Photos: MOS
The Mongolian Ornithological Society (MOS) has requested Binoculars4charity for a donation of binoculars and spotting scopes. Founded nearly 20 years ago, the MOS has been committed to ornithological research and bird conservation. The society works closely with the National University in Ulaanbaatar.
Since we would like to support the work of the MOS, we sent 2 spotting scopes including tripod and 4 binoculars to Mongolia. For the logistics we were happy to count on the help of Manuel Schweizer of the Natural History Museum in Bern, who has ongoing collaborations with researchers of the MOS.
The optics have already been used in various projects, including a study on Sand Martins and bird monitoring in a wind farm. In the next few years, the spotting scopes and binoculars will be used in many more projects. Among them are various monitoring schemes, the National Birdwatcher’s Day, which is held annually on 9 September, and the annual World Migratory Bird Day, where schoolchildren in Ulaanbaatar and surrounding townships are learning about the secrets of bird migration. The MOS has sent us a short report with an overview of projects they have planned in the near future (PDF).
We wish the MOS a lot of success in all their activities and would like to pass on their gratitude to the generous donators of the optical devices.