Soaring over the Himalayas with a tag - updates from Sri Lanka's migratory bird satellite tagging program by FOGSL

Sri Lanka’s satellite-tagging project which is a collaboration between the Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka (BirdLife affiliate of the country) with Chinese Academy of Sciences and Wetland International started to unravel mysteries of migration, with one of its birds reaching the roof of the world. Join this event to get more updates while celebrating the World Migratory Bird Day 2021. Agenda is as follows 

* The Migratory Bird Day and its importance: by Dr. Taej Mundkur; The Wetlands International 
* The satellite-tagging project and its updates: by Dr.Sampath Senevirathne/ Gayomini Panagoda 
* MigrantWatch - Using migratory birds to link people with nature: Malaka Rodrigo

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Colombo 6° 55' 37.4844" N, 79° 51' 40.4748" E
Start date: 
Saturday, October 9, 2021 - 11:30
End date: 
Saturday, October 9, 2021 - 13:00
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Website: 
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/sri-lanka-tagging-program-traces-little-known-paths-of-migratory-birds/