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= Bird Conservation Society of Thailand =

Bird Conservation Society of Thailand (BCST) is one of Thailand’s longest-established non-profit organizations for wildlife conservation. It works to protect birds and their habitats through education, research, monitoring and advocacy programs. First established as the Bangkok Bird Club in 1962 by the late Dr. Boonsong Lekagul, the club was later registered as Bird Conservation Society of Thailand in 1993. In 1996, BCST became the Thailand partner of BirdLife International, a global network of bird conservation bodies operating in over one-hundred countries and territories worldwide.

BCST’s current programs include recovery of the critically-endangered Gurney’s Pitta (Pitta gurneyi), conservation of Thailand's 62 Important Bird Areas (IBAs), particularly the Inner Gulf of Thailand, BirdWalk held every month in Bangkok's urban parks, annual Thailand Birdfair and Thailand Bird Conservation Network.

= External links =

Bird Conservation Society of Thailand