Zambia - BirdWatch Zambia

Founded in: 1969
Members: 133
Address: P O Box 33944, Lusaka , ZM, 10101
Email: zos@zamnet.zm
Web: www.wattledcrane.com

Mission of the organisation

To conserve Zambia's birds and their habitats and to provide the opportunity for all Zambians to enjoy birds.

Vision:

to be a leading Zambian conservation NGO that enhances the quality of life of birds through people.

Key Activities

• Publications include: an annual bird report, a monthly newsletter, a species record card, various occasional publications etc
• A revised avifauna/atlas is in preparation
• Work on national IBA inventory begun, and publication planned in near future
• African Waterfowl census
• Ringing scheme
• IBA related conservation program in embryonic stage

Recent Achievements

• Published a Field Guide to the Birds of Zambia and the first Annual Bird Report for Zambia
• Completed the first IBA survey of the country