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Illegal deforestation continues in the Dominican Republic
(2015)
Sierra de Bahoruco National Park is a vital haven for some of the rarest endemic birds in the Caribbean Basin—such as the La Selle Thrush, Western Chat-Tanager, and White-winged Warbler. But its cloud-forest habitat is ...
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 ...