Report of the 7th Woodcock & Snipe Specialist Group Meeting.
The 7th Woodcock & Snipe Workshop was held in Saint-Petersburg (Russia) from 16 to 18 May 2011. This meeting was organised by the Office national de la chasse et de la faune sauvage with the financial help of the Embassy of France in Russia and the Russian Association of Hunters and Fishermen. About 50 members of the Woodcock and Snipe Specialist Group participated in the Workshop in order to review the knowledge on these game species. Twelve countries were represented: Germany, Denmark, United Kingdom, Portugal, Russia, Romania, Ukraine, Lithuania, Switzerland, Estonia, Hungary, France. Due to the venue location, the Russian biologists formed a third of participants.
Report of the hugely successful 13th Goose Specialist Group Meeting.
The 13th meeting of the Goose Specialist Group held jointly with the Goose, Swan and Duck Study Group (GSDSG) of northern Eurasia in Elista, Kalmykia (Russian Federation) between 24 and 29 March 2011 was a great success. A post-conference excursion to the Manych Lake on Saturday 29 March 2011 gave participants a chance to look at the steppe and wetland habitats and view the Red-breasted Goose, Lesser-White-fronted Goose, White-headed Duck and many other species that were migrating north at the time. Read more on the meeting
Thesis Award on Migratory Species Conservation:
The award, amounting to€ 10,000 is conferred every three years at the Conference of the Parties to the Convention. The Thesis Award will be presented at the 10th Conference of the Parties in 2011. More information here.
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Report of the 7th Woodcock & Snipe Specialist Group Meeting.
The 7th Woodcock & Snipe Workshop was held in Saint-Petersburg (Russia) from 16 to 18 May 2011. This meeting was organised by the Office national de la chasse et de la faune sauvage with the financial help of the Embassy of France in Russia and the Russian Association of Hunters and Fishermen. About 50 members of the Woodcock and Snipe Specialist Group participated in the Workshop in order to review the knowledge on these game species. Twelve countries were represented: Germany, Denmark, United Kingdom, Portugal, Russia, Romania, Ukraine, Lithuania, Switzerland, Estonia, Hungary, France. Due to the venue location, the Russian biologists formed a third of participants.
Report of the hugely successful 13th Goose Specialist Group Meeting.
The 13th meeting of the Goose Specialist Group held jointly with the Goose, Swan and Duck Study Group (GSDSG) of northern Eurasia in Elista, Kalmykia (Russian Federation) between 24 and 29 March 2011 was a great success. A post-conference excursion to the Manych Lake on Saturday 29 March 2011 gave participants a chance to look at the steppe and wetland habitats and view the Red-breasted Goose, Lesser-White-fronted Goose, White-headed Duck and many other species that were migrating north at the time. Read more on the meeting
Thesis Award on Migratory Species Conservation:
The award, amounting to€ 10,000 is conferred every three years at the Conference of the Parties to the Convention. The Thesis Award will be presented at the 10th Conference of the Parties in 2011. More information here.
For Archived News click here