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Hans Schaanning and development of amateur ornithology in the Trilateral transboundary park Pasvik-Inari (M.G. Trusova ) I he man’s urge to see wildlife in all its diversity is an ancient irresistible feature of the human nature. The man has admired the diversity and magnificence of the environment for the whole period of human civilization. Inspired by the rationality of the nature, the man has always been trying to consort with it in his life and creative arts. Special attention has always been paid to birds. This is understandable - their grace, beauty, and singing have been attractive at all times. Besides, birds surround the man for all his life, and people cannot help noticing them. For example, even in towns one sees a lot of various birds all year round, and each species is different both in its behaviour and appearance. Birdwatching is probably among the most popular hobbies in the world. The publication «А Field Guide to the Birds» by Roger Tory Peterson in 1934 is believed to have given the main impetus to amateur ornithology develop ment (Peterson, 1934). That book became the first reliable field guide allow ing everybody to identify the observed species. Hans Thomas Lange Schaanning’s book «Bird Fauna of East Finnmark» is about of equal importance to development of amateur ornithology in our region. It was thanks to Schaanning’s life and work th a t the unlimited oppor tunities for bird watching and studying in Pasvik became famous far beyond its borders. Publication of this book in Russian and English is important not only for specialists - science is fascinating not only for professionals. Many people read popular science books and magazines, carry out experiments and observations, spending all their free time on research. 157