USAID/Mongolia :: Programs

The Wildlife Conservation Society saves wildlife and wild lands through careful science, international conservation, education, and the management of the world’s largest system of urban wildlife parks. Together, these activities change individual attitudes toward nature and help people imagine wildlife and humans living in sustainable interaction on both a local and a global scale. WCS is committed to this work because we believe it essential to the integrity of life on Earth.

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USAID/Mongolia
P.O. Box 1021
Ulaanbaatar-13
MONGOLIA
Phone: 976-11-312390
Fax: 976-11-310440
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April 2009

Global Avian Influenza Network for Surveillance (GAINS)

Wildlife Conservation Society
www.wcs.com

WCS Global Health Program

In April, the Avian Influenza project assistant began preparations for the 2009 field season. The 2008 “Summary of Avian Influenza Surveillance Activities” was translated and distributed to 15 authorities. The assistant also met with the head ornithologist at the Mongolian Academy of sciences, and a senior specialist at the Ministry of Nature, Environment and Tourism (MNET) to submit the 2008 AI field season report. The 2009 field season “Technical Application for Monitoring Wild Bird Populations” was submitted to the MNET. More than 7,000 samples tubes containing virus transport media were imported successfully for the 2009 field season. Preparations for the 2009 field season continue, with field season activities anticipated to begin in June.