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The Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve Implements Shorebird Conservation
The reserve is the first natural protected area in Mexico to adopt the Pacific Americas Shorebird Conservation Strategy, and to incorporate shorebirds as one of the main conservation objectives in the new edition of its Management Program.
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Safeguarding Our Shorebirds: Launch of the Pacific Americas Shorebird Conservation Strategy
Led by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Audubon Society, 15 different countries participated in the development of a major new resource for the conservation of shorebirds along the entire Pacific Americas Flyway. The Pacific Americas Shorebird Conservation Strategy integrates conservation actions across the full suite of geographical, ecological, and cultural landscapes to provide a coordinated and connected framework to protect shorebirds and their habitats.
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Research and Conservation Needs of Long-billed Curlews Wintering in the SJV Region
Did you know Long-billed Curlews are snowbirds? Researchers from Intermountain Bird Observatory found that birds breeding in the Intermountain West are wintering in the Mexicali and Imperial valleys of the Sonoran Joint Venture. IBO Research Director Dr. Jay Carlisle shares some thoughts on collaboration for conserving this declining species.
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Increased Shorebird Monitoring and Training in southern Sonora, Mexico
Project Description Southern Sonora contains large saltwater estuaries that are important wintering and migratory habitats for many species of shorebirds, waterfowl, seabirds, and colonial waterbirds. There are very few data available concerning wintering aquatic bird populations. Increased monitoring will help inform management and conservation planning for this important region. This project will provide data for
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New Joint Venture website!
The National Joint Venture Communications, Education, and Outreach Team recently completed a brand new website for the North American Migratory Bird Joint Ventures.
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Meeting Announcement: 5th Western Hemisphere Shorebird Group Meeting
The 5th Western Hemisphere Shorebird Group meeting will be held at Santa Marta, Colombia, from September 17-21, 2013. The primary goal of the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Group meeting is to have biologists come together to share information on shorebirds that will help to promote their conservation and management. Because shorebirds migrate extremely long distances, traveling
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2012 Snowy Plover winter surveys in northwest Baja California
By Eduardo Palacios On 14-17 January 2012, two teams of two-observers each surveyed the Snowy Plover population wintering in Bahía de San Quintín, Baja California, Mexico. Results are shown by type of habitat and locality of Bahia de San Quintin in Table 1. On 18 January 2012 we also surveyed the barrier beach of Estero
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Intensive bird and habitat monitoring in the Santuario Tortuguero Playa Ceuta Natural Protected Area and Sistema Lagunar Ceuta Ramsar Site
Project Description The Ceuta Lagoon System, located in Sinaloa, is a site of international significance in terms of biodiversity. It is listed as a Ramsar site, is part of the Western Hemisphere Shorebirds Reserve Network, and has a national decree as a Natural Protected Area, managed by CONANP (Comisión Nacional de Areas Naturales Protegidas). This
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Workshop to form hypotheses and develop protocols for examining probable causes of population declines in shorebirds
Project Description We propose to conduct a workshop to establish a methodological framework for testing hypotheses that could explain the decrease in population size of shorebirds in the Western Hemisphere. The shorebird monitoring program in the Northwestern Mexico is coordinated by Terra Peninsular and supported by CRIMBI (USFS) began in 2011 and will continue through
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Habitat conservation and bird monitoring in Laguna Figueroa, Baja California
Project Description Laguna Figueroa is the most important wintering and breeding habitat for several priority bird species in the Baja California peninsula, including the threatened Snowy Plover and the endangered California Least Tern. Despite being a critical area for bird conservation, it has no legal protection. Landowners are planning to modify the area to use
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