Sponsors of the Avian Demography Unit

2001-2002

	African Seabird Group was a co-sponsor of the secretariat to the second negotiating meeting of the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels in January 2001. It part-funded John Cooper's attendance at the annual meeting of the Pacific Seabird Group in 2002
	Australian Government was a co-sponsor of the secretariat to the second negotiation meeting of the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels in January 2001
	BirdLife International supported the Seabird Conservation Programme for the first three months of 2001.
	BirdLife South Africa provides support for the South African Bird Ringing Project (SAFRING) and for the monitoring projects, especially the Coordinated Avifaunal Roadcounts (CAR), Coordinated Waterbird Counts (CWAC), Birds In Reserve Project (BIRP) and the Nest Record Card Project (NERCS).
	Campus camera provided film to Kathy Calf and Les Underhill and processed it at cost price. This enabled them to record their experiences in Siberia.
	Cape Storm provided Kathy Calf and Les Underhill with warm clothing and sleeping bags at a big discount enabling them to survive the harsh climate of Siberia in the "summer" of 2002.
	Conservation Breeding Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission helped sponsor John Cooper's attendance of their annual meeting on Rottnest Island, West Australia, in 2001. It also supported the Seabird CAMP (Conservation Assessment and Management Plan) Workshop in Cape Town in 2002 Species Survival Commission sponsored part of the work of the Seabird Conservation Programme.
	CSIR (Environmentek) contracted the ADU to undertake several tasks.
	The Darwin Initiative of the UK Government supports the South African Penguins project through Earthwatch Europe.
	Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism supports SAFRING and the Southern African Frog Atlas Project
	Earthwatch Institute sent six teams of four volunteers each to assist with fieldwork on Robben Island in 2001, and the project is being repeated in 2002. The project is called South African Penguins. The diaries of the six teams from 2001 are on the ADU website. This project also provided funding for the purchase of equipment such as telescopes and assistance for postgraduate students who helped lead the expeditions
	European Bird Census Committee sponsored Les Underhill's attendance at their conference in Nyirighaza, Hungary, in March 2001
	Highlands Ringing Group donation towards the first AFRING waterbird ringing course.
	The ADU works closely with the Marine and Coastal Management, of the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, on a variety of seabird and shorebird projects. In particular, we acknowledge their generous sharing of the MCM house on Robben Island, and for their help with transportation to the offshore islands
	The Mazda Wildlife Fund has continuously provided the Avian Demography Unit with a vehicle for more than a decade. This provides transport for all the projects, but especially for the Southern African Frog Atlas Project
	Namibian Nature Foundation provided support for the February 2002 seabird workshop. It arranged sponsorship for Barbara Paterson's PhD research. It also helped sponsor Jessica Kemper's PhD research
	National Research Foundation (NRF) supports Les Underhill's research programmes, and provides bursaries to postgraduate students through these research programmes. PhD student Silvia Mecenero was awarded a three-year prestigous bursary from the NRF
	New England Aquarium helped sponsor aspects of Jessica Kemper's doctoral research in Luderitz
	New Zealand Government was a co-sponsor of the secretariat to the second negotiating meeting of the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels
	Penguin Fund Japan supported the February 2002 Seabird CAMP Workshop
	Porter's Auto, through Colin Schmidt, selected a used vehicle in excellent condition and provided it at cost for use on Robben Island
	Robben Island Museum provides logistical support to students and staff on Robben Island
	Royal Society for the Protection of Birds supported the Seabird Conservation Programme for the first three months of 2001
	Sandton Bird Club supported the CAR project in 2001
	SAP Southern Africa sponsored, via WWF-SA, the publication of The Adventures of Peter the Penguin.
	Tercentenary Foundation is a sponsor, via a bursary, of Jenny Griffin's MSc research
	Tony and Lisette Lewis Foundation South Africa provides greatly valued core support to the Avian Demography Unit
	Total supported the Southern African Frog Atlas Project
	United Kingdom Government was a co-sponsor of the secretariat to the second negotiating meeting of the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels
	University of Cape Town (UCT) sponsors the ADU in several ways. Firstly, it provides the ADU with its basic infrastructure: serviced accommodation, computer facilities, libraries, access to the internet, financial management, etc, etc. Secondly, the University Research Committee provides financial support, both for research projects and for students
	University of Groningen. Dr Henk Visser, of the Centre for Isotope Research and the Zoological Institute of the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, sponsored the doubly labelled water and associated analysis for both Kathy Calf's and Rene Navarro's PhD research projects
	US Geological Survey part-funded John Cooper's attendance of the Pacific Seabird Group's Annual Meeting in 2002
	US Penguin and Pelican Taxon Advisory Groups provided support for the February 2002 Seabird CAMP in Cape Town
	Vogelwarte Radolfzell. The Vogelwarte Radolfzell, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, sponsored Les Underhill's airfare to Europe and attendance at the 100th anniversary conference of the Vogelwarte Radlofzell in Konstanz, Germany. They also sponsored the eight satellite-tracking devices attached to the White Stork fledglings
	The ADU currently has three contracts with WWF South Africa. WWF has supported the Southern African Frog Atlas Project since its inception. It has been a long-term sponsor of CWAC, the waterbird monitoring project. Recently, it has been a key supporter of a project to improve the conservation status of southern Africa's seabirds

Hospitality was provided to members of the Avian Demography Unit while travelling

Dieter Oschadleus thanks
• Marc Herremans (Belguim)
• Helmut Sternberg (Braunschweig, Germany)
• Yossi Leshem (Israel)
• Magda Remisiewicz (Gdansk, Poland)
• Przemyslaw Busse (Poland)
• Jaroslaw Nowakowski (Warsaw, Poland)
• Wojciech Kania (Gdansk, Poland)

Doug Harebottle thanks
• Mark O'Connell (Slimbridge, UK)
• Nigel Clarke (Thetford, UK)
• Mark Rehfisch (Thetford, UK)
• Klaus Guenther (Husum, Germany)
• John Sewards (Phalaborwa, Limpopo Province)
• Chris Campbell (Pietersburg, Limpopo Province)
• Maria Andela (Beaufort West, Western Cape)
• Rick Nuttall (Bloemfontein, Free State)
• Andre Botha (Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga)
• Rudi Erasmus (Potchefstroom, North West)
• Sampie vd Merwe (Barberspan, North West)
• Werner Sinclair (Kimberley, Northern Cape)
• Wildlife & Environment Society - Northern Cape branch (Kimberley)
• Mark Anderson (Kimberley, Northern Cape)
• Ronelle and Stoffel Visagie (Strydenburg, Northern Cape)
• Tommie and Sue Steyn (Lydenburg, Mpumalanga)
• Kate Webster (Queenstown, Eastern Cape)
• Mike and Gill Euston-Brown (Sedgefield, Western Cape)
• Flip and Tonia Schonken (Mossel Bay, Western Cape)
• Vic and Yvonne Craig (St Francis Bay, Eastern Cape)
• Ken and Jenny Munroe (Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape)
• Godfrey and Joan Collett (Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape)
• Zorb & Judy Caryer (Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape)
• Graham and Lynn Ash (Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape)
• Bo Bonnevie (Grahamstown, Eastern Cape)
• Maureen Turner (Kenton-On-Sea, Eastern Cape)
• Geoff and Kate Davies (Kokstad, Kwazulu-Natal)
• Rod & LeeAnne Dorning (Swartberg, Kwazulu-Natal)
• Chris Thomas (Underberg, Kwazulu-Natal)
• Ed and Jessica McCarter (Ladybrand, Free State)

John Cooper thanks
• Barry Baker (Canberra, Australia)
• Beau Rowlands (Newcastle, England)
• Dana Hargrove (Carbondale, USA)
• Peter and Gwen Shaughnessy (Canberra, Australia)
• Eric Woehler (Hobart, Australia)
• Ron and Sue Wooller (Perth, Australia)

Les Underhill thanks
• Peter and Barbara Barham (Bristol, UK)
• Gerhard and Ella Boere (Beesd, the Netherlands)
• Karen Krijgsveld (Groningen, the Netherlands)
• Malcolm and Anja Drummond (Johannesburg, Gauteng)
• Bart and Doortje Ebbinge (Wageningen, the Netherlands)
• Tamas Szekely (Bath, UK)
• Theunis Piersma and Petra de Gooij (Texel, the Netherlands)
• Steven and Andy Piper (Westville, KwaZulu-Natal)
• Mario Leshoro (Robben Island Museum)

Kathy Calf thanks
• Peter and Barbara Barham (Bristol, UK)
• Karen Krijgsveld (Groningen, the Netherlands)

Phil Whittington thanks
• Carole and Peter Humphrey (Plettenberg Bay)
• Tony Venter (Dyer Island, Western Cape Nature Conservation Board)
• Johan Visagie (Dassen Island, Western Cape Nature Conservation Board)

René Navarro thanks
• Ralf Mullers (Groningen, the Netherlands)
• Bozena & Ron Summers (Inverness, Scotland)

Co-supervisors of postgraduate students make an important and valued contribution to the ADU by sharing their knowledge and insights with the students

• Professor Allan Channing, Department of Zoology, University of the Western Cape - Marius Burger
• Dr Barry Taylor, School of Botany and Zoology, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg - Doug Harebottle
• Dr Fergus Molloy, Department of Zoology, University of Namibia, Windhoek - Jessica Kemper
• Dr Henk Visser, Centre for Isotope Research, University of Groningen, the Netherlands - Kathy Calf and René Navarro,
• Dr Jean-Paul Roux, Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Luderitz, Namibia - Silvia Mecenero and Jessica Kemper
• Professor June Juritz, Department of Statistical Sciences, UCT - Monique Hanslo
• Dr Marthan Bester, Department of Zoology, University of Pretoria - Silvia Mecenero
• Dr Rob Crawford, Marine and Coastal Management - Janine le Roux, Jessica Kemper, Linda Staverees, Phil Whittington, Silvia Mecenero
• Dr Roy Earle - Albert Schultz
• Dr Tony Williams, Western Cape Nature Conservation Board - Anton Wolfaardt, Doug Harebottle