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Español Mangrove Restoration and Bird Monitoring at Estero La Cruz, Sonora
Project Description Estero La Cruz (ELC) constitutes a unique mangrove habitat located in the central coast of Sonora. Situated practically at the limit of the northern distribution of mangrove in the continent, ELC provides wintering and breeding habitat for most of the priority bird species for coastal wetland within the SJV’s Arid Borderland Region, including Sonoran
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Masked Bobwhite Monitoring in Known and Potential Habitat in Sonora, Mexico
Project Description Masked bobwhite (Colinus virginianus ridgewayi) is one of the most endangered birds in North America. With fewer than 100 birds estimated in the wild on Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge and a suspected population of 300 birds in Mexico, this species is at its lowest numbers in decades. Prolonged drought conditions accompanied by continued
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Monitoring Masked Bobwhites in Known and Potential Habitat in Sonora, Mexico
Project Description Masked bobwhite (Colinus virginianus ridgewayi) is one of the most endangered birds in North America. With fewer than 100 birds estimated in the wild on Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge and a suspected population of 300 birds in Mexico, this species is at its lowest numbers in decades. Prolonged drought conditions accompanied by continued
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Distribution and abundance of birds of conservation interest and identification of important bird areas in Sonora, Mexico
Project Description We propose to present information on distribution, abundance, and habitat of breeding birds throughout Sonora, Mexico, and identify areas of conservation interest across a range of vegetation communities. To generate estimates of value of significance, we will devise a ranking system based on species richness, presence of species that are locally or regionally
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Public Involvement and Education in the Colorado River Delta
Project Description This project will increase the scope of Pronatura Noroeste’s Public Involvement and Education Program (PIE) in the Colorado River delta. The delta is a Wetland of International Importance in the Ramsar Convention, an Important Bird Area in Mexico, and a priority wetland under the North American Wetland Conservation Act. It is one of
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Use of restored riparian habitat in the Colorado River delta in the overwintering period
Project Description This project will (1) describe the wintering ecology of Neotropical migrants in riparian habitat in the Colorado River delta, Baja California and Sonora; and (2) evaluate the value of riparian restoration efforts for migrants during the nonbreeding period. PRBO is relating bird use, overwinter site persistence, and survivorship to silvicultural practices, water flow
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Public Involvement and Education Program in the Gulf of California
Project Description The objectives of this program are to (1) promote a regional approach to wetland conservation based on an education strategy implemented through elementary school teachers from coastal communities; (2) engage educators from five coastal states in Mexico in a public involvement and education program aimed at increasing participants’ understanding of and appreciation for
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Land acquisition for the conservation of the Sierra de Alamos-Río Cuchujaqui forests
Project Description The goal of this project is to implement private legal mechanisms to protect (by acquisition) 3,500 hectares of tropical deciduous forest and Madrean pine-oak woodland within the Sierra de Alamos-Río Cuchjaqui Reserve in southeastern Sonora and to develop a management and monitoring plan for the area. Despite being a protected area, forests in
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Importance of Northwestern Mexico in the Conservation of Burrowing Owls
Project Description The western Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) has declined in many areas of its breeding range and is considered a species of national conservation concern in the United States and federally endangered in Canada. However, an overall evaluation of the species current status has not been possible due to lack of information on
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Riparian and Madrean Pine-Oak Avian Monitoring at Habitat Restoration Sites, Villa Verde and Los Campitos, Sonora, Mexico
Project Description This project continues and expands bird monitoring efforts at the Villa Verde and Los Campitos drainages, both in the Sonoran Upper San Pedro Watershed. This project is three-fold in scope. First, funds will be used for outreach efforts to landowners to extend bird monitoring efforts to newly identified critical habitat sites. This will
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