News Cuba

Black-capped Petrel may warrant protection under...

Wed, 20/06/2012
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

Tue, 06/03/2012
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

Wed, 14/09/2011
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

Wed, 25/08/2010
On July 17th, 2010, the Johann Christoph Gundlach Cuban Bird Banding Centre (CBBC) was o
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Zapata Rail on the edge

Tue, 13/07/2010
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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