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Estonia
Estonian Ornithological Society (EOS)
Estonian Ornithological Society (EOS) is the BirdLife Partner. It is known in Estonia as Eesti Ornitoloogiaühing (EOÜ).
Founded in: 1921Members: 600
Staff: 4
Address: Estonian Ornithological Society, Veski 4, EE-51005 Tartu, Estonia
Email: eoy@eoy.ee
Web: http://www.eoy.ee
Mission of the organisation
To protect and study birds and to spread knowledge of birds and their protection to the general public.
Key Activities
- New Estonian Breeding Bird Atlas
- Diversity of agricultural landscapes and farmland birds
- Monitoring of various species
- Natura 2000 and Special Protection Areas (SPA)
- Publishing and spreading materials to the general public
- Working with membership
- Bird of the Year campaigns
- Aiming to increase membership
Recent Achievements
- Producing a new national inventory on IBAs of European Union importance in Estonia
- 600 ha of coastal meadows restored and maintainedLocated new nests of the Greater Spotted Eagle. The national total now stands at five pairs
- New LIFE-Nature project (2004-2008) on arrangements of Spotted Eagles and Black Stork conservation in Estonia startedlist of candidate Special Protection Areas (SPA) for Natura 2000 network compiled and submitted to the Estonian Ministry of Environment
- Prepared and implemented a National Action Plan for the globally threatened Greater Spotted Eagle (VU) and Great Snipe (NT)
- Organised a workshop on the IBAs Caretakers Network and started the development of the network
- Organised highly successful members' summer camp