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Latvian Ornithological Society (LOB)
Latvian Ornithological Society (LOB) is the BirdLife Partner
Founded in: 1985Members: 530
Staff: 9
Address: A.K. 1010, LV-1050 Riga, Latvia
Email: putni@lob.lv
Web: http://www.lob.lv
Mission of the organisation
The Latvian Ornithological Society (Latvijas Ornitologijas biedriba – LOB) is a nongovernmental organisation that works on bird and habitat protection in order to maintain the numbers, diversity and geographic distribution of important sites, species and habitats in Latvia. We try to combine the efforts of both professional and voluntary ornithologists and all bird conservation enthusiasts for bird study and conservation work. LOB also aims to raise public awareness about ornithology, nature and bird conservation by organising workshops and meetings, consulting and lecturing, and publishing informative materials.
Key Activities
Research and conservation of bird species and habitats
- Studies on the distribution of breeding bird species – Latvian Breeding Bird Atlases (1980-1984 and 2000-2004)
- IBA programme
- National breeding bird census
- Species research (European Roller Coracias garrulus, White Stork Ciconia ciconia, Corncrake Crex crex, Black Stork Ciconia nigra, Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus), monitoring of rare species, campaign “Bird of the Year”
- Inventories of species and habitats, development of management plans
- Conservation action plans for threatened species
- International Waterbird Census and registration of arrival of migrating birds
Education and public awareness
- Three books published in the series “Birds of Latvia” – “Forest Birds”, “Birds of the Countryside”, “Birds of Inland Wetlands”
- Magazine “Birds in the Nature” published four times a year
- More than 150 members have joined 10 regional groups and young ornithologists circle
- Birdwatching trips and camps, “BirdWatch” activities