| The World Pheasant Association (WPA) is a registered charity (271203) founded in 1975 which aims to develop and promote the conservation of all the species within the order of the Galliformes, otherwise known as the gamebirds of the world. Apart from pheasants, this also includes partridges, grouse, quail, francolins, megapodes and cracids, some of which are the most beautiful, yet threatened, birds in the world. |
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Plans for the next WPA International Galliformes Symposium (7-11 November 2010) in Thailand are well underway. Thailand has a rich diversity of galliform species, ranging from the threatened green peafowl, Mrs Hume's pheasant and chestnut-headed hill-partridge, to the relatively common Siamese fireback, scaly-breasted partridge and silver pheasant. We hope that there will be opportunities to see some of these, or at the very least experience the habitats in which they occur, during the latter part of the symposium or on the post-symposium trips.
Details can be found in WPA News 83 (Summer 2009), but briefly, the symposium itself will be held in Chiang Mai, the country's northern capital and will be followed by a few days in the mountains to the north which will be our base for various short excursions. These parts of the symposium will allow us to spend time hearing about and discussing the most up-to-date news and views on conservation work underway. There will be pre- and post-symposium tours and we are currently in the process of arranging them. If you are interested in attending the symposium please complete the expression of interest form (below) and return to the WPA office.
Expression of interest form |
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The guidelines for the Re-introduction of Galliformes for Conservation Purposes have been compiled by WPA and the IUCN/SSC Reintroduction Specialist Group and have just been published by WPA and IUCN |
