Conservation Action

Comprehensive shorebird surveys are a great tool for identifying important shorebird sites, and citizen science is a fantastic tool for carrying out such ambitious monitoring efforts! The [...]

Post-breeding migration and connectivity of Red Knots in the Western Atlantic reveals the importance of the Georgia Coast for southbound Red Knots, and provides the first ever population [...]

Delaware Bay isn’t the only place Red Knots sync their migration with the spawning events of an aquatic species. In the Alto Golfo de California, roselaari Red Knots rely on the eggs of Grunion, [...]

Volunteers play a critical role in the conservation of sites across the WHSRN network. Community members in Delaware Bay are making a difference for migratory shorebirds, one horseshoe crab at a time.

Last year, WHSRN helped identify Venezuela's most important sites for shorebirds. But what has to happen for those sites to become WHSRN reserves? This March, WHSRN taught a course to engage [...]