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Ashy Storm-Petrel chick found during nest searches in the Todos Santos archipelago (photo © GECI/J.A. Soriano).

Conservation of the Ashy Storm-Petrel at its Southernmost Breeding Site

Wednesday, 12 April 2023 by Emily Clark

Grupo de Ecología y Conservación de Islas is leading monitoring and conservation efforts for this priority seabird in Mexico.

  • Published in News
Tagged under: Ashy Storm-Petrel, Grupo de Ecología y Conservación de Islas, The Todos Santos archipelago
Five-week-old pelican chicks in the nest (photo by Jim Howard).

Historic Highs for California Brown Pelicans in the Channel Islands

Wednesday, 12 April 2023 by Emily Clark

After 50 years of recovery, California Brown Pelicans are nesting at historically high levels in the California Channel Islands. The next steps will be to research the dynamics between the Channel Islands population and the Gulf of California breeding population, which is not experiencing the same success.

  • Published in News
Tagged under: California Brown Pelican, California Institute of Environmental Studies, Channel Islands National Park
Adult Craveri’s Murrelet in the ocean with its chick (photo by Abram Fleishman).

The Struggle for Survival in Rocky Isles

Wednesday, 12 April 2023 by Emily Clark

Off the coast of Sonora, Mexico, researchers are monitoring Craveri’s Murrelet, a small and charismatic seabird to learn more about how the species is persevering in an ever-changing and unforgiving world.

  • Published in News
Tagged under: Craveri’s Murrelet, Gulf of California, Prescott College Kino Bay Center
Ashy Storm-Petrel in nesting location on Santa Cruz Island (photo by David Pereksta).

Understanding Threats to Ashy Storm-Petrels in Channel Islands National Park

Wednesday, 12 April 2023 by Emily Clark

Partners are working together to protect the rare Ashy Storm-Petrel from the impacts of predation and climate change in Channel Islands National Park.

  • Published in News
Tagged under: Ashy Storm-Petrel, Channel Islands National Park, Common Raven
two shorebirds probe the water

Regional Shorebird Surveys Assess Migratory Stopover Habitat

Tuesday, 31 January 2023 by Emily Clark

After almost 3 decades, surveyors across the U.S. are revisiting wetland sites in 11 western states to get updated data about shorebird populations and the distribution of habitats and food resources across this critical network of wetlands.

  • Published in News
Tagged under: intermountain west, National Audubon Society, Point Blue Conservation Science, regional survey, shorebird, wetland
canyon with green trees

First Range-wide Survey Effort for Western Yellow-billed Cuckoos

Tuesday, 31 January 2023 by Emily Clark

By capturing a snapshot of cuckoo occupancy across the entire range for the first time, our ongoing analyses will fill critical gaps in knowledge for the species and inform conservation and recovery plans.

  • Published in News
Tagged under: migration, range-wide survey, Southern Sierra Research Station, Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Desert habitat with Joshua Trees

Desert Thrashers: Tackling a Conservation Challenge

Sunday, 29 January 2023 by Emily Clark

The dedicated members of the Desert Thrasher Working Group are still hard at work conducting range-wide U.S. surveys, expanding research into Mexico, and tracking movements of these elusive and declining desert birds.

  • Published in News
Tagged under: Desert Thrasher Working Group, migration, range-wide survey
A mixed flock of shorebirds in Guerrero Negro – Ojo de Liebre wetland complex (photo by Julian Garcia Walther).

Expansion of the Motus Tracking Network in Northwest Mexico

Tuesday, 06 December 2022 by Emily Clark

Our new coastal Motus network has allowed us to track birds tagged along the western hemisphere and to start filling knowledge gaps on several species of conservation concern.

  • Published in Awards Program, News
Tagged under: Motus, northwest Mexico, Pronatura Noroeste
people count vegetation in the field

Collaboration and Peer-to-peer Knowledge Sharing to Support Grassland Birds

Monday, 05 December 2022 by Emily Clark

The Collaborative Conservation and Adaptation Strategy Toolbox (CCAST) is a peer-to-peer knowledge-sharing platform that helps land managers tackle tough conservation challenges.

  • Published in News
Tagged under: CCAST, collaboration, Grasslands Toolkit, The Collaborative Conservation and Adaptation Strategy Toolbox
female bird blending into background

America the Beautiful Challenge brings $1 million to the Fort Huachuca Sentinel Landscape

Monday, 05 December 2022 by Emily Clark

Borderlands Restoration Network was awarded a $977,000 grant to manage restoration projects within the Fort Huachuca Sentinel Landscape. The Sonoran Joint Venture was actively involved in the development of the application and will continue to provide support and expertise in the implementation.

  • Published in Funding, News
Tagged under: America the Beautiful Challenge, Borderlands Restoration Network, Fort Huachuca Sentinel Landscape
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The Sonoran Joint Venture is a partnership of diverse organizations and individuals from throughout the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico that share a common commitment to the conservation of all bird species and habitats within this range.

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