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Distribution and conservation of the Antillean manatee in Hispaniola
(2016)
Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) were heavily hunted in the past throughout the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR), and are currently listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. In most WCR ...
World Wildlife Trade Report (a pilot edition for CoP19)
(2022)
CITES is the global treaty that regulates international trade in nearly 40,000 species of wild animals and plants, including timber and marine species, that are included in its Appendices. This World Wildlife Trade Report ...
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora : Appendices I, II and III : valid from 25 November 2023
(2023)
Over 40,900 species – including roughly 6,610 species of animals and 34,310 species of plants – are protected by CITES against over-exploitation through international trade. They are listed in the three CITES Appendices. ...
Protocolo SPAW (Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife) : Marco para regular la protección de los peces herbívoros y de los arrecifes coralinos del Gran Caribe
(2021)
[Español] La Convención para la Protección y Desarrollo del Medio Ambiente Marino en la Región del Gran Caribe (Convención de Cartagena) y su Protocolo para Áreas y Vida Silvestre Especialmente Protegidas (Protocolo SPAW) ...
Colonization of Hispaniola by Margarops fuscatus Vieillot (Pearly-eyed Thrasher)
(2019)
Margarops fuscatus (Pearly-eyed Thrasher) is the Caribbean’s premier avian supertramp. Concurrent with urban development, it continues to expand its geographical and habitat range throughout the region, especially in the ...
Population genetics and relatedness in a critically endangered island raptor, Ridgway's Hawk Buteo ridgwayi
(2013)
Many island avian populations are of conservation interest because they have a higher risk of extinction than mainland populations. Susceptibility of island birds to extinction is primarily related to human induced change ...
Breeding ecology and predictors of nest success in the Critically Endangered Ridgway’s Hawk Buteo ridgwayi
(2015)
Ridgway’s Hawk Buteo ridgwayi is a Critically Endangered forest raptor endemic to the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean. The species is currently limited to a small area on the north-east coast of the island, with fewer ...
Nestling sex ratio in a critically endangered dimorphic raptor, Ridgway's Hawk (Buteo ridgwayi)
(2013)
[English] Variation in nestling sex ratio is an important concept in population ecology, and has particular implications for the conservation status of small populations. Research on species exhibiting Reversed Sexual Size ...
Social and genetic mating system of Ridgway's hawk (Buteo ridgwayi), an endemic raptor on Hispaniola
(2013)
Patterns of social organization and mating systems have been shown to be functions of ecological factors such as resource allocation and breeding density. In some species, particularly birds, social organization and genetic ...
New population of critically endangered raptor discovered in Haiti
(2021)
Since the last recorded sighting in 1962, Ridgway’s Hawk was unknown from Haiti and was presumed extirpated. But, in August 2019, colleagues from the Haitian conservation organization, JACSEH (Jeunes en Action Pour la ...