Building Coalitions for Shorebird Conservation: local actions for hemispheric protection
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 [...]
Discovering Laguna de Rocha
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 [...]
WHSRN Welcomes 107th Site to the Network: Sabanas de Paz de Ariporo y Trinidad in Colombia
Congratulations to Asociación Calidris for their work on this successful WHSRN nomination, and to the local landowners for their important work to conserve crucial habitat for the Buff-breasted [...]
Estancia Medaland, Argentina, a key site for migratory grassland shorebirds, joins WHSRN
WHSRN's 105th site is a privately owned cattle ranch that provides crucial habitat for grassland shorebirds.
Not Following the Herd: How an Alternative Approach to Cattle Ranching is Protecting the Buff-breasted Sandpiper in Bolivia
At the only WHSRN site in Bolivia, site partner Asociación Armonía is working to create a financially self-sufficient reserve – by developing an alternative, eco-friendly cattle ranching system. [...]
Protecting Lagoa do Peixe National Park
Last month, the WHSRN Executive Office and partner organization SAVE Brasil led another workshop in Porto Alegre, Brazil to work towards preserving the protected status of Lagoa do Peixe National [...]