Птицы Каргополья. Birds of Kargopol area
- A new small Bird Guide for Kargopol Region, Russia

Finnish ornithologists from Häme Regional Environment Centre visited Kargopol first time in autumn 2001. We comprehended that Kargopol region has really great value for biodiversity of European bird species. Numbers of geese, cranes and other species have stop-overing or nesting sites there.

Thanks for the help of the Finnish Environment Institute and funding from the Finnish-Russian Development Programme on Sustainable Forest Management and Conservation of Biological Diversity in Northwest Russia we had opportunity to send four Finnish-Russian joint expedition to the Kargopol region in 2001-2004.

We have met Mrs. Nina N. Pronitseva and heard a lot about her important and successful work on ecological education and raising public awareness among young and adult people. Her popular books gave us an idea to publish easily comprehensive Bird Guide of Kargopol Region. We are happy to implement this idea with Mrs. Pronitseva. Thanks for all people involved in this project.


Finnish bird photographers gave marvelous images for making this book more attractive. Special thanks for the Finnish Environment Institute and the Finnish-Russian Development Programme on Sustainable Forest Management and Conservation of Biological Diversity in Northwest Russia hosted by Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and Ministry of the Environment. Financial support made possible to send expeditions to Kargopol region and achieve more comprehensive knowledge of the bird species. This bird guide is only in Russian language. It is restrict available at Häme Regional Environment Centre.


Editors of the bird guide:
Nina N. Pronitseva, Municipality of Kargopol City, Russia
& Erkki Kellomäki, Häme Regional Environment Centre, Finland

More information:
Erkki Kellomäki, Häme Regional Environment Centre, Finland
e-mail: erkki.kellomaki@ymparisto.fi

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