Shearwater night walk
7 May, 2022The project team in Malta led a night walk to listen to the calls of nesting shearwaters.
Environmental education activity
23 April, 2022Project partners SPEA explained the main actions of the project to students in a school in Nazaré.
Bycatch engagement training
26 January, 2022Project partners SPEA (Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves) hosted an online workshop with the aim to ‘Train the Trainers’ that will engage the fishing community on bycatch.
LIFE PanPuffinus! showcased in French exhibition
5 January, 2022Between the start of the new year and the end of March, French project partners LPO France showcased the LIFE PanPuffinus! project at an exhibition held at l’Espace Nature des Salins d’Hyères, on the Mediterranean coast of France.
National Climate Change Conference
26 October, 2021Project Manager Manya Russo was invited to attend the national climate change conference held in Malta.
Biosecurity training workshop and Steering Committee Meeting
6-8 October, 2021In the first week of October, a biosecurity plan development training workshop led by RSPB was organised in Rochefort, France.
The Yelkouan Shearwater takes over at Science in the City 2021!
24-25 September, 2021The trials and tribulations of the Yelkouan Shearwater were the subject of a puppet show and a workshop for children held during this year’s Science in the City.
Stall on bycatch at the IUCN Congress
4-7 September, 2021Visitors to the IUCN Congress in Marseille (France) visited the stall on seabird bycatch to learn about this threat to seabirds through a photo exhibit, informative panels and a board game on seabirds.
Shearwater Boat Trips with LIFE PanPuffinus!
6-7 August, 2021On the first weekend of August we held our sunset shearwater boat trips for 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic we only held two trips and to celebrate the launch of LIFE PanPuffinus! this year we offered the trips for free to our members.