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Article: World Wildlife Fund, Chicago's Field Museum Team Up To Promote Conservation In Bhutan
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- U.S. Newswire
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- January 22, 2002
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Chicago's Field Museum, the
Government of Bhutan and World Wildlife Fund are combining forces to
save one of the most pristine and biologically important places on
Earth. Today in a ceremony held at The Field Museum, the Bhutanese
Minister of Agriculture signed an agreement between the three parties
aimed at advancing conservation in the tiny Himalayan kingdom. The
agreement calls for joint scientific studies of Bhutan's wildlife,
training programs for Bhutanese conservationists, and development of
the country's first biodiversity museum and research center.
"This new collaboration will add further value to our conservation
efforts," says Lyonpo ...