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Celebrating 40 Years of Global Action for Migratory Animals

Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) © Vanessa Mignon; Cape Vulture (Gyps coprotheres) © Andre Botha; Lion (Panthera leo) © Nick Dale; Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) © Greg Piper; African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) © Jim Zuckerman; Hammerhead Sharks (Sphyrna lewini) © Robert Harding Photography; Przewalski's horses (Equus ferus przewalskii) © Grunewald; Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) © Rafael Saldana; Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) © Mondberge; Great Knots (Calidris tenuirostris) © Peter Prokosch; Nathusius' pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii) © Suren Gazaryan; Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) © David Robinson; Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) and Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) © Maurice Benmergui; Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) © Sylvain Cordier; Manta Ray (Manta birostris) © David Robinson; Saiga Antelope (Saiga tatarica) © Navinder Singh
World Migratory Bird Day 2019 Sparks Major Support

Awareness-raising activity for children in Misurata, Libya © Abd Alati Elsowayeb/Libyan Organization For Conservation Of Nature (LOCN)
Lebanon – Party No 128

The Lebanese Republic has acceded to the Convention on 1 June 2019.
Acting CMS Executive Secretary Enters on Duty

Ms. Amy Fraenkel, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals © Florian Keil
Call for Nominations: African Ranger Award 2019 and the Ranger Support Plan

© Jacques-André Dupont

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