Welcome to WHMSI

The Western Hemisphere Migratory Species Initiative strives to:

* Promote training to conserve and manage migratory wildlife at the country level

* Improve hemispheric communication on issues of common interest

* Strengthen the necessary information exchange for decision making

* Provide a forum to identify and discuss emerging issues

Visit the WHMSI Pathway, where you will find detailed information about hundreds of conservation projects

 
 
WHMSI News

The Fourth Meeting of the Western Hemisphere Migratory Species Initiative (WHMSI 4) will be held in Miami, Florida from December 6 - 9, 2010.

Turtle - Photo by José Urteaga, Fauna and Flora International

José Urteaga, a marine biologist with Fauna and Flora International, is working with communities along Nicaragua's Pacific coast to save critically endangered leatherback turtle populations.

UN Hosts Major Forum to Discuss Biodiversity Conservatoin in Latin America and the Caribbean

BirdLife International announces new Important Bird Areas (IBA) directories for Bolivia, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic.

Piping Plover - Photo by Bill Schmoker

The First World Seabird Conference will be held from September 7 - 11, 2010 in Victoria, British Colombia, Canada.

International Migratory Bird Day in the Caribbean is October 9th, 2010. This year's theme is "Power in Partnerships."

The Neotropical Ornithological Society and the Unión de Ornitólogos del Perú are pleased to announce that the IXth Neotropical Ornithological Congress will be held in Cusco, Perú, from November 8 - 14, 2011. Ornithologists working in the Neotropics are invited to submit proposals for plenary speakers, symposia, workshops and round tables.

Learn about the United States Fish and Wildlife Service's response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.