New study highlights urgent need to protect coastal and inland stopover sites for Asia’s migratory shorebirds
A new study by the University of Cambridge and SCOPE Foundation has highlighted major differences in the population trends of migratory shorebirds wintering in Bangladesh, with species dependent on coastal stopover habitats showing the steepest declines. Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the study used long-term shorebird monitoring data from Sonadia Island, one […]
Conservation through tradition
The Bangladesh Spoon-billed Sandpiper Conservation Project (BSCP) is a flagship initiative of the Species Conservation and Protection of Ecosystems (SCOPE) Foundation, which has been working since 2009 to conserve the Critically Endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper and its habitats in Bangladesh. The project integrates both scientific research and community-based conservation approaches. Recognising the importance of community engagement, […]
Over 50 vultures rescued and released in Bangladesh
Bangladesh recorded a high number of vulture rescue incidents during the 2025–2026 winter migration season, with a total of 51 vultures rescued nationwide. This highlights the country’s growing importance as a wintering and stopover site for migratory vultures. Of these, 49 were Himalayan Griffon Vultures, along with one White-rumped Vulture and one Egyptian Vulture. Most individuals […]
Meghna Estuary survey 2026
The Meghna Estuary continues to demonstrate its national and international importance for migratory and wintering waterbirds. During the January 2026 survey, a total of 47,157 waterbirds representing 63 species were recorded across 53 sites, confirming the estuary’s significance as one of Bangladesh’s most important coastal wetland systems for waterbirds. The most abundant species recorded during […]
Is the Masked Finfoot Asia’s next avian extinction?
Media release – for immediate release 10 February 2021 Is the […]
Working with communities
The SCOPE Foundation has been actively working to safeguard the Endangered Pallas’s Fish-eagle in Bangladesh—one of the last strongholds for the species globally. With a small and declining global population and increasing threats to freshwater wetlands, urgent conservation action is essential. Through its research and conservation initiatives, SCOPE Foundation led large-scale community-based surveys across the […]
Boat race for conservation
A community boat race initiative was first introduced in 2015 by the (SCOPE) Foundation under the Bangladesh Spoon-billed Sandpiper Conservation Project (BSCP) as an innovative approach to promoting coastal wetland and migratory shorebird conservation. Held in villages around Sonadia Island – an area of international importance for migratory shorebirds – the event draws on traditional […]