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It takes a village : the importance of community engagement in conservation
(2020)
Since 2000, when we began our project to conserve the Critically Endangered Ridgway’s Hawk in the Dominican Republic, we began to hire and train local crew members to help carry out the field work. In 2011, we increased ...
Coming together for conservation : How the support of a community is helping protect the Ridgway’s Hawk from extinction
(2019)
These are two names sometimes given to the elegant Ridgway’s Hawk, a Critically Endangered bird of prey which lives only on the island of Hispaniola. This hawk has an estimated population of just 450 individuals in the ...
Saving a species in peril — A holistic approach to conserving the Ridgway’s Hawk in the Dominican Republic
(2017)
Soaring above the tree tops of Los Haitises National Park is the mighty Ridgway’s Hawk. Conflicts with humans and changes in its forest habitat have made it hard for this species to survive. Marta Curti tells us about the ...
Prioridades de conservación del Corredor Biológico en el Caribe : Solenodontes
(2023)
El Solenodonte de la Española (Solenodon paradoxus) junto al Solenodonte cubano o almiquí (Solenodon cubanus), son sobrevivientes de una fauna diversa de mamíferos terrestres que existía en tiempos históricos remotos. ...
Prioridades de conservación del Corredor Biológico en el Caribe : Iguana de Ricord
(2022)
Amenazada por la cacería, el comercio ilegal, la degradación y la introducción de especies exóticas en su hábitat, la Iguana de Ricord está en peligro crítico de extinción. Su población estimada es de 2,000 a 4,000 ...