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Zambia
Zambian Ornithological Society (ZOS)
Zambian Ornithological Society (ZOS) is the BirdLife Affiliate
Founded in: 1969Members: 133
Staff: 0
Address: P O Box 33944, Lusaka 10101, Zambia
Email: zos@zamnet.zm
Web: http://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