Ornithology and bird protection in USSR Summary and acknowledgement
1973 Volume 7 Issue 1 Pages 1-17
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1973 Volume 7 Issue 1 Pages 1-17
I have had a thankful opportunity of paying a visit to Moscow and stayed there between May 29-June, 1972, also to Khabarovsk between June 14-16 of same year. The purpose of my visits to U. S. S. R., was to try my efforts for restoring an amiable friendship between the ornithologists of Soviet Union and Japan, which has long been interrupted in the past and to promote the interexchange of scientific knowledge and research works for the conservation of wildlife, also to push forward the closer cooperation between the bird experts of our two nations.
It is my delightful privilege to say that I was able to fulfil all those long cherished desire in full every way, through the warm courtesies of many respectful persons I met at Moscow and Khabarovsk, all of whom cordially greeted me.
Especially, I wish to acknowledge special obligation to Mr. L. K. Shaposhnikov, Dr. Y. V. Sapetin, and Dr. A. A. Kistchinski of the Central Laboratory on Conservation of Nature in the Ministry of Agriculture; Dr. Margarita Ivanova Levedeva, Director of the Bird Banding Centre in the Academy of Sience of U. S. S. R. My deep thanks are due also to Dr. Nazarenko, Dr. Firsova, Dr. Litvinenko, Dr. Shibaev and Dr. Shapilo, who has shown me a great kindness during my stay with them.
Further, I would like to express my appreciation for the thougtfulness of the Institute of Zoology of Leningrad and the Library of Academy of Science of U. S. S. R., who was so kind as to sending us quite a few valuable literatures, as they promised me while I was in the Soviet Union as to exchange books and documental records each other. Also, the books and scientific papers we received from the U. S. S. R. authorities recently were very informative and up-to-date, most of the descriptions in which plainly explained about the things happened after 1969. All of them would unquestionably contribute a great deal on the studies of ornithology and for the movement of bird preservation in Japan in future. I certainly feel very grateful to all of them.
