EOC 210: Working for Global (Migratory) Birds, Locally
A case of the Nigerian Bird Atlas Project (NiBAP)
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Wherever you are in the world, September is an importanttime in the year for many species of migratory (migrant) birds because ittypically marks the beginning of a new season and some birds are either leavingor returning. In Africa, some yearly bird visitors begin to arrive in September,especially from Europe.
“Birds are just a window for us to get a better understanding of what goes on around us and for us to understand what our impacts might be on the environment and on other wildlife.”
In this podcast episode, we talk about the importance of internationalcollaboration in the study and conservation of migratory birds and especiallyhow it is fueled by local participation. We also talk about the challengesfaced by Nigerian conservationists in their efforts to collect local bird dataand increase awareness of biodiversity issues in Nigeria.
Our guest, Dr. Samuel Ivande is a research/teaching fellowwith the A. P. Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Jos, Nigeria(aplori.org), and a lecturer at the University of Jos. Dr. Ivande studiedmigratory birds for his PhD at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, whichhe completed in 2015 and since then he has been involved with the Nigerian BirdAtlas Project (nibap.ng) – a citizen science project seeking to promote publicparticipation in updating information about the natural history of birds inNigeria.
Dr. Ivande also serves on the executive committee of the Migrant Landbird Study Group (migrantlandbirds.org), a group for promoting collaborative research for migratory landbirds across flyways, and he is currently involved with the collaborative Egyptian Vulture – New LIFE Project (lifeneophron.eu).
This episode of EOC was produced by Wild Lens Collective member, Esther Nosazeogie. See more of Esther's work here.
Music: Happy Clappy by John Bartmann from Pixabay.com
Great links for more information:
A documentary about the Nigerian Bird Atlas Project
Dr. Sam talks about birdwatching and the use of apps