BirdLife Sverige
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BirdLife Sverige (known as the Swedish Ornithological Society, Sveriges ornitologiska förening, or SOF before 2014) is a Swedish ornithological society founded in 1945 and a BirdLife partner. It currently has 11,000 members, 24 regional branches, and a staff of 24.[1]
The main three goals of the organization are:[1]
- bird conservation;
- to carry out investigation and documentation;
- to promote interest in birds and birdwatching.
BirdLife Sverige develop an electronic, internet-based bird reporting system called Artportalen,[2] used by thousands of Swedish bird watchers to report sightings.[1][3]
The organization also publishes three magazines: Vår Fågelvärld, Ornis Svecica and Fågelvännen.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Swedish Ornithological Society (SOF)". BirdLife International. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ "Artportalen".
- ^ Lindh, Fredrik (26 January 2011). "Räkna fåglar i helgen". Norrtelje Tidning. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ "Tidskrifter". Swedish Ornithological Society. Retrieved 29 January 2011.[permanent dead link]
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