However, after three-years of work, WCS conservationists developed relationships across jurisdictions, cultures, and disciplines, with many of those gaps in knowledge and capacity now significantly narrowed -- and key areas increasingly protected. Importantly, the work to monitor and protect migratory birds now continues under the leadership and expertise of Guatemalans.
WCS and the team of partners wanted to make a mural that reflects the importance of coastal wetlands and shorebirds at this site to promote their conservation in the community and its visitors. Bianca Bosarreyes, one of the WCS research, team highlighted "how the work depicted reflects a new understanding for her, where her local desire for conservation of these birds at Sipacate-Naranjo is shared with many other institutions from Chile to Alaska.
In addition, because it is an area with a lot of tourism, the mural becomes a local attraction and is an opportunity to raise awareness through art about the biodiversity in the area. In many communities in Guatemala, people cannot read, and a mural is a way of learning for anyone. Programs in the US such as the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act of can provide grants to countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, encouraging habitat protection, research and monitoring, capacity building, and education.
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About Mitch Waite. Contact Us. Click to Browse Birds by Provides a simple alternative way to identify birds without using the search engine. The New Birder This fun video shows how smartphones are revolutionizing how birders enjoy their hobby. Not only do you need to respect the birds, but you need to respect others as well. As you are birding do you respect private property rights? If you are driving while birding, do you use safe pull offs and parking areas rather than stopping suddenly in the middle of a busy road?
Make sure your birding experience is safe and comfortable. Be sure to dress appropriately when you go bird watching. Dress for the weather and the type of habitat you may encounter. Be aware of other things you may come across as you are bird watching - plants with stickers, biting insects, other recreationists. Sunscreen, a hat, insect repellent, water, snacks, and comfortable, sturdy shoes are recommended. While you may want to go birding alone in an out of the way place, you should let someone know where you are going and have a backup plan in case you are delayed or lost.
Do you have a map of the area, information on tides and forecasted weather? Current technology gives us access to many different birding tools to enjoy birds and improve our understanding of them. Use cameras, mp3 players, computer programs and cell phone apps to get and record birding information.
Websites help us track our life lists , find hotspots , and see what rare birds might be in an area. You can contribute to bird conservation in many small but significant ways. If you enjoy bird watching, think about how you can "give back" and earn others appreciation for birds.
Do you make sure that you leave no trace except your footprints? Do you share your hobby and mentor other birders? Do you help conserve and provide quality habitat for your feathered friends? Perhaps the most amazing use of a tool for catching prey comes from Australia. In stories and traditional ceremonies, Aboriginal Australians in the northern part of the country have long referred to birds carrying fire.
Recently, ornithologists published accounts of witnesses who seem to verify the legends, saying birds of prey use smoldering branches to spread fires and scare prey from safe cover.
Black Kites, Whistling Kites, and Brown Falcons are known to hunt small prey at the edges of brush fires. This behavior, often represented in sacred ceremonies, is widely known to local people in the Northern Territory. Shellfish, such as clams, can be difficult for gulls to open. Several species of gull will grab a clam in its bill, fly up, and drop the clam onto rocks below.
Sometimes a hard object is too large to be carried aloft. The Egyptian Vulture faces this problem with ostrich eggs. And the ostrich shells are too thick for the vultures to break with their bills.
The vultures pick up the largest stones that can be held in their bills, raise their bills skyward, and forcefully throw them at the eggs.
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