|
|
|
Gifts like yours made a difference for birds. Thank you!
|
|
|
You brought bird education to families in eastern El Salvador! Thanks to donors like you, children and parents celebrated birds with free workshops in three farming communities: Los Riitos, Tempisque, and Las Flores. These settlements are part of a stunning landscape of freshwater wetlands and coastal forests. This area and its dry tropical forests form the basis of the Paso del Golfo wildlife corridor.
By increasing local appreciation for birds in this corridor, your gifts are helping their ecosystem while also safeguarding species like the endangered willow flycatcher and other migratory birds like the Baltimore oriole, shown above. These workshops encouraged people to take better care of bird habitat, stop recreational bird shooting, and monitor birds through citizen science.
These engaging educational events were carried out through a new collaboration with an inspiring group of women scientists called Mujeres y Naturaleza (MUNAT). This group aims to share the wonder of birds, especially with girls. The scientists at MUNAT organized the workshops and thus reached dozens of parents and 93 children, of whom 43 were girls.
|
|
The workshops included an engaging story about the yellow warbler, discussion about bird food and habitat, bird-oriented crafts, and a birding walk. But the celebration of birds did not stop there. The teachers at MUNAT sent the children home with an educational packet to help the young ornithologists continue their learning adventure.
Bird conservation is fun when it's done with friends and partners, which include ADETCO, Arizona Game and Fish, Southern Wings, Partners in Flight, Environment for the Americas, the US Forest Service IITF, and of course, generous donors like you. We are especially grateful to work with the scientists at MUNAT.
|
|
|
Thank you for supporting women, children, and birds!
|
|
|
|
|
This month's team member spotlight, Jose Felipe Garcia, is a ranger who has been working with Paso Pacífico since 2009. Jose Felipe routinely participates in primate monitoring, bird monitoring, and other acts of care around the area.
Over the years, Jose Felipe's work as a ranger has made him an excellent guide. He has extensive knowledge on the area's three local primate species, can identify different types of birds and trees, and monitors multiple reserves with ease. His son Jarinton, who started accompanying him at the age of 14 and attended college in the United States, is also an integral part of our team. They are pictured together below.
We are so grateful to have Jose Felipe on our team to provide his knowledge and passion for protecting animals. Your donations helped him continue saving wildlife!
|
|
|
It's a family affair: Jose Felipe sometimes works with his son Jarinton, who is also a Paso Pacífico ranger.
|
|
|
Here are four new Paso Pacífico rangers, who are protecting the forest in El Salvador with your support!
|
|
The Thin Green Line Foundation supports rangers in over 60 countries by providing training and help to rangers protect vulnerable ecosystems. True to their mission, the foundation is strengthening our new ranger team in El Salvador.
With the foundation's support, our rangers near Olomega are getting better equipped to support wildlife in the area. The foundation's support has also provided salaries and additional training for the forest rangers. We are deeply thankful to the Thin Green Line Foundation for funding uniforms and training for rangers in El Salvador! This will help the rangers be more effective in saving the endangered species you love.
From monitoring endangered monkeys to implementing anti-poaching strategies, our rangers are better equipped to help alleviate threats to local ecosystems. Thank you, Thin Green Line Foundation, for your generous support!
|
|
|
|
Meet birder and cyclist Koen de Geus! He is on an epic 12,000-mile trip to raise money for land conservation and visit IUCN Netherlands-supported conservation initiatives in Central and South America. IUCN Netherlands has been a Paso Pacífico partner since 2016.
In Olomega and Conchagua, El Salvador, Koen toured awe-inspiring wetlands and coastal forests with our rangers and partners, all while observing birds. From there, Koen cycled to Nicaragua, where our team welcomed him with open arms. With their help, Koen had the chance to release his first ever sea turtle! He also toured several Paso Pacífico projects and, of course, did lots of birding.
Koen saw how setting aside small areas of land for conservation can make a big impact on the entire landscape. He was truly amazed at everything you made happen! And our team is deeply grateful for you for helping their work continue. They were overjoyed to be able to share it with him and wish they could welcome you the same way.
Read more about Koen's visit on his blog. His journey started in Cancún, Mexico, and will end in Ushuaia, Argentina.
|
|
|
These billboards advocate against parrot trafficking and were put up through a partnership with FUNZEL.
|
|
PARTNERS MAKE IT POSSIBLE
|
|
You, GlobalGiving, and The Zoological Foundation of El Salvador (FUNZEL) have been training local youth leaders to protect yellow-naped amazon parrots near Isla Tasajera in El Salvador.
These young technicians are now mapping out parrot habitats between local cashew farms and mangroves. They are also protecting parrot nests and providing environmental education to their community.
We are so grateful for our partnership with FUNZEL and all the work that the youth technicians put into protecting these parrots.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
