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Call for IWSG Small Grants 2019 closed
2 December 2019
We have received a number of very relevant applications for the IWSG Small Grant 2019, and the reviewing process is starts now. All applicants are thanked for their submissions and during the next months we will be evaluating the proposals. The review team will try to find the best project for the grant, and a decision should be made no later than 1st May 2020. The applicant will be contacted directly, and it will announced on the website and on social media. IWSG Small Grant Committe.  
Tributes and remembrances page for Clive Minton
21 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. **************** Mike Crowley & Peter Fullagar Three incidents from an Australian Wader Study Group expedition to Broome, Port Hedland and Anna Plains in 1996 that reflect the essence of Clive. Trapping Oriental Plovers in Port Hedland - Wednesday 20 March 1996 On one of the last occasions when the annual North West Wader
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

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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.
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