Venue for PAOC 13 changed from Nigeria to Tanzania
The 13th Pan-African Ornithological Congress has been changed from Nigeria to Tanzania owing to security and costs concerns.
PAOC 13 will be held in Arusha from the 14th to 21st October 2012.
The Organising Committee have made a call for symposia papers
The Pan-African Ornithological Congress (PAOC) takes place every 4 years and its aims and purpose [...]
More UK Birds Relocating In Ghana
Research findings by the Birdlife International indicates that about a quarter of British birds, which fly annually across the Atlantic, end up in Ghana and not returning to Britain.
Every year, about a million birds of various species travel from Europe mainly, from Britain to the south of Sahara. Many species that breed in the UK [...]
Pan-African bird conference details announced
The 13th Pan-African Ornithological Congress (PAOC 13) will be held from 14th to 21st October 2012 at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan, Nigeria. The theme of the congress will be “Birds in a Changing Environment”.
The Pan-African Ornithological Congress (PAOC) takes place every 4 years and its aims and purpose are to:
(a) [...]
Bonding birds prepare for battle
New research hints that birds are able to anticipate and plan ahead to strengthen their family bonds in situations where conflict is a possibility.
Dr Andy Radford, from the University of Bristol, studied of population of green woodhoopoes, (Phoeniculus purpureus), common forest-dwelling birds in southern Africa.
Green woodhoopoes live in groups of up to twelve individuals, which [...]