to observe and identify different species of migratory birds. This experience was followed by official speeches highlighting the essential role of local communities in preserving biodiversity and artistic performances inspired by nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/BEN_2008-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/BEN_2008-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/BEN_2008-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/BEN_2008-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/BEN_2008-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/BEN_2008-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udda9 This celebration helped to strengthen environmental education and community engagement for the harmonious coexistence of humans and birds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83e\udda2 On 11 October 2025, the Palmarin Community Nature Reserve hosted the celebration of World Migratory Bird Day (JMOM), this year&#8217;s theme being \u201cCreating bird-friendly cities and communities\u201d. \ud83d\udc26\u200d\u2b1b Initiated by the&nbsp;Senegal National Parks Authority&nbsp;(DPN) under the leadership of the&nbsp;BirdLife InternationalConsortium,&nbsp;Wetlands International Africa,&nbsp;Nature-Communities-Development&nbsp;(NCD) and the League for the Protection of Birds (LPO France), with the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4908,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"editor_notices":[]},"wl_issue":[],"wl_topic":[],"wl_type":[],"class_list":["post-4907","wl_event","type-wl_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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