Publications – NARREC

For the birding public NARREC has produced publications on the ethics and procedures of bird ringing and has in the latest poster attempted to show the interconnectedness of the SADC region’s bird population. For the general public and especially farming communities NARREC has developed and published numerous resource materials focusing on raptors as indicators of an ecosystem’s health. The publications assist with the identification of Namibia’s large birds of prey, owls and parrots and, importantly, on the risks and threats to wildlife populations when chemical poisons and pesticides are used indiscriminately. For Namibian school learners there are various posters and worksheets at the centre. The Ministry of Basic Education has recently approved a new publication from NARREC, “Where Birds are Prey”, as a Grade 6 English reader.

Vultures and Veterinary products
The global crisis for large scavenging birds of prey cannot be overemphasized. Not only are known threats to these species being amplified across countries and continents, but new threats are constantly emerging as well.
NARREC has recently approached all members of the Veterinary Association of Namibia to assist in the reduction of deaths by ingestion of veterinary products. You can read that document here.

Newspaper articles —

	Attacks on lambs by scavengers		The amazing barn owl : A real farmer’s friend The Namibian – 4 June 2009
	Vulture poisoning in the Caprivi September 2009		Negative effects of human activity on raptors
	Choose a Bird Guidebook		Conflicts with livestock
	Falcons in the city The Namibian – 30 Jan 2009		Tourists of a different kind The Namibian – 19 Feb 2009
	More vultures illegally poisoned The Namibian – 20 Aug 2009		Birds and powerlines : A new project takes flight The Namibian – 27 August 2009
	Pangolins and TRAFFIC Unpublished – 2009		Rare birds fall victim to poison and traps The Namibian – 16 Jan 2009
	Get your own 24-hour pest controllers The Namibian – 15 April 2010		Vulture Restaurants The Namibian – 10 June 2010
	Not enough done to protect pangolins The Namibian – 18 June 2010		Vulture Restaurants New Era – June 2010
	Migration is a fascinating topic The Namibian – September 2010		Poisons a threat to farmers The Namibian – November 2010
	A Busy year for NARREC The Namibian – January 2011		Another poison case The Namibian – January 2011
	Wild animals are not pets The Namibian – March 2011		Pangolins endangered by international trade The Namibian – 21 April 2011
	Good samaritan rescues Pangolin The Namibian – August 2011		International Vulture awareness Day The Namibian – 25 August 2011
	Poison Used to Kill Predators is the Biggest Threat to Vulture Populations in Namibia New Era – 1 September 2011		An account of Namibia’s Seven Recorded Vulture Species in celebration of International Vulture awareness Day on 03/09/2011 New Era – 1 September 2011
	SABAP2 is launched at the Namibia Bird Club symposium The Namibian – May 2012		Namibia needs a national response to feral cat colonies The Namibian – 24 May 2012
	Barn owl a blessing in disguise The Namibian – 7 July 2012		Think like a vulture today The Namibian – 31 August 2012
	Tbilisi +35 The Namibian – 20 September 2012		Plight of illegally traded birds highlighted at Windhoek show The Namibian – 4 October 2012
	Pangolin remains a threatened species The Namibian – 14 February 2013		International Pangolin Day New Era –14 February 2013
	More control needed over pesticides The Namibian – 22 May 2014		Endangered and Critically Endangered – all 7 vulture species that should occur in Namibia The Agra Ring – May 2016
	Harsh measures to protect the pangolin The Namibian – 16 February 2017

Booklets —

Title	Sponsor(s)	Availability
Namibia Large birds of Prey A5 Full colour – English / Afrikaans	SIDA / NNF	Available from NARREC
Owls of Namibia A5 Full colour – English	NAMDEB / NNF	Available from NARREC
Predators on Livestock Farms A5 Black & White – English / Afrikaans	Go-Green Nedbank Namibia	Out of print
Where Birds are Prey A4 Black & White English	Wildlife & Environment Society of SA (REES program)	Available from NARREC
Bird Ringing in Namibia A5 Black& White English	Namibia Bird Club	Available from NARREC
Poisons & Pesticides A guide to safe use	AGRA / SIDA / NNF / Raptors Namibia / Namibia Bird Club	Available from NARREC
Vulture Restaurants A guide to creating a feeding site	Waltons Stationers	Available from NARREC
First Responders Manual A guide to help save trafficked African Pangolin	World Wildlife Fund Namibia Chamber of the Environment	Click here to view online

Posters —

	Namibia Large birds of Prey		Owls of Namibia
	Take a closer look		Parrots and Lovebirds of Namibia
	Contact details of Ringers in Namibia		Art for the earth
	Migration of birds		Citizen Science and Birds