The activities of the Site Network and other conservation efforts under the Action Plan for the Conservation of Migratory Anatidae in the East Asian Flyway has been supported a large number of governmental organisations, non-governmental organisations and individuals. They are acknowledged.

The governments of Japan (current Ministry of the Environment) and Australia (current Department of the Environment and Heritage) hosted a series of workshops for the conservation of migratory waterbirds in the Asia-Australasian Flyway in 1994 and 1995 and both of the governments has supported the conservation efforts under the Asia-Pacific Waterbird Conservation Strategy: 1996-2000 (Wetlands International 1996). The Ministry of the Environment Japan has strongly supported the Anatidae Site Network since its preparation. Other national governments in the flyway has participated in the efforts of Action Plan and supported and assisted in various occasion as well as non-governmental organisations, including providing membership to the Working Group and Task Forces. Please refer to the part of Acknowledgements in the Anatidae Atlas in the East Asian Flyway as well.

Contributions to this website are also acknowleged:

• Cover illustration on top page by: Yoshihide SHIBATA.

• Various information including Anatidae data, texts, figures & photographs supplied by: management bodies, relevant organisations governmental and non-governmental from Network Sites.

• Photographs supplied by: Simba CHAN, KABUKURI Wetland Club, Hiroyuki KAGAWA, Kaname KAMIYA, Hansoo LEE, Naoharu MISHIMA, Yoshihiko MIYABAYASHI, Kazuo MIYASHITA, Atsushi MOROHASHI, Taej MUNDKUR, Satoru MURAKAMI, Kentaro SHINDO, Urahoro Yacho Club, Noboru YAMAUCHI.

• Design of JAWGP poster "Migration of Waterfowl" by: Akiko MAKUTA.

• Baikal Teal Sticker: Design and illustration by: Hironobu TAJIRI; and background photograph from Cheonsu Bay, Korea, by: Hyun-Tae KIM.

• Cover illustration on Japanese pages relating to JOGA activities by: Jun UEDA.

• Kind arrangements for linking from this website by: WWF Arctic Programme (Lena Delta brochure).

• Kind arrangements for preparing materials for this website by: Tajiri Township Oh'nuki Elementary School (Japanese).

• Language assistance: Ayu Rahayu MUSTAPHA for English; ALTANGEREL L. for Mongolian.

• Comments, suggestions, data, various information and materials from: Minoru ARAO, Simba CHAN, China Ornithological Society, Scott FRAZIER, Hideko HIKITA, Hiroshi IKAWA, Japanese Association for Wild Geese Protection, Sadahiro KUSANO, Ricky D. LIEN, Taej MUNDKUR, Osatsunuma Association for Anatidae, Sanctuary Centre of Izunuma - Uchinuma in Miyagi Prefecture, Shinji-ko Green Park, Takashi UETAKE, Urahoro Yacho Club, Utonai-ko Sancturary, Wild Bird Society of Japan.

• Link to this website from: Bibai City Government (Japanese), Biwako Waterfowl Wetland Center, Bun-ichi Sogo Shuppan (Japanese), Fat Birder web site, Fennoscandian Lesser White-fronted Goose Conservation Project, Forster A Goose Programme: Oh'hishikui Q&A 50 (Japanese), Fresheye (Japanese), Global School Project, H. Hiraizumi's Birding Page (Japanese), Jan's Ornamental Waterfowl Pages, Kabukurinuma Homepage, Kaga City Kamoike Sanctuary, Karasu no Negura (Japanese), Kohoku Township Asahi Elementary School (Japanese), Kushiro International Wetland Centre, Lesser White-fronted Goose Task Force of the Wetlands International, Lycos Japan, Ministry of the Environment, Japan: Internet Nature Centre (Japanese), Naka-no-Umi Waterbirds International Exchange Foundation -- Yonago Waterbird Sanctuary, (formerly) Nature of Baikal, Siberia [Priroda Baikal'skoi Sibiri], Noshiro City Government, NTT-ME World Bird Count 2000, Ornithological Society of Japan: 1999 Annual Meeting, Osatsunuma Association for Anatidae (Japanese), Ramsar Convention Secretariat, Shibata Nature Laboratory (Japanese), Shizunai Homepage (Japanese), Society for the Conservation of Philippines Wetlands, Inc., Wakayanagi Township Wakayanagi Elementary School (Japanese), Wetlands International, Wetlands International - China Programme, Wild Bird Society of Japan - Kochi Chapter (Japanese), Yahoo! JAPAN.

• This website has been hosted by Japanese Association for Wild Geese Protection (JAWGP).

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