Birdscaribbean

BUILDING CAPACITY FOR LANDBIRD MONITORING AND CONSERVATION IN THE CARIBBEAN II

BUILDING CAPACITY FOR LANDBIRD MONITORING AND CONSERVATION IN THE CARIBBEAN I

STRENGTHENING CAPACITY TO CONSERVE CARIBBEAN BIRDS AND THEIR HABITATS

RESTORING ANGUILLA S KEY BIODIVERSITY AREAS

MAINTAIN WOODBOURNE SHOREBIRD REFUGE, ESTABLISHED IN 2009, ON BARBADOS, AS A NO-SHOOTING REFUGIUM FOR MIGRANT SHOREBIRDS AND WATERBIRDS.

STRENGTHENING CAPACITY TO CONSERVE CARIBBEAN BIRDS AND THEIR HABITATS

STRENGTHENING CAPACITY FOR SHOREBIRD CONSERVATION (PN6580)

ENGAGING YOUTH IN SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION THROUGH CARIBBEAN BIRDSLEUTH (5831)

STRENGTHENING CAPACITY TO CONSERVE CARIBBEAN BIRDS AND THEIR HABITATS

BIRDSCARIBBEAN AND THE SHOREBIRD CONSERVATION TRUST WILL WORK TOGETHER TO MAINTAIN WOODBOURNE SHOREBIRD REFUGE, ON BARBADOS, PROVIDING HABITAT FOR MIGRATORY SHOREBIRDS AND OTHER WATERBIRDS AWAY FROM HUNTING PRESSURE. THIS INCLUDES THE CONTINUED MANAGEMENT OF SHOREBIRD FOR AGING HABITATS AND MENTORING OF LOCAL PERSONNEL TO FACILITATE SITE MAINTENANCE AND WATERBIRD SURVEYS. THE CARETAKER OF THE REFUGE WILL ALSO MAINTAIN COMMUNICATION WITH THE ACTIVE SHOOTING SWAMPS ON THE ISLAND IN RELATION TO HARVEST LEVELS.

CONSERVING BIRDS THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN BIRDING TRAIL (5824)

SHOREBIRD HARVEST ALONG THE ATLANTIC FLYWAY

THIS AGREEMENT WILL SUPPORT BIRD TAGGING AND SHOREBIRD CENSUS BY EQUIPPING PARTICIPANTS WITH NECESSARY SKILLS TO TRACK MIGRATORY BIRDS USING RADIO TELEMETRY AND CONDUCT WINTERING SHOREBIRD SURVEYS.

USING CARIBBEAN BIRDSLEUTH TO DEVELOP A CONSERVATION CONSTITUENCY

POST-HURRICANE RECOVERY OF MIGRATORY BIR

THE ABUNDANCE AND DIVERSITY OF SHOREBIRDS THAT MIGRATE THROUGH OR WINTER IN TRINIDAD,AND THE LOCATION OF STAGING AND WINTERING AREAS IN THE COUNTRY, ARE NOT WELL UNDERSTOOD, AND NO COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY OF SHOREBIRDS HAS BEEN CONDUCTED SINCE THE MID-1980S. RECENT WORK IDENTIFIED SHOREBIRD CONCENTRATION SITES IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, BASED ON HISTORICAL SURVEYS, AND PROVIDED A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF THE MAGNITUDE OF SHOREBIRD HUNTING. HOWEVER, THERE IS AN URGENT NEED TO EXPAND THIS WORK BY CONDUCTING A COMPREHENSIVE SEASONAL SHOREBIRD SURVEY. THE SURVEYS WILL BUILD ON AERIAL SURVEYS CONDUCTED PREVIOUSLY AND FOCUS EFFORTS IN HIGH CONCENTRATION AREAS. OTHER SHORELINE AREAS WITH KNOWN OR EXPECTED LOW SHOREBIRD DENSITIES WOULD BE SURVEYED IN A RANDOMIZED MANNER TO CONFIRM STATUS. INFORMATION COLLECTED AS PART OF THE PROPOSED WORK WILL GREATLY ASSIST THE ATLANTIC FLYWAY SHOREBIRD INITIATIVE'S (AFSI) IN UNDERSTANDING THREATS TO SHOREBIRDS IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO AND WORKING TOWARD EFFECTIVE SHOREBIRD MANAGEMENT.

WESTERN ATLANTIC FLYWAY SHOREBIRD CONSERVATION IN SOUTH AMERICA

PREVIOUS INFORMATION INDICATED THAT SUBSTANTIAL HARVEST OF SHOREBIRDS WAS OCCURRING ALONG THE COAST OF GUYANA. IN THE EARLY 2000S, BAYNEY AND DA SILVA (2005) REPORTED A SUBSTANTIAL HARVEST OF SHOREBIRDS AND OTHER WATERBIRDS ALONG THE COAST OF GUYANA AND FOUND COMMERCIAL SELLING OF SHOREBIRDS IN SEVERAL VILLAGES. IN 2017 AND 2018, VILLAGES BAYNEY (2005) IDENTIFIED WERE RESURVEYED AND REVEALING A SIGNIFICANT DECLINE IN THE NUMBER OF BEACHES WHERE SHOREBIRD HARVEST WAS OCCURRING (MOORE AND ANDRES 2019). HOWEVER, SUBSTANTIAL NUMBERS OF SHOREBIRDS WERE STILL BEING HARVESTED AND SOLD TO INDIVIDUALS AND IN MARKETS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PRODUCE A BETTER ESTIMATE OF THE CURRENT LEVEL OF SHOREBIRDS HARVEST ALONG THE COAST OF GUYANA BY FOCUSING ON SITES AND MARKETS PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE SHOREBIRD HARVEST IN THE CARIBBEAN AND NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA. THE PROJECT ADDRESSES THE KEY STRATEGY IDENTIFIED IN THE ATLANTIC FLYWAY SHOREBIRD INITIATIVE BUSINESS PLAN (2015) OF REDUCING HUNTING PRESSURE AND ADDRESSES THE KEY ACTION TO ASSESS BIOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF HARVEST IDENTIFIED IN THE ATLANTIC FLYWAY SHOREBIRD INITIATIVE'S PLAN TO ADDRESS THE SUSTAINABILITY OF SHOREBIRD HARVEST IN THE WESTERN ATLANTIC FLYWAY (ATLANTIC FLYWAY SHOREBIRD INITIATIVE HARVEST WORKING GROUP 2016).

BIRDS CARIBBEAN

ADVANCING THE SHOREBIRD BUSINESS STRATEGY

MARTINQUE SHOREBIRD HUNTING ASSESSMENT

THE ATLANTIC FLYWAY SHOREBIRD BUSINESS STRATEGY

INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING OF THE SCSCB TO SUPPORT CARIBBEAN BIRD CONSERVATION TAKING THE NEXT STEPS