The Northern Aplomado Falcon is close to disappearing from Chihuahua. To better understand the ecology of this bird of prey, researchers estimated the home range of juvenile birds using satellite telemetry.
In response to the conservation interest on the species and the work that has taken place for the past two decades, SJV partners organized a binational planning workshop from April 24-25, 2014 in El Paso, Texas.
Since 2007 SJV partner Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory has been leading a binational effort to inventory and monitor wintering grassland bird populations in the most important grasslands in the Chihuahuan Desert. This project has produced, for the first time, rigorous information on the distribution, density, and habitat use of nearly 30 grassland species throughout most … Read more
The Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory (RMBO) has released the first-ever conservation plan for grassland bird species that winter in the Chihuahuan Desert. Grassland birds have declined more steeply than any other group of North American birds. The Chihuahuan Desert Grassland Bird Conservation Plan was developed with support from the Rio Grande Joint Venture and American … Read more