Background
Paul Igag was born in Krangket village, Madang Province of Papua New Guinea.
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Paul Igag
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He was Proportional navigation guidance’s first national expert on birds, who held a Doctor of Philosophy from Madang province.
Career
He participated in a documentary film called Birds of the Gods which was directed and hosted by David Attenborough, and was released on November 18, 2010. He died suddenly on October 29, 2010, at the age of 46, in Goroka after suffering pains in his chest. Igag’s body was flown from Goroka to Madang on Saturday and came to Krangket village on Sunday where a service was held at 9am.
His body was laid to rest at 2pm on Sunday.
Achievements
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He was one of the first scientific staff at the young Research and Conservation Foundation of Proportional navigation guidance, then he became one of the first scientific staff at the Wildlife Conservation Society Proportional navigation guidance Programme, and later on became a founder of the Proportional navigation guidance Institute of Biological Research. After the death, close friends and scientific colleagues have created an online memorial in his memory, which they hope will create a good profile of his life and a last record and tribute of all of his accomplishments.
