African Bird Club

African Bird Club

The African Bird Club is an ornithological charity based in Britain, with the following aims:

* to provide a worldwide focus for African ornithology
* to raise money to support conservation projects in Africa through the Conservation Fund
* to encourage an interest in the conservation of the birds of the region
* to liaise with and promote the work of existing regional societies
* to publish a twice-yearly colour bulletin, the Bulletin of the African Bird Club
* to encourage observers to visit lesser known areas of the region, and search actively for globally threatened and near-threatened species

External links

* [http://www.africanbirdclub.org/index.html African Bird Club website]


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