Category: Conservation
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Whitehawk Partners with Snow Leopard Trust
In November, Whitehawk has planned a wonderful trip to the Himalayas in search of the Snow leopard (Panthera uncia), led by the amazing biologist Pat Benson. As part of efforts to promote conservation in the countries in which we work, we are proud to announce that we have recently partnered with Snow Leopard Trust so…
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Working with the Canarian Houbara Bustard
In late 2011, Whitehawk began collaborating with GREFA, a Spanish NGO. We partnered with them to help carry out a population census of the Canarian Houbara Bustard (Chlamydotis fuertaventurae undulata) on the islands of Fuerteventura and Lanzarote, Spain. An Endemic Subspecies of the Houbara Bustard The Canarian Houbara Bustard is an endemic subspecies. It inhabits…
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Stygian Owl Research by BRRI Team
In general, diurnal raptor species tend to be greater studied than their nocturnal counterparts. However one organization, the Belize Raptor Research Institute, is changing all that. They are focusing a large part of their efforts on learning more about the Stygian Owl (Asio stygius). It is one of the largest Neotropical owls and little known.…