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The Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft zum Schutz der Eulen (AG Eulen), translated German Association for the Protection of Owls (Owls Working Group), is a nationwide conservation organization that deals with the study and conservation of owls. The Owls Working Group (OWG) is a registered nonprofit association. It sees itself as an association of German-language owl experts. In addition to individuals, membership is open to groups, clubs, associations and institutions. The nature and species protection work of the OWG is based on the gathering, evaluation and dissemination of knowledge and experience regarding the biology and protection of owls. Since 1994, the OWG has performed the functions of the Federal Working Group (BAG) for Owl Protection in the Federal Committee for Ornithology and Bird Conservation of the German Association for Nature Conservation (NABU). For each species of owl occurring in Germany there is a species specialist and for each federal state there is a state representative. Every year, the OWG organises a meeting at different locations, mostly in Germany, in cooperation with local associations or groups. == History == In December 1974, about 30 people met in Soest to establish a little owl working group under the auspices of the Westphalian Ornithological Society and the Society of Rhineland Ornithologists. In March 1975, the Barn Owl Working Group of the two ornithological societies was founded in Alsdorf. In 1976, the two working groups were still holding separate meetings. At the end of 1976, both working groups were merged to form the Working Group for the Protection of Endangered Owls, abbreviated as Owls Working Group. A first position paper, published in 1976, stated that the goal of the Owls Working Group was to carry out owl protection work on a scientific basis. The OWG joined the North Rhine-Westphalian branch of the German Association for the Protection of Birds (DBV), since renamed the German Association for Nature Conservation (NABU). In 1978 the OWG published standard methods for the recording of little owl populations. In 1979, the group's study area was expanded to cover the entire territory of the former Federal Republic of Germany. With the support of the then DBV president, Claus König, the OWG joined the National Association of the DBV. In 1981, the first national conference on the biology and protection of the little owl and the barn owl was held at the University of Giessen, attended by 150 participants. In the second nationwide owl conference held in 1985 with 190 participants, the lectures dealt with five species of owls. As from 1985, the OWG has held annual meetings, with the sole exception of 1988. In 1986, Tengmalm's owl and pygmy owl were the subjects of a national conference that took place in Mitwitz castle. In the same year, the OWG published the results of detailed investigations conducted from 1974 to 1984 into the habitat requirements of the little owl in Germany. The first conference of owl experts from the whole of re-united Germany was held in Homburg an der Saar in 1990. From 1990 onwards, there was a close cooperation with the Association for the Reintroduction of the Eagle Owl (AzWU). As from 1994, the OWG took over the activities of the National Working Group (BAG) for Owl Protection in the Federal Committee (BFA) for Ornithology and Bird Conservation of the NABU. In 1995, the OWG was co-organizer of the conference held in Bad Blankenburg on Tengmalm's owl and pygmy owl in Germany. Since 2000, the OWG has maintained a website with the address www.ageulen.de. In 2000, the OWG's first international conference took place in St. Andreasberg in the Harz district, with speakers and participants from all over Europe. This, the 2nd European Owl Symposium, attracted 220 owl experts. The conference languages were English and German. There were 44 lectures and 24 posters. Besides 30 contributions from Germany, there were some from Finland (6), Switzerland (6), Belarus (4), the Czech Republic/Slovakia (4), the United Kingdom (3), the Netherlands (3), Denmark (2), Italy (2) Poland (2), Belgium (1), Bulgaria (1), France (1), Norway (1) and Slovenia (1). In 2003, the OWG hosted the third European Symposium on The Ecology and Conservation of European Owls at the Inatura Centre in Dornbirn, Vorarlberg. This meeting attracted a particularly large number of Austrian and Swiss ornithologists. In 2004, the OWG was co-organizer of the symposium Little Owl Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia, held at the Agricultural Centre, Haus Riswick in Kleve. In 2005, the efforts of the OWG significantly contributed to the eagle owl being declared "Bird of the Year". The OWG was co-organizer of the International Eagle Owl Symposium in Aschaffenburg. In 2008, the OWG was co-organizer of the World Owl Conference in Groningen. On one afternoon during this world conference, the OWG held its annual meeting. In October 2008, the Owls Working Group was restructured to form a registered society with the new name of the German Society for the Protection of Owls - Owls Working Group. In 2011, the OWG was again co-organizer of the Little Owl Conference Endangerment and Protection of the Little Owl in Germany at the Artenschutzzentrum Metelen 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft zum Schutz der Eulen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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