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<strong>EEP</strong> STUDBOOK CROWNED PIGEONS<br />
7 Acknowledgements to the research project in PNG<br />
This research project from Marc Damen in Papua New Guinea has been made possible<br />
thanks to grants of the following institutions:<br />
• The Bernhardine Fund (Rotterdam Zoo; the Netherlands)<br />
• Dr. J.L. Dobberke Foundation (Amsterdam; the Netherlands)<br />
• Bristol Zoo Gardens (United Kingdom)<br />
• Stiftung Avifauna Protecta (Germany)<br />
• Voliere Gesellschaft Zuhrich (Switzerland)<br />
• Association of British Wild Animal Keepers (ABWAK; United Kingdom)<br />
• The Zoological Society of London (United Kingdom)<br />
• Wassenaar Wildlife Breeding Centre (the Netherlands)<br />
• North of England Zoological Gardens (Chester; United Kingdom)<br />
• Zoologicka Zahrada Bojnice (Slowakia)<br />
• A.I.F.A.O. (Pisa; Italy)<br />
And the bird keepers and curators of:<br />
• Birdpark Avifauna, Alphen a/d Rijn, the Netherlands<br />
• Amsterdam Zoo, Amsterdam, the Netherlands<br />
• Burgers' Zoo, Arnhem, the Netherlands<br />
• Rotterdam Zoo, Rotterdam, the Netherlands<br />
Furthermore:<br />
• Andy Mack, Conservation International<br />
• Joeke Nijboer, <strong>EEP</strong> Coordinator for crowned <strong>pigeon</strong>s<br />
• Kurt Merg, Manager of the Ivimka Research Station<br />
• Thomas Paka, FSP-PNG<br />
• Family Abraham, teachers at Tekadu, for their hospitality<br />
• Cosmas Makamet, field-employee of the FSP-PNG, for his company and lesson of PNG<br />
• Conservation International for permission to use the Ivimka Research Station<br />
• Paul Koene and Egbert Urff from Wageningen Agricultural University, for scientifical<br />
support.<br />
• Koen Brouwer and Cathy King, for their useful advices and enthousiasm<br />
• Dutch Federation for Research in Zoological Gardens, for general support and use of<br />
facilities<br />
• Michael Hudson of Wau Ecology Institute, for his company and useful advices<br />
• Wau Ecology Institute, for covering telephone expenses<br />
• Everybody in Papua New Guinea who spend his time on helping a stupid white man.<br />
• Jim Blume, pilot at Wau, for getting me out of the jungle right in time.<br />
• Mark en Ricky for their company<br />
• Library of the University of PNG (UPNG) for some historical information of CPs and<br />
PNG<br />
• Wim Veen from “The Schothorst” at Lelystad for analysing the feed samples.<br />
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