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In spring 2018, a bay-wide survey revealed that more than 500,000 shorebirds used Humboldt Bay during spring migration alone – a number five times greater than was previously estimated almost a [...]

On its 25th anniversary as a WHSRN site, Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge has upgraded to a Site of International Importance.

Did you know that Saskatchewan's saline lakes provide habitat for tens of thousands of migratory shorebirds?

This story, by WHSRN partner David Bradley and WHSRN Conservation Specialist Diego Luna Quevedo, was originally published in the November 2018 issue of Green Marine Magazine.

WHSRN's newest site was designated as a site of Regional Importance for supporting more than 20,000 shorebirds per year.

WHSRN's 105th site is a privately owned cattle ranch that provides crucial habitat for grassland shorebirds.

The WHSRN Executive Office is excited to announce that Laura Chamberlin has become WHSRN’s new Assistant Director for North America!

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 [...]