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Natural history course
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The Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society (GONHS) will be providing a natural history course this autumn, following the success of its inaugural course last spring.
The course is expected to run over eight weeks, starting on Thursday 9th October and ending on Thursday 27th November and will cover a wide selection of natural history topics, such as plants, birds, marine life, bats, invertebrates, caves & cliffs, bird of prey rehabilitation and the Barbary macaques, as well as wildlife conservation in general.
It will consist of a series of evening lectures at The Cottage within the Alameda Botanic Gardens and field trips related to the topics covered. The course will be delivered by GONHS' own section heads and other experienced members.
Enrolment is open to all members of the public from the age of 12 upwards. There will be a registration fee of ?20 payable before the start of the course.
Participants completing the course will be awarded a certificate of achievement.
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A GONHS spokesman said: "We were delighted with the response to our first course in the Spring, so we decided to run a second course. Its aim is to raise awareness of Gibraltar's rich biodiversity and to introduce participants to some of the wildlife that they are likely to encounter in Gibraltar. We also look forward to them joining GONHS and contributing to the study of Gibraltar's natural heritage, as well as to help protect it from the numerous threats this now faces, such as the proposal to build luxury villas within natural habitat above Both Worlds."
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