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This week, champions for wetlands conservation from around the world are gathering in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for the 13th Conference of the Parties (COP13) to the Ramsar Convention. Many [...]

The second full week of October marks National Wildlife Refuge Week. This network of protected public land across the United States provides critical refuge for shorebirds, from arctic breeding [...]

The results are in from the second trinational shorebird survey in the Gulf of Fonseca. During this second survey, carried out in May 2018, a total of 6,055 individuals representing 30 species [...]

Cabo Rojo Salt Flats has been a WHSRN site since 2010, when it became the first WHSRN site in the Caribbean. When Hurricane Maria swept across Puerto Rico at 155 miles per hour last year, the [...]

The most important wintering area for the rufa Red Knot in all of South America is one step closer to gaining legal protected area status. The Chilean government recently announced that Bahía [...]

This month marks Humboldt Bay’s 20th anniversary as a WHSRN Site of International Importance. What better way to celebrate this milestone than sharing the news that it is even more important to [...]

Quetzalli Nicaragua’s “Shorebirds and Aquaculture” stand stood out in a sea of hundreds of representatives from commercial shrimp farming businesses. They were at the Central American Aquaculture [...]

Last month, partners from across Peru came together for a workshop on strengthening shorebird conservation in the country.

Did you know that September 16th was Plover Appreciation Day? Dr. Rob Clay, Director of the WHSRN Executive Office, explains why this group of shorebirds is particularly vulnerable, and how [...]

After a recent tour of the Fraser Estuary led by Bird Studies Canada, members of the WHSRN Executive Office team reflect on the importance of collaboration to protect shorebirds, salmon, and open [...]