BirdLife International news

01 April 1993
Comments Editorials Polish promise. In February, the Polish Society for the Protection of Birds (OTOP) recruited its 1,000th member, just one year alter its formal launch in February 1992. I( also produced the first issue of its membership magazine. These excellent a...
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Announcements

01 April 1993
Comments Editorials Carl Zeiss Award. Carl Zelss-Germany, the sponsor of the British Birds Rarities Committee, has announced an extension of the Carl Zeiss Award. The high quality, sew-on, woven badges provided in recognition of the contributions made by photographers who...
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News and Comment

01 April 1993
Comments News and comment WITHIN A FORTNIGHT of the tanker Braer going aground near Sumburgh Head, Shetland, 1,000 birds had been picked up dead, well over 200 had been rescued alive and many more had been seen oiled. Half the victims were Shags Phalacrocorax aristotelis, ...
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Reviews

01 April 1993
Comments Reviews Handbook of the Birds of the World, vol 1. Ostrich to ducks. Edited by Josep del Hoyo, Andrew Elliot & Jordi Sargatal. Lynx Editions, Barcelona, 1992. 696 pages; 446 colour plates; 568 distribution maps. ISBN 84-87334-09-1. £95.00.With various han...
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