Mapa con tres antenas en Alaska

With the installation of three Motus stations in Alaska, the continental network for monitoring migratory birds along the Pacific coast grows

Annual bird migration is one of the most amazing wildlife spectacles in North America. Highly sensitive to weather conditions, large flocks of birds leave their nesting sites in cold locations in Canada and the U.S., to undertake a long journey south, in search of better weather, as well as shelter and food.
Hace 11 months 3 weeks (June, 6 2022)
Reptil del desierto. Fernando Ochoa.

We commemorate World Environment Day with inspiration, responsibility and hard work

June 5th marks World Environment Day, a date to reflect on the inherent commitment of human beings toward the environment.
Hace 1 year (June, 1 2022)
Flujo de agua liberado. Foto por Alianza Revive el río - Jesús García 2021

Water again to flow through Colorado River across U.S.-Mexico border in 2022

Ongoing binational cooperation in stainable Colorado River management benefits nature, communities, and farmers in the Delta region
Hace 1 year (May, 18 2022)
Colocación de transmisores satelitales

Clarita, Pepe, and Willy, three Yuma Ridgway’s Rails located in the Cienega de Santa Clara, were fitted with a satellite transmitter to record their movements and habitat use.

Tracking animals in the wild is an effective tool for environmental conservation, as it allows us to better understand habitat use and migratory movements, as well as the identification of important areas for each species.
Hace 1 year (May, 12 2022)
Retratos de Víctor Ayala en campo.

Northwest Mexico will be represented in the 2022 Coastal Solutions Fellows Program

The Pacific coast of the Americas is considered an ecological region of main relevance for our continent, with ecosystems that are threatened by factors such as urban growth, pollution and global warming.
Hace 1 year 1 month (April, 27 2022)
Avioneta a punto de despegar

Spring shorebird census begins in the Colorado River Delta

The Colorado River Delta is a strategic stopover for shorebirds traveling the Pacific Flyway.
Hace 1 year 1 month (April, 26 2022)
Pelícanos en un humedal de La Bocana

Today, on International Mother Earth Day, we celebrate our bond and commitment to Nature.

This April 22nd, we celebrate International Mother Earth Day. It is a date that allows us to remember the invaluable wealth that nature provides us daily and, at the same time, the risk of losing it.
Hace 1 year 1 month (April, 20 2022)
Pacific Shorebird Conservation Initiative maps

We join an international alliance for the conservation of American continent´s migratory birds.

Every year, northwestern Mexico is the scene of an extraordinary event. When winter arrives, millions of birds from North America travel south in search of temperate weather, shelter and food.
Hace 1 year 1 month (April, 6 2022)
Polinizadores en San Luis Río Colorado

Taking care of the little ones

Although they go unnoticed due to their tiny size, the role of pollinators is essential to ecological balance, which allows us to survive as humans.
Hace 1 year 1 month (April, 6 2022)
Playero Rojizo con etiqueta 000

The very first Red Knot tagged by UABCS Bird Laboratory 15 years ago was identified this week at the Gulf of Santa Clara

In the distant month of October 2006, the staff of the Bird Laboratory of the Autonomous University of Baja California Sur (UABCS) banded for the first time a Red Knot (Calidris canutus roselaari) in the facilities of the Exportadora de Sal SA de CV, in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur. It was for banding purposes, placing a color flag with the code 000 on the bird´s leg.
Hace 1 year 2 months (March, 30 2022)
Polinizadores

Small actions, great changes

Since 2019 we have been partners of GlobalGiving, a crowdfunding platform that allows us to share projects with people like you interested in the conservation of northwestern Mexico.
Hace 1 year 2 months (March, 29 2022)
Desove de pejerrey en costa de Golfo de Santa Clara

The Gulf Grunion begins its spectacular massive spawning in the Gulf of Santa Clara

Right at the start of spring, the Gulf grunion (Leuresthes sardina) arrived this week in large numbers to begin its extraordinary spawning process on the beach.
Hace 1 year 2 months (March, 25 2022)
Patamarilla menor (Tringa flavipes), especie poco común en Yavaros-Moroncarit.

Communities from the Gulf of Santa Clara and Guerrero Negro will have conservation projects to promote a change in social behavior for the benefit of shorebirds

These projects were selected during a certificate course Pronatura Noroeste taught together with UABCS directed at students from all over the country and focused on the community improving its relationship with the natural environment and thus protecting the nesting and feeding areas of these birds.
Hace 1 year 3 months (February, 23 2022)
Paisaje de Bahía Magdalena con parvada en la costa. Foto de Mauricio Rodríguez.

2021-22 Shorebirds monitoring process concluded successfully in 17 wetlands of our region

This monitoring, which we carry out together with UABCS, is aimed to detect population changes in shorebirds and migratory birds, as well as possible threats to their habitat. It is conducted every two years as a part of a continent-wide effort for wetlands in the Pacific.
Hace 1 year 3 months (February, 23 2022)
Group of people watching birds at the Eco Parque de la Juventud, La Paz, B. C. S.

More than 100 La Paz residents enjoyed a bird-watching day at Eco Parque´s lagoons

As part of National Conservation Day, celebrated on November 27th, Pronatura Noroeste successfully promoted the third session of local bird-watching in the Municipal Youth´s Ecopark , in the city of La Paz, Baja California Sur.
Hace 1 year 6 months (December, 2 2021)