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Tributes and remembrances page for Clive Minton
13 November 2019
This is the Tributes and Remembrances page for Clive Minton. Members are asked to send their memories of Clive to chair@waderstudygroup.org for publication on the website.   **************** Yvonne Verkuil, Chair of the IWSG, University of Groningen, The Netherlands Clive’s unexpected and tragic passing threw me off for days. That was quite surprising because Clive and I have never been much involved, even though I am involved in wader work for almost 30 years and fill one of his many
Death of the International Wader Study Group’s founding father, Dr Clive Minton
12 November 2019
We are very sad to report the death of the International Wader Study Group’s founding father, Dr Clive Minton, in a car accident in Victoria, Australia, on 6 November 2019. Clive was returning home after a trip to see birds on Kangaroo Island in South Australia along with his wife, Pat, and another lady, Irma Kluger. Both ladies were badly injured and are now recovering in hospital. Our thoughts are very much with Pat and Irma and their families at this difficult and sad time. Clive Minton’s
Postdoc Movement Ecology: “Studying the causes of shorebird movement and habitat selection” | NIOZ
25 October 2019
The department of Coastal Systems (COS) is looking for a highly motivated Postdoc. We offer a postdoctoral position of maximally 3 years on movement and spatial ecology of shorebirds under the supervision of Dr. Allert Bijleveld. This project is part of ongoing research on understanding how individual differences, sociality and the distribution of resources affect movement and spatial distributions of shorebirds in the Dutch Wadden Sea. ‍ LOCATION:            ROYAL NIOZ TEXEL (THE

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  • The International Wader Study Group (IWSG) brings together everyone who has a passion for waders (shorebirds), the habitats they use and their conservation.
  • Members include research scientists, citizen scientists and conservation practitioners from all around the world. Membership is open to all.
  • Details on our aims and objectives can be found here.
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