Birds and People No.32 December 2011

It is a moot point whether bird conservation is about birds or people—it is about both, as encapsulated in the slogan ‘together for birds and people”. The previous issue of the newsletter had a picture of a bird on the cover; now it is time to feature a person. And who better than BirdLife Botswana’s Chairperson/Acting-Director, Harold Hester who has been shouldering responsibility for the organization full-time since 2009 when Kabelo Senyatso embarked on his PhD through the University of East Anglia. Rumour has it that no-one is happier to see Kabelo back than Harold! Our front cover articles opposite pay tribute to Harold, and challenge Kabelo to ‘hit the ground running!’ Without people, bird conservation does not take place ... Pete Hancock