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BirdLife International is the international conservation organization working to protect the world’s birds and their habitats. It is a global conservation federation with a worldwide network of Partner organizations, including the RSPB, National Audubon Society, Bombay Natural History Society, Birds Australia, Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand and BirdWatch Ireland. Orders Many - see section below. ... The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is Europes largest wildlife conservation charity. ... The National Audubon Society is an American non-profit environmental organization dedicated to nature conservancy. ... The Bombay Natural History Society is the largest organisation engaged in conservation research in the Indian subcontinent. ... Satellite image of Australia Birds Australia was previously known as the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union until a change of name in 1996. ... The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand is an environmental organization specialising in conservation in New Zealand. ... Birdwatch Ireland (BWI) is the current name of the organisation that used to be known as the Irish Wildbird Conservancy. ...


BirdLife International was founded in 1922 under its original name of the International Council for Bird Preservation.


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BirdLife International (formerly known as the International Council for Bird Preservation) is the international conservation organization working to protect the world’s birds and their habitats.
BirdLife International was founded in 1922 by Gilbert Pearson and Jean Theodore Delacour as the International Council for Bird Preservation.
BirdLife International is the official Red List Authority for birds for the IUCN.
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