Photos: MBCC
This time the news come from the Far East, where three spotting scopes and a backpack found their way to the Mongolian Bird Conservation Center (MBCC). The MBCC is an NGO founded in 2015 with the mission to contribute to the understanding and conservation of national bird species and their habitats by conducting scientific research and conservation activities and by training young naturalists and conservationists. The MBCC maintains a bird research station in the Daurian forest-steppe ecoregion in northern Mongolia, where intensive field work is carried out every year with school children, undergraduate and graduate students and the local population. On days such as the World Migration Day and World Biodiversity Day, the MBCC celebrates conservation and nature by offering training and birdwatching activities to the people living around the Daurian Strictly Protected Area. “The donated telescopes will be very helpful for bird research and conservation in Mongolia,” says Amarkhuu Gungaa, Executive Director of the MBCC.
We are thrilled to be able to contribute to the valuable work of the MBCC and to see that the donated equipment is already being used. As always, we thank all donors who make this possible and encourage anyone who has unused binoculars and telescopes to donate them to Binoculars4charity. For more information on the MBCC, visit the organisation’s website and Facebook page. A more detailed report from the MCC on the use of the telescopes can be found here.