Mongolia workshop on raptor research and management techniques
in Asia-Pacific Program: Research, Student Education:Status: Active, started in 2010
Goals:
Help build research capacity in Asia with an exchange that brings American and European experts to present the Workshop in Mongolia on Raptor Research and Management Techniques to over 100 young raptor conservation and research biologists from Asia attending the “2010 ARRCN Conference” in Mongolia.
Background:
The concept for this project arose during the Asian Raptor Research and Conservation Network (ARRCN) conference in Vietnam in April 2008. The exuberant enthusiasm of over 100 young raptor biologists drawn together from all over Asia was infectious but the quality of science could be improved. The need to marry this raw enthusiasm with skill and knowledge was very clear and compelling.
We planned a workshop to be conducted by a sample of the authors, including staff of The Peregrine Fund, of the 25 chapters in the recently published "Raptor Research and Management Techniques" manual, which is hailed by raptor biologists worldwide as the new “Bible of raptor research and conservation.”
The workshop aimed to enhance conservation and research efforts in Asia by providing training and education to students and aspiring professionals and, perhaps more importantly, personal contacts with experienced scientists and conservationists that invariably will lead to collaboration between them, with mutual benefit. It also aimed to strengthen the “2010 ARRCN Conference,” first, by attracting workshop speakers who would not otherwise be able to attend the conference, and second, by making the meeting more attractive to young Asian field workers who will benefit from the workshop and the conference.
Recent Results:
We conducted the raptor research techniques workshop at the 6th meeting of the Asian Raptor Research and Conservation Network in Mongolia, 23-27 June 2010. Lecturers included Ian Newton, Keith Bildstein, Todd Katzner, Martin Gilbert, Bill Heinrich, Lloyd Kiff, and Rick Watson. About 150 conference delegates from 23 countries participated in eight workshop lectures and a hands-on session on raptor trapping and handling techniques. Feedback from participants indicated that the workshop was much appreciated and enjoyed, and many offered encouragement to do something similar again, but with more time available for lectures and practical sessions. By popular request from participants, the workshop presentations, author biographies, and abstracts were posted on The Peregrine Fund’s website for future use by participants.
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Location Note:
Mongolia
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Cooperating Partners:
- Asian Raptor Research Conservation Network
- Ministry of Nature, Environment and Tourism
- Mongolian Academy of Sciences
- Mongolian Ornithological Society
- National University of Mongolia
- Trust for Mutual Understanding
Combined Federal Campaign # 10639
