African Bird Ringing Scheme

Below you will find links to a number of AFRING related organisations and initiatives and other useful links to general bird ringing resources.

AFRING Partners & Sponsors

• Animal Demography Unit (ADU)
• South African Bird Ringing Scheme (SAFRING)
• African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA)
• European Commission (DG Environment)

Bird Ringing Initiatives

• Southern Africa: SAFRING
• Europe: EURING
• North America: The North American Bird Banding Program
• Great Britain: British Trust of Ornithology (BTO) Ringing Scheme
• Australia: Australian Government bird and bat banding

Bird Ringing Basics

• Bird Ringing Information from the British Trust of Ornithology (BTO)
• EURING Brochure on Ringing (PDF Document)
• Bird Ringing Information from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)

Ringing Courses in Africa

• AFRING Ringing Courses
• Bird ringing course in East Africa (AEWA Website)
• Bird ringing course in Ghana (AEWA Website)
• Bird ringing course in Zambia

Bird Ringing in Africa

• "Waterbird ringing in Africa" by H. Dieter Oschadleus (Oschadleus, H.D. 2006. Waterbird ringing in Africa. Waterbirds around the world. Eds. G.C. Boere, C.A. Galbraith & D.A. Stroud.)
• Proposal for coordination of waterbird ringing schemes, particularly in Africa (AEWA Document)
• Annual Report 2004 for AFRING submitted to the AEWA Technical Committee (TC 6)

Avian Influenza (H5N1) & Bird Ringing

• AIWEb - The Avian Influenza, Wildlife and the Environment Web
• WHO Latest news on Avian Influenza