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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>(Posting with the kind and generous
permission of SPNHC) <br>
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<p>Dear NH-Coll Community,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The Ornithological Council is really in need of your
support this year. You are probably thinking...doesn't this
woman know that we don't all study birds? Well, yes, of
course I do know that, though I've never quite understood it
<span class="moz-smiley-s3"><span>;-)</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>However, much of the work that we do, particularly as to
permits (ESA, CITES) and the associated paperwork and
processes, especially for imports and exports, benefits all
of you very directly. This is particularly true of the heavy
lifting we've been doing this past year on the new,
mandatory ACE declaration system for imports and exports. It
is a huge, labyrinth, complicated beast and to the best of
my knowledge, OC is the only organization that has been
figuring it out and providing biologists with the
information they need to navigate this system. I know for a
fact that I've helped quite a few - who are not
ornithologists - directly with import questions. I hate to
have to say no, sorry, I can't....so I rarely do.
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<p>We also do an enormous amount of work pertaining to the
animal welfare requirements, mostly in the U.S. and in
Canada but also around the world.
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<p>We work on many other issues that are of concern to all
biologists, including, for instance, implementation of the
Nagoya protocol, CITES regulations and listings, and more.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Begging is
unseemly but we really do need to ask everyone who benefits
from our work to help support that work. Please help us to
help you.* We have a paypal link on
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href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__naturalhistory.si.edu_BIRDNET_&d=CwMDaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=DoHZ4uZ_ByjOz0gEVd4zBFNNpC0GQ9ZDlQH5yD00rv8&m=mRVOL7KysgRhort2KEBEE6lG7INpU-HwqjeaiHE99jY&s=oO68Y4NUp_8iHBZXvJPEkMvqZkNEXsLBs9QXYpLav-c&e=">BIRDNET<span
style="color:black"> or you could send a check to the
Ornithological Council, 6512 E. Halbert Rd., Bethesda,
MD 20817.</span></a><br>
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Many thanks.<br>
<br>
Ellen<br>
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*I know that some feel that as our efforts pertain to the
work you do in your jobs, your institutions should provide
support. If you are able to persuade your institutions to
contribute, that would be terrific. Meanwhile, however, OC
was originally set up to be supported by its member
societies and by individual ornithologists. At least for
now, it is not feasible to change that structure though I
will certainly discuss it with our Board of Directors when
we meet this April.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ellen Paul<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Executive Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
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Council</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phone (301) 986 8568<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Providing Scientific Information about
Birds<o:p></o:p></p>
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