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Photos: Yossi Leshem

Summary of Prof. Yossi Leshem’s trip to Taiwan (October 11 th -18 th ) and Thailand (October 18 th -30 th ). October 16 th , 2015: President Ma Ying-jeou of Taiwan hosting Prof. Yossi Leshem and his wife Rivka. Photo: President’s Office. Photos: Yossi Leshem.

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Photos: Yossi Leshem

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  1. Summary of Prof. Yossi Leshem’s trip toTaiwan (October 11th-18th) and Thailand (October 18th-30th) October 16th, 2015: President Ma Ying-jeou of Taiwan hosting Prof. Yossi Leshem and his wife Rivka Photo: President’s Office Photos: Yossi Leshem

  2. Flying to Hong Kong and back from Bangkok with El Al Israel’s national carrier (in which most of the pilots are retired Israel Air Force pilots), I was privileged to sit in the cockpit and enjoy the amazing view. In the upper picture Captain Doron Karni who ejected from a Mirage because of a migrating eagle that penetrated his engine in October 1979

  3. First morning trip in Tamsui neighborhood, Taipei, visiting a morning prayer in a temple

  4. The headquarters of AHRI

  5. Director-General of AHRI, Prof. Hsiang-Jung Tsai, with welcoming greetings for the opening lecture

  6. Lecture at the AHRI - on the left: Dr. Wen-Jane Tu, Deputy Director-General at ARHI, and Dr. Ming-Chu Cheng, Director of Epidemiology Division

  7. The senior staff of AHRI

  8. A pleasant vegetarian dinner in Tamsui hosted by D.G. Tsai

  9. Visiting Guandu Nature Park in Taipei, run by the Wild Bird Society Taipei (WBST)

  10. The visit in the park was hosted by Dr. Ming-Chu Cheng and her husband Prof. William Chyi (bottom right)

  11. Kindergarten children on their first experience of birding at Guandu Nature Park – this is our future!!

  12. Final discussion with the leading team of AHRI for our future cooperation – a delegation from AHRI will visit Israel during the last week of December 2015

  13. October 2013: H.E. Dr. Bao Ji-Chen, Minister of Agriculture, Taiwan, visiting our ringing station in the Beit She’an Valley, Israel

  14. October 14th, 2015: A farewell dinner hosted by Dr. Bao-Ji Chen at the World Trade Center Club, Taipei

  15. October 15th, 2015: Meeting with Tamar Yarden, Ambassador Asher Yarden’s wife, and Liran Golan, Technologies Director, Anemone Ventures Ltd.

  16. GeneralLiao Jung-Hsin (Anson), a three-star General, combat pilot and keen birder who acts now as the Chairman of the Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) November 2010: The General releases a Kestrel to the wild on his visit to Israel to learn about our activities with the Israeli Air Force and more

  17. General Liao hosted our visit with Colonel Tu at the National Palace Museum with amazing treasures, including lots of bird art

  18. With General Liao, Colonel Tu and the top guide in the museum, John Chen, and the lovely daughter and wife of General Liao

  19. Four Generals attended the dinner, as well as Prof. Lucia Severinghaus, President IOC; Yossi presented General Liao with a fruit plate from Israel

  20. The dinner hosted by General Liao included 9 vegetarian dishes! Impressive!

  21. Prof. Wen Hsiung-Li, Head of the Biodiversity Institute at Academia Sinica, hosted Yossi’s lecture in the institute

  22. Prof. Lucia helps Yossi to expose the real size of a Griffon Vulture from our educational projects

  23. Prof. Chi-Huey Wong, President of Academia Sinica, met Yossi on the campus; Prof. Wong headed a large delegation on BioMed to Israel this year hosted by Tel Aviv University

  24. July 19th, 1999: President Ma visited Israel when he was Mayor of Taipei;he visited the bird radar station at Latrun

  25. May 2012: Exciting memories from the inauguration ceremony of President Ma Left to right: H.E. Lin Jinn-Jong, Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Simona Halperin, Yossi, President Ma, Dr. Bao-Ji Chen, Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Chien Chung, National Security Council, H.E. Simon S.Y. Ko, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs May 20th, 2012: Inauguration Ceremony of President Ma Ying-jeou, 13thterm of President of the Republic of China Photo: President’s Office

  26. October 16th, 2015: The fifth meeting with President Ma - always an exciting event Photo: President’s Office

  27. President Ma with James Sha Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Simon Ko Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Chen D. G. Dept. West Asian Affairs Photo: President’s Office

  28. Yossi shows President Ma on his laptop animations of the migration of storks with satellite transmitters and the German stork Princessa (press links to view): Storks:http://bit.ly/1FUYRfK Princessa:http://bit.ly/1Mspriz

  29. Yossi presents the President with a program for advancing collaboration between Taiwan and Israel on the subjects of biological pest control, avian influenza and collisions between birds and aircraft Photo: President’s Office

  30. What a special President and good friend!! Yossi always feels like a voluntary Ambassador of Taiwan Photo: President’s Office

  31. Yossi was privileged to receive a presidential watch signed by President Ma, and presented President Ma with an artwork of a fruit plate of pomegranates and birds from Israel Photo: President’s Office

  32. October 18th, 2015: Part II – landing in Bangkok, and getting VIP treatment at the airport

  33. The unbelievable temples in Bangkok

  34. October 18th-21st, 2015: Birdwatching tour in the Patchiburi district and in the rainforest Keang Krachan led by Kaittisak (Kob) Klomsakun

  35. The traditional culture of Thailand in a mobile grocery and local food

  36. Traditional farming in a rice field

  37. Asian Open-billed Stork Photo: Kob Klomsakun

  38. The sleeping Buddha cave Photo: Kob Klomsakun

  39. Water Monitor lizard Photo: Kob Klomsakun

  40. The entrance to Kaeng Krachan rainforest We enjoyed 96 bird species with Kob!

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