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Egypt 
Egyptian Wildlife Service, Giza Zoo, Cairo, Egypt. 
Ornithological Society of Egypt, 
c/o Mindy Rosenzweig, Egyptian Wildlife Service. 
Publications: Courser . 
Meetings: monthly, plus field trips 
Other information: membership US $5.00 annually, members entitled to 
sticker and Courser . Can provide information on where to watch birds 
in Egypt. 
Iran 
(*) Dept of the Environment, P.O. 3ox 15875-5131, Tehran, Iran. 
Iraq 
(*) Natural History Museum, University of Basrah, Post Box A32, Basrah, 
Iraq. 
Israel 
(*) The A. D. Gordon Agriculture and Nature Study Institute, Deganya A 
15-120, Israel. 
Israel Bird Ringing Center, Queen Helena 13, P.O. Box 930, Jerusalem 
91 008, Israel. 
(*) Israel Raptor Information Center 
Contact Yossi Leshem or Ofer Bahat: Har Gilo FSC, Doar Na Harei, 
Jerusalem 91 076, Israel. Tel. 02-741661, 02-741784, 03-375063. 
Publications: Torgos twice yearly; booklets, posters, postcards etc. 
Other information: 1,000 subscribers to Torgos , plus 9,000 raptor 
enthusiasts on file. Carries out research projects on soaring bird 
migration with Israeli Air Force; nesting and wintering raptors 
surveys; educational projects; practical conservation projects. 
Israel Trust for Ornithology 
Contact Hadoram Shirihai. P.O. Box 4168, Eilat 88102, Israel. 
Other information: deals with the distribution of birds and the 
occurrence of rarities in Israel. 
Nature Reserves Authority Birdwatching Centre, P.O. Box 774, Eilat, 
Israel . 
(*) Society for Protection of Nature in Israel 
Contact Peggy Brill or Yael Chaver (Editor, Israel Land and Nature ): 
4 Hashfela Street, Tel Aviv 66186, Israel. 
Publications: Israel Land and Nature (quarterly, in English); Teva 
VaAretz and Research Centre's publications on relevant subjects. 
