Those who will watch the Olympics Games taking place
later this year will see man at his most competitive and
most varied. But how do we match up to the feathered
athletes and are there enough gold medals to go around?

As a prelude to the video there will a bird identification
contest between two teams made up of birders from the
Wednesday Morning Birdwalk.

Facilities, long drop toilet, hot showers, security.

Friday 28 July, meet at 3:15 p.m. at the National
Museum car park for a 3 30 p.m. prompt departure.

Sunday 30 July, 3.30 p.m. departure from Ndabibi.

Cost per person, 3000/- includes food, not drinks.

Book and pay by, 15 July at the Nature Kenya office.
Minimum of 12 members.

KENYA MUSEUM SOCIETY
KNOW KENYA COURSE

CHANGE OF DATES: The eight day course will now run from
7-16 November (excluding the weekend).

For details, call the Kenya Museum Society office on tel. 02-750
136 or email: kms@africaonline.co.ke

Don't miss this exciting evening!

Monday 1 0 July '00, 5:30 p.m. at the National
Museums of Kenya,Louis Leakey M. Hall
Transport to town available.

SUCCULENTA
GARDEN VISIT

Saturday 1 July, 10:00 a.m.

Visit to Jackie McConnell, Dagoretti
Road, Karen, to see her interesting
collection of succulents Please bring
something for the coffee table. For
directions refer to the April issue of
Succulenta News or call Jenny on 892041
for further details.

E>o/ifor, Catherine Ngarachu

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WHAT'S N£W!

Report on Nature Kenya at the
CONFERENCE OF PARTIES (COP) OF THE
CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL
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CAMPING WEEKEND
AT NDABIBI ESTATE,
CRATER LAKE

Friday 28 - Sunday, 30 July,
Guided birdwalks and
hike round the rim

TASKS i VIPSOS

FLYING FOR GOLD

Birds are highly specialised creatures: there are some
that run as fast as speeding cars: some that swim three
times faster than the fastest ever human: one that dives
on its prey at 180km/h.

Action for Biodiversity Conservation

NATURE KENYA, P. O. Box 44486, Nairobi. Tel: 749957 / 746090 Fax: 741049 E-mail: eanhs@africaonline.co.ke

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guides, etc. and meet at 9

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attending decide on the

"Pot Luck".

WALK

Arboretum guided Tree Walks on the
last Monday of every month i.e. 31 July
from 9:30 a.m. Meet at the FONA
offices beside the Girl Guides HQ.

We-PNTSPAr MOfNINO
SIPPWAUKS

,• „u,- nt sites in and around

Rird watching walks at sites

Nairobi Meet at the ^

nark every Wednesday at 8 .AD a.m.
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rS .00%. birdwalk, poyoble on
arrival at the car park.

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AKA5UKO SOKOKC (COAST)

The Saturday birdwatch with the Arabuko
Sokoke Forest Guides Association is on the
first Saturday of each month i.e. 1 July,
at 6:30 a.m from the Visitor Centre, Gede.
Cost 100/- per person.

PCCLAIKATION

Nature Kenya does not accept any
responsibility whatsoever in respect of
negligence of any of its staff, volunteers or
members organising the outings/trips or for
any for loss, injury, death or damage to
property.

Robert S. McNamara
Fellowships Program

Applicant Information: 2001 Cycle

The Program annually awards
Fellowships to support innovative and
imaginative post-graduate research in
areas of socio-economic development
- specifically focusing on issues
critical to improving the lives of the
most vulnerable in society.

The research must be carried out in
the applicant's own country, or country
of residence at the time of application.
This Program does not provide
financial Support for an advanced
degree (this includes field work for a
Ph.D. degree)

Fellowships are awarded for a period
of twelve months and the amount of
the award 'S US$7,500. No other
costs will be considered.

Forms for the 2001 cycle are available
from all World Bank Resident Missions,
reference RSM/01/1. All requests for
application forms must be received in
Washington DC by August 15. 2000.

Job OppoHWi'bj

HEAD, EUROPEAN FOREST
PROGRAMME

The Head of the Programme supervises
a decentralised team of Forest Co¬
ordinators and liases closely with
interested parties in the WWF Network
as well as other NGOs, business,
international institutions and
governments. Communications,
marketing and fund-raising are also
important aspects of this position

If you are interested in this position,
please send a covering letter and CV to:
Miriam Fuhrer, Human Resources
Department at WWF International,
Avenue du Mont Blanc, 1196 Gland.
Switzerland. Email: mfuhrer@wwfmt.org
by 15 July 2000.

Direct Tel *41 22 364 9306
Direct Fax: *41 22 364 7850

HOTICOS

Research that needs
your help!

Nicodemus Nalianya, is an intern with
the Ornithology Department,
Museums. He is assisting with a
study of the ecology and evolution of
Bishops and Widowbirds.

He requests that you contact him on
742131 ext 242 or 243, or email:
kbirds@africaonlme.co.ke with any
sightings of breeding colonies of
these species, which he intends to
trap and sample.

Bird Hotline

Golden-tailed Woodpecker

Amboseli National Park/ Jun
Dudley Lucas

Brown Parrot

Kabazi. Nakuru/Jun
Bernard Chcye. Su Sheny-hua

Black and White Cuckoo

UNEP, Gigiri/Jun
Wednesday Morning Birdwalk

Straw-tailed Whydah, Long-billed
Pipit, Fawn-coloured Lark.
Southern Grosbeak Canary

Olosho-oibor Pri Sch , Ngong Hills/May
Shallesh Patel

Green Heron, Goliath Heron

Windsor Golf S County Club/May
Mr. A Mrs. Himes, Kuria Ndung'u

Quail Finch. Shelley's Francolin,
White-headed Barbet, White-bellied
Canary, Buff-bellied Warbler. Spot-
flanked Barbet, Red-bellied Tit

Nairobi National Park/May
Philip Buckley, Kuria Ndung'u

Binoculars
Photo Equipment

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