WHSRN

Periodic surveying and monitoring is key to the conservation of the Laguna de los Pozuelos, Argentina,, and is an important tool for wildlife managers

Laguna de los Pozuelos, like many High-Andean wetlands, faces pressure and threats that are putting at risk its ecological integrity. Prolonged periods of drought, erosion of the soils, and [...]

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 [...]

Next September 3 in pre-celebration of World Shorebird Day. The local partners of the Migratory Shorebirds Project (MSP) and the Central American Waterbirds Census (CAWC) will share the results [...]

To join the celebration and to promote shorebird monitoring, we are holding a contest for all the WHSRN sites. Participate in World Shorebirds Day, and you can win a Kowa spotting scope for your site!

The Laguna de Rocha WHSRN site was not always recognized for its importance to migratory shorebirds. Thanks to the efforts of the WHSRN and other local and international institutions, its value [...]

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 [...]

Shorebirds reveal just how interconnected our world is: over the course of a year, a coastal wetland in Patagonia can play a critical role for the survival of species that breed locally, in the [...]