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CONTACT

Scientific Diary
1998: South African

November

As Per Booking Bush Familiarisation/Introductory Field Guide Training Program. Course leader: Wayne Johnson. Topics include: The principles of ecology, bush culinary skills, mammals, birds, tree identification and folklore.
Cost: R2 250.
Southern African Wildlife College, Hoedspruit. Tel: (082) 457-0739 or (083) 626-7194
As Per Booking Advanced Field Guides Training Program. Course leader: Wayne Johnson. Topics include: Astronomy, taxonomy and habitat management, weapon handling and safety, four-wheel drive skills, technical skills to conduct effective mobile safaris and walking trails.
Cost: R6 550.
Southern African Wildlife College, Hoedspruit. Tel: (082) 457-0739 or (083) 626-7194

1999: South African

February

February to October Advanced Certificate Course in Wildlife Management for Protected Areas. Presented by the Southern African Wildlife College. Southern African Wildlife College, Hoedspruit. Contact Dorothy or Marie-Tinka at
Tel/Fax: (015) 793-2621.
Int: +27 (15) 793-2621
E-mail: sawc@iafrica.com

July

04/07 to 08/07 African International Environmental Protection Symposium (AiEPS '99). Registration fee: R1200. For international delegates: US$300 UKú180 Imperial Hotel, Pietermaritzburg. Contact Richard Daneel, e-mail: soil&pol@futurenet.co.za You can also book by visiting the website at: www.sprs.co.za

1999: International

September

20/09 to 25/09 Joint meeting between the WAWV, the European Section of the Wildlife Disease Association (EWDA) and the European Association of Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians (EAZWV) at the World Veterinary Congress. Lyon, France. Contact Dr Marc Artois, e-mail: cneva.nancy@fitech.fr, Fax: 33+0 383 298956, or Dr Francis Scullion, Secretary WAWV, e-mail: F.Scullion@zoo.co.uk