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International Council of Owls and Songbirds
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International Council of Owls and Songbirds (ICOOS) is a regulating body that advocates the well-being of the world's owls and songbirds. ICOOS is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden and has auxiliary branches in Oslo, Norway and Washington, D.C. History ICOOS was formed in 1937 in response to poor living conditions for chickens on farms in North America. ICOOS soon expanded its vision towards sustaining the well-being of the world's farm fowl, native birds and owls. Leadership ICOOS is led by a supreme chancellor as well as a parliament. Parliament members are elected to two-year terms, while the supreme chancellor is elected to a lifetime term. In 2005, Oswald Wilbur Langsley was elected to the position of supreme chancellor. Under Wilbur's leadership, ICOOS has stepped up its advocacy efforts, pressing for bird population counts nation-wide, more owl sanctuaries, and a decrease in the price of bird seed. See Also
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