Conservation Action

The most significant challenge to the future of shorebird populations is the lack of connection between local and global action. Through a targeted approach to site conservation, exchanging [...]

It is possible that the pursuit of economic recovery will come at that expense of the environment and it is likely that this efforts could include an intensification of extraction activities [...]

The Migratory Shorebird Project (MSP) is one of the largest shorebird surveys on the Pacific Flyway on the Americas, from Alaska to Chile. There are 13 countries conducting surveys with a [...]

The environment Ministry of Chile and the WHSRN Executive Office will begin a collaborative effort to produce a “National Shorebird Conservation Plan”

Chiloé Island hosts more than 21,000 Hudsonian Godwit each winter. Two new Nature Sanctuaries were added to this critically important area.

The results are in from this year's annual aerial survey of overwintering rufa Red Knot and other shorebird species in Tierra del Fuego.

The Chilean Council of Ministers for Sustainability approved two new declarations of Nature Sanctuaries, one for the wetlands at the mouth of the Maipo River and another for the Maullín Wetlands.

Learn more about the conservation status and history of the three WHSRN sites in Suriname, their work to engage the local community in shorebird conservation efforts, and their hopes for the next [...]

In September, WHSRN and SAVE Brasil were in Mostardas and Tavares, in southern Brazil, conducting a teacher training workshop for 49 teachers from local public schools. The workshop focused on [...]

WHSRN Conservation Specialists recently traveled to southern Chile to facilitate a series of workshops on the participatory assessment of ecosystem services in Maullín and Chiloé Island. The [...]