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Black-capped Petrel may warrant protection under the endangered species act

A nocturnal seabird, the black-capped petrel, may warrant federal protection as a threatened or endangered species.

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Vertebrates get the Red List treatment in Cuba

The Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática has just published the first ever Red Data Book for Cuban terrestrial vertebrates. The book provides a detailed baseline on the conservation status for 165 species of freshwater fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.

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Ecotourism taking roots in Turquino-Bayamesa, Cuba

Communities around Turquino-Bayamesa IBA are establishing management measures to conserve the watershed, forest and improve life conditions.

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Bird banding centre opened in Cuba

On July 17th, 2010, the Johann Christoph Gundlach Cuban Bird Banding Centre (CBBC) was officially opened. The CBBC is located at the Siboney-Jutic¡ Ecological Reserve (an Important Bird Area), managed by the Eastern Centre of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (BIOECO) in Santiago de Cuba. The main goals of this permanent banding centre are to study Cuban [...]

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Zapata Rail on the edge

Zapata Rail is a very poorly-known waterbird now confined to the Zapata Swamp in western Cuba. The bird’s elusive nature has caused confusion within the ornithological community as to its status – confusion that may have unwittingly provided a smoke screen to a very real threat that may be driving the species to extinction.

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