northwest Mexico Archives - Sonoran Joint Venture

The group of volunteers and researchers pose after a day in the field.

Binational Conservation of Light-footed Ridgway’s Rail

January 8, 2024

The Light-footed Ridgway’s Rail is the focus of a binational, multidisciplinary, multi-institutional effort to conserve important coastal wetlands in Southern California and northwestern Baja California and protect this species from future declines.

A mixed flock of shorebirds in Guerrero Negro – Ojo de Liebre wetland complex (photo by Julian Garcia Walther).

Expansion of the Motus Tracking Network in Northwest Mexico

July 13, 2023December 6, 2022

Our new coastal Motus network has allowed us to track birds tagged along the western hemisphere and to start filling knowledge gaps on several species of conservation concern.