{{Short description|Nature conservation organisation}} {{Use British English|date=June 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} thumb|150px|GONHS official logo. The '''Gibraltar Ornithological & Natural History Society''' ('''''GONHS'''''), founded in 1976,<ref name="UKOTCF"/> is a non-governmental, membership-based organisation committed to research into and conservation of nature in Gibraltar and the region of the Strait of Gibraltar. It works independently and in collaboration with other organisations and scientific or conservation institutions to achieve these aims.
''GONHS'' is a Partner of BirdLife International, a member of IUCN (The World Conservation Union), of the UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum, the British Trust for Ornithology, the Iberian Council for the Defence of Nature, the Association of European Rarities Committees, and Countdown 2010.
Its first General Secretary was Dr. John Cortes who served until 2011.<ref name="UKOTCF">{{cite web|url=http://www.ukotcf.org/pdf/ProfilesCollation.pdf|title=Profiles of UKOTCF Council Members and other Officers|editor=UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum|format=PDF|access-date=2012-11-08}}</ref>
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== External links == *[http://www.gonhs.org GONHS Official Website]
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Category:Scientific organizations established in 1976 Category:1976 establishments in Gibraltar Category:Bird conservation organizations Category:BirdLife partners Category:Natural history societies Category:Environment of Gibraltar
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