“Migratory Birds for People" working meeting in Oostvaardersplassen (Netherlands).

Recently Urdaibai Bird Center has participated in Netherlands in a workshop organized by the "Migratory Birds for People" entity.

This entity is part of Wetland Link International and consists on 24 visitor centers located in wetlands across Europe and West Africa, forming a network of transcontinental centers following wetland birds through the East Atlantic Flyway. We work together on bird migration, managing wetlands and sensitizing people about the importance of the wetlands.

One of the main objectives of the network visitor centers is to share information about birds migration through new technologies such as webcams, satellite tracking ... and, also, use this information to raise awareness of the importance of migratory birds conservation and their habitats.

The meeting was celebrated in the nature reserve of Oostvaardersplassen (Netherlands) and centers of all Europe have participated: Sweden, Russia, England and Holland among others. This meeting has been organized to focus on the revitalization of projects, to improve communication and enhance collaboration among the participants of the organization, especially, with a view to establishing common projects to work along this network.

The Urdaibai Bird Center is a member of the organization since 2014 and it has participated in meetings organized for the revitalization of the network.

In September of this year 2015 Urdaibai Bird Center will host the annual meeting of the entity.

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