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Water saving experiences from arid regions in US might help Mongolia
WSCC ecologist Vandandorj Sumiya attended the International Watershed seminar which was held in Arizona, USA in April 2019. This is his records about this training and lessons that he brought back to Mongolia. He hopes that some of the wetland knowledge and experiences can be adopted to wetland management in Mongolia.
Quest for the migration of Mongolian birds
Our biologists are advancing bird migration research in Mongolia through use of state-of-art animal tracking technologies and international collaboration.
A magical crane festival with wild bird participation
Every summer in June, local people in Mongolia celebrate the harmony between cranes and nomads. Something magic happens.
Mongolia hosts a meeting of crane experts from East Asia
All six countries in North East Asia gathered together in Mongolia to finalize white-naped crane conservation strategy.
Bats in the steppe may need more water
Bat conservation is at a very early stage in Mongolia due to a lack of capacity, the necessary basic ecological knowledge, and limited awareness of bats. Our initial fieldwork convinced us that the bats of the steppes habitat require particular attention in Mongolia because increasingly frequent droughts and the looming specter of global warming could have a devastating impact.
Crane experts visit northeast Mongolia
In summer of 2012, a group of crane experts and conservationists from North America and Europe visited Mongolian northeast to help us to carry out field surveys and public awareness activities on white-naped cranes. The visit was organized with the support from the International Crane Foundation led by the co-founder Dr. George Archibald.