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PRBO Conservation Science (Point Reyes Bird Observatory): Desert Bird Conservation Plan Objectives: (1) Organize, edit, and draft the eighth of California Partners In Flight's habitat-based bird conservation plans, the Desert Bird Conservation Plan; (2) Secure agency, NGO, and private participation in the plan's creation. Participants will develop focal species lists and focal species accounts, identify reference sites and population targets, and write research-based species and habitat recommendations to ensure conservation of the bird communities of the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of BCR 33; and (3) Raise additional funds to assist Mexican researchers in contributing to the Desert Bird Conservation Plan. Project Description: Migrant and resident bird populations of the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of southeastern California, southern Nevada, western Arizona, and northwest Mexico face numerous threats. As development increases across these habitats, local and federal agencies will require a comprehensive guide for managing affected bird communities of the deserts. The Desert BCP will follow the content and style of previously completed CalPIF bird conservation plans, based on the cornerstones of focal species, focal species accounts, and recommendations. Focal species accounts, distribution maps, and plan recommendations are based on the most recent information available. This means the Desert BCP will be a living document, always subject to periodic revision. Contact: |
