About WHMSI

2003 Conference

2006 Conference

Identified Priority Needs

Tool Matrix

Draft Tool Matrix

Interim Steering Committee

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The Western Hemisphere Migratory Species Initiative (WHMSI) seeks to contribute significantly to the conservation of the migratory species of the Western Hemisphere by strengthening communication and cooperation among nations, international conventions and civil society, and by expanding constituencies and political support. All entities that support the vision, mission and objectives of this initiative are invited to be partners in its implementation. En Español

Western Hemisphere Migratory Species Initiative Update November 2008 (En Español)

A new brochure entitled "Migratory Species: Biological, Cultural, and Economic Assets of the America" (En Español) (En Francais) was published in April 2009. This informative and engaging 14-page brochure includes detailed information about the importance of migratory species, WHMSI and its products to date, migratory species conventions, and conservation challenges and solutions. Printed copies are also available in all three languages: please direct your request to Brian_Hayum@fws.gov.

The Third Western Hemisphere Migratory Species Initiative (WHMSI) Conference (En Español) took place in Asuncion, Paraguay, July 22-25, 2008. The Conference - hosted by Paraguay’s Ministries of Tourism and Environment and the organization Guyra Paraguay - was attended by more than sixty public- and private-sector representatives from twenty-seven countries in the hemisphere and twenty-six NGOs and Conventions.

For more information about WHMSI, please contact:

Division of International Conservation
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
4401 North Fairfax Drive
Suite 100
Arlington, VA 22203-1622 USA
703-358-1754; 703-358-1885
Fax: 703-358-2115

Internationalconservation@fws.gov