Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network

WHSRNews: Alerts and Updates

26 September 2012: WHSRNews Alert

The 5th meeting of the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Group will be held 17-21 September 2013 in Santa Marta, Colombia.

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19 September 2012: WHSRNews Update

The WHSRN Conservation Plan for the Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes), coauthored by Rob Clay, Arne Lesterhuis, and Silvia Centrón, is now available online.

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17 August 2012: WHSRNews Special Note

Congratulations to Dr. Victor Pulido Capurro, of Peru, winner of the 2012 Pablo Canevari Memorial Award.

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30 May 2012: WHSRNews Update

The 40-page document, Shorebird Recovery Plan for Patagonia, was completed in May 2012 and contains a detailed Action Plan 2012-2015 (also available for download separately). The Plan includes three WHSRN sites in Argentina and two WHSRN sites in Chile.

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24 April 2012: WHSRNews Special Note

Notice and invitation to the Atlantic Flyway Shorebird Conservation Plan reception, Washington D.C., 10 May 2012

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17 January 2012: WHSRNews Special Note

The WHSRN Executive Office, on behalf of Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences, is accepting nominations for the 2012 Pablo Canevari Memorial Award from now until March 15, 2012.

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13 September 2011: WHSRNews Alert

Satellite-tracked Whimbrel, "Machi," shot at Caribbean hunting camp after surviving migration through a tropical storm.

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29 July 2011: WHSRNews Update

Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences and the international conservation organization Rare recently signed a cooperative agreement to formalize their working together to promote social marketing-based actions at WHSRN sites, using the "Pride" campaign model developed by Rare.

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