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Formation | 1899 [1] |
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Headquarters | Zeist, Netherlands |
Leader | M. Herkemij-Westernan |
Website | http://vogelbescherming.nl/ |
Vogelbescherming Nederland (in English: Society for the Protection of Birds, Netherlands) is the national bird protection organisation for the Netherlands. It is a non-governmental organisation, and it is the Dutch partner in BirdLife International. [1] [2]
Vogelbescherming Nederland is one of the oldest existing bird conservation societies. It was founded in 1899 (under the name Vereeniging tot Bescherming van Vogels), [1] based in part on a forerunner society Bond ter Bestrijding eener Gruwelmode founded in 1892 whose mission was primarily to oppose the hunting of birds for the use of their feathers in fashion. [3][ circular reference]
Among other public events, Vogelbescherming organises the annual Tuinvogeltelling (garden bird count). [4] [5]