Recent news and events concerning shorebirds
As aves limícolas podem ser encontradas em quase todos os habitats do hemisfério ocidental e vários desses habitats foram alterados drasticamente no século passado. A perda de habitat combinada com os obstáculos enfrentados ao longo de seu ciclo de vida resultaram em declínios significativos no número de aves limícolas nas Américas. Felizmente, as aves limícolas têm você e todos os …
Les oiseaux de rivage sont retrouvés dans presque tous les habitats de l’hémisphère occidental. Ces habitats ont été considérablement modifiés au cours du siècle dernier. La perte d’habitat combinée à bien des obstacles à travers tout leur cycle de vie a entraîné un déclin important des oiseaux de rivage dans les Amériques. Heureusement, les oiseaux de rivage peuvent compter sur …
Las aves playeras se pueden encontrar en casi todos los hábitats del hemisferio occidental. Estos hábitats se han alterado drásticamente en el último siglo. La pérdida de hábitat combinada con tantos obstáculos a lo largo de su ciclo de vida ha provocado una disminución significativa en las aves playeras de las Américas. Afortunadamente, las aves playeras lo tienen a usted …
Shorebirds can be found in nearly every habitat across the Western Hemisphere. These habitats have been altered dramatically in the last century. Habitat loss combined with so many obstacles throughout their life-cycle has resulted in significant declines to shorebirds in the Americas. Thankfully, shorebirds have you and all of your amazing partners helping to conserve and protect them as well …
May 11, 2021 The Wetlands Institute Beach Steward Program Presenter: Brittany Morey- Research Associate at The Wetlands Institute The Wetlands Institute Beach Steward Program plays an important role in reducing disturbances to beach-nesting birds and migratory shorebirds while providing education and outreach to beachgoers. Stewarding experiences on southern New Jersey beaches will be shared as well as details about how …
March 30, 2021 DESCRIPTION: Third in a series of three webinars hosted by the AFSI Predation Management Subteam that aims to advance further coordinated actions on predation management topics identified as needing more attention by those who study and conserve shorebirds. This webinar focuses on: Reviewing existing materials via AFSI Guidance & BPs (especially BP 6, pp 52-56) and other …
February 16, 2021 DESCRIPTION: Second in a series of three webinars hosted by the AFSI Predation Management Subteam that aims to advance further coordinated actions on predation management topics identified as needing more attention by those who study and conserve shorebirds. This webinar focuses on: reviewing materials from the AFSI Guidance and Best Practices and other sources on development and …
January 19, 2021 DESCRIPTION: First in a series of three webinars hosted by the AFSI Predation Management Subteam that aims to advance further coordinated actions on predation management topics identified as needing more attention by those who study and conserve shorebirds. This webinar, co-hosted by the Atlantic Flyway Council Shorebird Committee Predation Group, focuses on: reviewing materials from the AFSI …
At the August meeting of the U.S. Committee of the North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI), Brad Andres received the 2020 Individual Gary T. Myers Bird Conservation Award. Gary Myers was a long-time director of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and a recognized champion of bird conservation that inspired a generation of conservationists. The purpose of the award is to …
By Salvadora Morales, Conservation Specialist, WHSRN It is 12:40 am on Tuesday 3 November 2020. A category 4 hurricane is whipping the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua where my family live. While I am writing, I am checking in with my parents constantly to hear news.. The models predict that Hurricane Eta will hit Wawa Bar, the beach where 18 years …
Argentina is located at the southern tip of the three principal migration flyways that exist in the Americas: the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Midcontinent. The country is both a breeding and non-breeding area for numerous species with mirror migration patterns. On the one hand there are species that reproduce in the south of the country during the austral spring …
Argentina se encuentra en el extremo sur de los tres principales corredores o rutas migratorias existentes en América; Atlántico, Pacífico y Mid-continental, siendo territorio de reproducción y descanso no reproductivo de especies migratorias con cronologías opuestas. Por un lado, se encuentran las especies que reproducen en el sur del país durante la primavera y el verano austral y que luego …
Por Salvadora Morales, Especialista en Conservación, WHSRN Son las 12:40 am del martes 3 de noviembre del 2020. Un Huracán de categoría 4 está azotando la costa caribe de Nicaragua, donde vive mi familia, mientras escribo acompaño a mis parientes a la distancia. Los modelos predicen que el Huracán Eta golpeará Wawa Bar, justo la playa donde identifiqué por primera …
From Canada to Tierra del Fuego, shorebirds use the beaches of the Atlantic coast for nesting, feeding, and resting. Unfortunately many of these beaches are also popular with human communities. Disturbance to shorebirds is one of the main threats identified in the Atlantic Flyway Shorebird Initiative (AFSI) Business Plan. Unfortunately, behavior change cannot always be achieved just by increasing the …
Desde Canadá hasta Tierra del Fuego, las aves playeras utilizan playas de la costa atlántica para anidar, alimentarse y descansar. Desafortunadamente, muchas de esas playas también son muy populares entre nuestras comunidades. La perturbación a las aves playeras es una de las amenazas identificadas en el Plan de Negocios de la Iniciativa de Aves Playeras del Corredor del Atlántico (AFSI …
Right Now We All Need To Be Oystercatchers By Susan Heath, Gulf Coast Bird Observatory These are tough times folks. I hope this finds you and your family well and safe at home. For those who must go out to work an essential job – thank you! I’ve been reflecting on how the birds are doing their thing without any …
With more than 40 representatives present from national and provincial agencies, conservation organizations, and research institutes, on July 2nd and 3rd the first national workshop to develop the Argentine Shorebird Conservation Plan took place at the Aves Argentinas headquarters in Buenos Aires. Organized by the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network, Aves Argentinas, Fundación Humedales/Wetlands International, and with the support of …
Article by: Benoit Laliberté and Cynthia Pekarik, Canadian Wildlife Service and Brad Andres, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service On July 22-23 2019, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS), the Office national de la chasse et de la faune sauvage (ONCFS) and the NGO BirdsCaribbean organized a workshop on the sustainable management of shorebird hunting …
Brazilian Shorebird Conservation Plan Meeting 02-05 April 2019, Florianópolis, Brazil During the first week of April, Brazil developed the second cycle of its National shorebird conservation plan: Plano de Ação Nacional para Conservação de Aves Limícolas Migratórias. Thirty specialists from federal and state agencies, protected areas, academia and NGOs, represented 12 states (70% of the Brazilian Atlantic coast) and all …
Participatory Process Begins to Create National Shorebird Conservation Plan in Argentina In March 2016, in the tourist town of Las Grutas, Argentina, key actors and conservation stakeholders came together from across the country for a workshop called “Argentina’s Importance to Migratory Shorebirds on the Atlantic Flyway.” The workshop addressed national opportunities and challenges in terms of projects, participation and coordination …
