March 2010

Researchers with the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León and Pronatura Noreste share their methodology for determining the fidelity and dependence of long-billed curlew (Numenius americanus) populations on their overwintering habitat in the grasslands of Mexico’s semi-desert regions.

Categories: Migratory species, Birds, Habitat conservation and management, Wildlife research.

Project active in Mexico.

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