every year millions of birds are slaughtered during their journeys: unlawfully shot, trapped or glued and destined to an agonising death.

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BirdLife International is on the frontline of the battle against illegal bird killing and we need you to join us today.

In 2015 we published the first scientific study to quantify the true extent of the killing throughout the Mediterranean region.The horrific headline of The Killing report was that more than 25 million birds are illegally slaughtered there each year.

With the help of thousands of loyal supporters, we have already secured some of the vital funds necessary to tackle illegal killing in key hotspots that the report identified. Work is already underway in the Famagusta area in Cyprus, the Menbej-Tishreen Dam area in Syria and the El Manzala area in Egypt. Staggeringly, in each of these places, more than half a million birds are being illegally slaughtered every year.

While we are making great inroads already, we need to increase our response to stop the killing here and in many other hotspots too. Before it is too late.

Populations of 40 different migratory songbird species that were once abundant in Europe are declining and some are now in free-fall. Many have already disappeared from much of their former range.