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Category: Migratory species
Organization: MigraMar
Language: English (Some reports available in Spanish)
Country/Region: Tropical Pacific Ocean
Summary: MigraMar is a network of scientists, research institutions, conservation NGOs, and government agencies that aim to assess the current population status of sharks and other pelagic species in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean -- Ecuador, Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica. Its Web site contains information about its Shark Census project, which is developing a baseline of shark distribution and abundance at dive sites in the Marine Protected Areas in the region; the Migratory Patterns program, which tags and maps shark migratory routes; the Site Fidelity and Hotspots program, which investigates the residency of key sites and the degree of connectivity between them; and the Species Behavior program, which investigates shark foraging, community, and migratory patterns. The Web site includes a secure database where approved contributors can add and analyze data related to each project. It also describes the primary threats pelagic species currently face, includes researcher descriptions and contact information, and offers a variety of downloadable species images.
Organization: The State of the World's Sea Turtles
Language: English (Some reports and toolkits are available in Spanish)
Country/Region: Global
Summary: The State of the World's Sea Turtles (SWOT) Web site features information and tools to help conservationists participate in and encourage sea turtle conservation worldwide, including the organization's annual SWOT Reports, which highlight success stories, innovative conservation techniques, and new scientific findings related to sea turtle conservation. Its SWOT Outreach Toolkit provides specific activities and advice to develop sea turtle conservation awareness campaigns in local communities, and the SWOT Outreach Grant program offers five $1,000 grants each year to projects that creatively integrate SWOT Report content and tools into their campaigns.
Project: State of the World's Birds
Organization: BirdLife International
Language: English
Country/Region: Global
Summary: BirdLife International's State of the World's Birds Web site is a compilation of existing knowledge about the status, threats, and mechanisms to improve the status of global bird populations. The site is organized into four sections, each of which contain a number of overarching themes and case studies that help visitors to customize their searches. The "Introduction" section explains the importance of birds and biodiversity, and provides background information on the Important Bird Areas program. The "State" portion examines what we know about the changing state of the world's birds in terms of extinct, threatened, and declining species. "Pressure" looks into the reasons why bird populations are declining, such as habitat destruction, invasive species, pollution, and more. The "Response" section offers strategies to improve the status of birds around the world, such as increased governance, improving livelihoods, building popular support for conservation, habitat conservation, and more.
Project: Wings Across the Americas
Organization: United States Forest Service - International Programs
Language: English
Country/Region: Western Hemisphere
Summary: The United States Forest Service is collaborating with a wide range of partners throughout the Americas to conserve migratory birds, bats, and butterflies and their habitats. The Wings Across the Americas program aims to assist in research, conservation management, and capacity building activities to help maintain healthy ecosystems for these species both within the United States and throughout their migratory range. The "bats" section features information on the ecosystem services that bats provide and the Forest Service's scholarship program for bat conservation research projects. The "birds" section (available in English, Spanish, and French) provides information about the ecological importance of birds; examples of partnerships that are collaborating across the hemisphere to conserve shared species; detailed information and links to individual Joint Venture Web sites; and information about Wings Across the Americas Bird Conservation Award-winners. The "butterflies" section features information about butterfly migration, threats to their survival, how the Forest Service is supporting butterfly conservation efforts, and links to related Web sites.
Project: Adaptation to Climate Change in Marine Turtles
Organization: World Wildlife Fund
Language: English
Country/Region: Insular Caribbean Region
Summary: The World Wildlife Fund has formed the Adaptation to Climate change in the marine Turtles (ACT), which seeks to develop management strategies to help endangered sea turtle species adapt to climate change. Using the hawksbill turtle as an indicator species, ACT is compiling information about ambient temperature at nesting sites, beach morphology and resilience, and the relevant dynamics of water tables, mangroves, sea grass beds, coral reefs, and ocean ecosystems and currents; the sources, types and availability of existing information; known and potentially unknown information gaps and best ways to fill them; and the best way to organize and process gathered information. ACT has formed eight task groups, and the Web site features links to the planning documents for each: nest site selection and adaptive capacity; the genetic units of climate change impact; sex ratios baselines and adaptation measures; climate change as a driver of depensation effects; foraging sites and plasticity; coastal planning for climate change; communications and outreach; providing links to climate change science.
Organization: Shorebird Research Group of the Americas
Language: English and Spanish
Country/Region: the Americas
Summary: The Shorebird Research Group of the Americas (SRGA) is a consortium of researchers interested in the biology and conservation of shorebirds in the Americas. The SRGA Web site features links to species-focused working groups that are exploring potential causes for shorebird declines, biographies of researchers and their areas of focus, a list of publications related to shorebird decline, lists of high-priority shorebird species and populations, and links to related information.
Project: Western Hemisphere Migratory Species Initiative (WHMSI)
Organization: United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Language: English, Spanish
Country/Region: Western Hemisphere
Summary: On October 6 - 8, 2003, representatives from 25 government wildlife agencies in the Western Hemisphere and over 40 international conservation groups and stakeholders came together in Chile to participate in the Western Hemisphere Migratory Species Conference. The conference articulated a strategy that identifies conservation priorities for migratory species in the Americas, and develops a framework for cooperation in wildlife conservation throughout the Hemisphere. The Initiative Web site features background information, a list of participating countries, identified priority needs, and more.
Organization: Convention on Migratory Species (CMS)
Language: English, Spanish, French
Country/Region: Global
Eco-Index Summary: The Convention on Migratory Species Web site features in-depth information on migratory species conservation around the world. The "CMS Publications" page features valuable reports about migratory species conservation. The "Species Activities" page features current initiatives to conserve a variety of migratory species; related news and an events calendar; and information about the Convention such as official documents, CMS bodies and meetings, and information about the convention's secretariat.
Project: eBird
Organization: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, United States; National Audubon Society, United States
Language: English, Spanish
Country/Region: the Americas
Summary: eBird is a secure database where users can keep track of where they, and their colleagues, view birds in North America. The site aims to collect standardized migration data that will help conservationists better understand patterns associated with migration pathways and stopover habitats. Priority Migrant eBird aims to collect the non-breeding season distribution information throughout the Americas to generate effective range-wide conservation strategies for long-distance migratory species that have experienced population declines over the last few decades.
Project: Global Register of Migratory Species (GROMS)
Language: English, with background information available in French, Spanish, German, and Norwegian
Country/Region: Global
Summary: The Global Register of Migratory Species (GROMS) database aims to provide data about migratory species including GIS distribution maps, population data, and a bibliography of related publications. The species database contains information about 4,350 migratory vertebrate species, and includes information such as common names in a variety of languages; their IUCN Red List status and their conservation status according to the Convention on Migratory Species and CITES; migration patterns; and links to related information. The site also offers global-scale distribution maps for 1,100 species in GIS-format, and through Google Earth.
Project: Marine Turtle Program for Latin America and the Caribbean
Organization: World Wildlife Fund Central America
Language: English, Spanish
Country/Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Summary: Six of seven species of marine turtles inhabit the waters of Latin America and the Caribbean. This Web site features information about WWF's Marine Turtle Program in the Neotropics and current regional efforts to conserve turtles. It has links to documents and information on conservation strategies, research, publications, news and related sites. To learn more about each species, the site also offers a link to WWF's Global Species Program.
Project: Migratory Bird & Wetland NewsLink
Language: English
Country/Region: Global
Summary: Migratory Bird & Wetland NewsLink is a bimonthly email newsletter featuring global news about migratory bird and wetland conservation. The site gathers information from more than 90 diverse sources, and aims to keep conservation professionals up-to-date on these parallel issues.
Project: Western Hemisphere Migratory Species Initiative (WHMSI) Pathway
Organization: Rainforest Alliance
Language: English, Spanish
Country/Region: Western Hemisphere
Summary: With support from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service International Program, the Rainforest Alliance developed the Western Hemisphere Migratory Species Initiative Pathway to provide a vehicle for conservationists and stakeholders well-informed about what each is doing to conserve migratory species and their habitats. The Pathway features a "Projects & Tools" section, which matches priority migratory species conservation needs with the projects and resources available to meet them; links to WHMSI member newsletters and Web sites; and links to new migratory species conservation profiles added to the Eco-Index.
Organization: Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center
Language: English and Spanish
Country/Region: Global
Summary: The Migratory Bird Center (MBC) Web site includes profiles of Smithsonian bird research projects, including agroforestry, human impacts on birds, and population ecology; information about the Migratory Bird Center's fellowship program; a series of fact sheets about topics of interest to migratory bird conservationists including shade coffee, insect predation, habitat conservation and more; links to pertinent research publications; materials about "Bird Friendly" coffee production and Neotropical migratory bird conservation; and photographs of a wide variety of bird species.
Organization: BirdLife International
Language: English, Spanish
Country/Region: Americas and the Caribbean
Summary: The BirdLife International Web site provides an overview of global bird conservation programs, including special sections for the Americas and the Caribbean. Of the world's approximately 10,000 species of birds, around 4,500 are found in the Americas with many more discovered each year. While the majority of species are found in the tropics, the enormous diversity of birds in the Americas includes species adapted to the driest deserts, highest sierras, and even the extreme cold of Patagonia. The Caribbean, on the other hand, is home to over 560 species of birds, more than 25 percent of which are endemic to the region, with 56 being globally threatened. In both regions, BirdLife International manages conservation programs. An informative newsletter for each region is available to download in PDF format.
Organization: Inter-American Convention for the Protection and
Conservation of Sea Turtles
Language: English, Spanish
Country/Region: The Americas
Summary: The Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles Web site includes general and scientific information about the six species of sea turtles found in the Americas. In addition to details about the main threats to these endangered species, the site offers useful publications in PDF, links to other relevant sites, and details about the convention, committees, and recent events.
Organization: Partners in Flight
Language: English
Country/Region: North America, the Neotropics
Summary: This site features a Bird Conservation Directory, planning information, a searchable research and monitoring needs database, a species assessment database, a list of funding opportunities, and bird conservation resources. Partners in Flight events, such as International Migratory Bird Day, are also highlighted.
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