New Species Conservation Plan available: Long-billed Curlew

In response to the conservation priorities established in the U.S. Shorebird Conservation Plan, the WHSRN Executive Office is working with shorebird experts in partner organizations to develop action-oriented Species Conservation Plans. For shorebirds that are also a Focal Species for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), we are collaborating with our federal shorebird colleagues to produce one plan that fulfills both the Service’s and WHSRN’s intentions for such plans.  

In July 2009, the Service published the “Status Assessment and Conservation Action Plan for the Long-Billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)” as part of its Biological Technical Series in collaboration with many partners including WHSRN. Our gratitude and congratulations go to Service co-authors Suzanne Fellows and Stephanie Jones, who shepherded the multi-year effort to complete 112-page conservation plan for this Focal Species. The plan contains three chapters: I – overview of the species with a focus on threats and management requirements; II – conservation action plan; and III – status of the species in each state or province where it occurs throughout Canada, the United States, and Mexico.

Please visit the WHSRN Species Conservation Plan Webpage to view or download this and other plans.