THE focus will fall on one of the world's rarest birds at this year's Global Birdfair.
There may be fewer than 2,000 remaining Dwarf Ibises which all dwell on São Tomé and Príncipe, the second smallest country in Africa in the Gulf of Guinea.
The conservation project for the 2026 Global Birdfair - to be held between July 10-12 at Lyndon Top, near Oakham in Rutland - is Preventing Island Extinctions.
Although protected by law, the critically endangered Dwarf Ibis and the island's other endemic species are vulnerable to predation and habitat loss resulting from agricultural development and timber-felling.
Global Birdfair's organisers, Tim Appleton and Penny Robinson, are upbeat about the project.
Enthuses Tim: "This initiative presents a wonderful opportunity for the population of this São Tomé and Príncipe as they become increasingly aware of their home’s unique biodiversity.
"Developing a sustainable tourism offer focused on avitourism and the country’s national parks can only be of long-term benefit both to the people and birds of this precious island."
Tickets for Global Birdfair 2026 are now on sale
More information at www.globalbirdfair.org
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