Swan News Issue no. 12 / September 2016 Newsletter of the Wetlands International / IUCN SSC Swan Specialist Group Swan News | ISSUE NO 12 | SEPTEMBER 2016 | About the Swan Specialist Group The Wetlands International / IUCN SSC Swan Specialist Group (SSG) is a global network of over 360 swan specialists from 38 countries who undertake monitoring, research, conservation and management of swan populations. The SSG strives to facilitate effective communication between members and others with an interest in swan management and conservation world-wide, in order to improve national and international links for cooperative research, to identify gaps in knowledge and to provide a forum for addressing swan conservation issues. Swan Specialist Group Committee and coordinators Chair: Eileen Rees (
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[email protected]) Website: Julia Newth (
[email protected]) Regional Coordinator (North America): Jeff Snyder (
[email protected]) Bewick’s Swan (Eastern Population): Diana Solovyeva (
[email protected]) Bewick’s Swan (NW European Population): Jan Beekman (
[email protected]) Black Swan: Jon Coleman (
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[email protected]) Whooper Swan (Eastern Population): Ma Ming (
[email protected]) Whooper Swan (Mainland Europe Population): Bjarke Laubek (
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[email protected]) This issue of Swan News was edited by Carl D.