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Books & guides
Series: Helm Field Guide Birds of Mongolia , written by Chris Leahy and Gomboo, Mongolia's most famous ornithologist, follows traditional field guide design with plates arranged opposite the text. Detailed maps – a mapping feat never before attempted for Mongolia – accompany the…
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The summary conservation action plan was produced, providing detailed information on all threatened vertebrates and actions necessary to ensure their future survival. It describes the population size and trends, distributions, and reveals the threats facing the threatened…
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Biodiversity of Mongolia - Mongolica 2013: The First National Photography Contest Album A collaboration of the Ministry of Environment and Green Development, the Mongolian Ornithological Society, the National University of Mongolia and other partners organized the first national…
Events
Many countries around the world have been celebrating World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) since 2006 with the purpose of raising public awareness of the need for the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats. Each year, on the second weekend in May, people around the world…
Events
The Mongolian Ornithological Society (MOS) organizes Shorebirds’ training event annually at Tsengiin tsagaan nuur located on the border between Bayannuur soum and Dashinchilen soum, Bulgan province. This year the event was organized during the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th of August. On…
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As a series of Birds of Mongolia, Birds of Khurkh-Khuiten Valley is dedicated to anyone, who is enthusiastic about birds, such as students, teachers, travelers, rangers, guides and birdwatchers. It explains the facts about Mongolian range, global and regional status,…
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This summary action plans are intended to highlight species of particular concern and to alert policy-makers, conservationists, and government and planning authorities of actions that will help to ensure that all birds of Mongolia maintain viable populations in the future. From…
Events
Mongolia and China bird fair 8-9 September 2019 The Fair Headquarters – National Park in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia The team invites you to Mongolia for the 5th annual Mongolian National Bird Fair, held at the National Park in Ulaanbaatar city. The fair will cover plenty of…
Books & guides
Field Guide to the Mammals of Mongolia Mongolia covers a range of habitats: not only steppe grassland but also mountains, forests, deserts, and lakes. Due to this and its geography, it contains a very diverse assemblage of animals and plants, with species from both Asia and…
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The Annotated Bird List of Mongolia was published by Mongolica Publishing and Mongolian Ornithological Society in 2016. The book contains a full annotated bird list of Mongolia, status and occurrence of each species, and a suitable template for field use. The book will be very…
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The fifth national report on Biological Diversity in Mongolia was written by a Mongolian biodiversity team in 2014 and summarizes Mongolian biodiversity, actions and activities for biodiversity in Mongolia, main achievements and future development of biodiversity research,…
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Mongolia has a high diversity of vertebrate species living in different natural zones and belts from the northern to the southern end of the country. A total of 78 species of fishes (belonging to 47 genera, 15 families and 8 orders), 6 species of amphibians (5 genera, 4 families…