Archives for Conservation Action

Krista De Groot, Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment and Climate Change Canada. After witnessing bird window collisions at offices of the Pacific Wildlife Research Centre in Delta, British Columbia, staff with the Canadian Wildlife Service  were interested in collecting standardized data to better understand the extent of the issue.   Following recommended protocols for collision monitoring, staff […]

Deb Hahn, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Last year marked the hundred year anniversary of the Migratory Bird Treaty. Signing of the treaty recognized that conserving migratory birds calls for international collaborations. The treaty set the cornerstone for innovative solutions and tools that have enabled waterfowl populations to grow and thrive. Just as successful […]

John Alexander Klamath Bird Observatory This first appeared on the Klamath Bird Observatory Call Notes Blog, reposted here with permission. An important bird conservation goal is to integrate Partners in Flight priorities and objectives into public agency natural resource planning and action.  Partners in Flight uses a science-based method for bird conservation that incorporates a multi-species […]

Arvind Panjabi International Director, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies Just like birds depend on shared habitat, effective conservation and management of wild bird populations depends on a shared base of knowledge to inform decision-making and facilitate cooperation across organizations, jurisdictions and political boundaries. A key factor in conservation decision-making is the risk that a species […]

The Partners in Flight Steering Committee recently met at the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City to discuss priority actions moving forward into the fall and new year.  Priority actions were developed around a variety of topics to deliver the 2016 Landbird Conservation Plan for conservation action.  Topics included management for PIF Watch List species on federal public lands, improved integration of PIF objectives with Migratory Bird Joint Ventures and Flyways, and full annual cycle conservation.

Greg Butcher Partners in Flight VI, an international conference (http://pifconference.com/) will be in San Jose, Costa Rica, October 30 through November 3, 2017. PIF VI will be held in conjunction with the XXIst Congress of the Mesoamerican Society for Biology and Conservation (SMBC) (www.congresosmbc.org). One of the major advances in conservation biology over the past […]

With the passing of the one-year anniversary of the 2016 Landbird Conservation Plan, the PIF network can claim several bold steps forward that deliver the plan for on the ground actions that are good for birds. 

A new study demonstrates an improved approach to ensure protected areas enhance and conserve biodiversity. The results of the study were used to inform expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.