The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced more than $4.9 million in grants for 37 projects that support Neotropical migratory bird conservation throughout the Western Hemisphere. Matched by more than $14.8 million in additional funds from partners, the projects will support habitat restoration, environmental education, population monitoring, and other priority activities within the ranges of neotropical birds in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and 27 Latin American and Caribbean countries.
Here in Alaska, The Wildlife Conservation Society will receive a $22,338 grant, which will be matched with at least $67,014 from partners, to collect baseline information on habitat use, nest survivorship, and nest predators of neotropical migratory birds near the Ikpikpuk River on Alaska’s Coastal Plain.
The grants are funded under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, which supports public-private partnerships carrying out projects in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean that promote the long-term conservation of Neotropical migratory birds and their habitats.
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