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Sierra Madre Oriental
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The Sierra Madre Oriental extends from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, in northeast Mexico
south to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in eastern Oaxaca. Like the Sierra Madre Occidental
in western Mexico, this extensive mountain range supports vast pine-oak forests,
other diverse habitats ranging from deserts to cloud forests, and is a primary destination
for millions of wintering migrant forest birds from western North America.
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In January 2006, RMBO, in cooperation with the Institute for Bird Populations
and Los Guías de Aves de El Cielo, established six bird monitoring stations in El
Cielo Biosphere Reserve, located in the Sierra Madre Oriental in southern Tamaulipas.
The project uses mist-netting protocols developed by IBP to monitor survival of
wintering birds across wintering areas in the Neotropics (MoSI). The goals of this
project are to increase capacity for bird conservation in the reserve, increase
awareness and engage local stakeholders in bird conservation, and provide scientific
data to guide land management in the reserve. The program, in its 4th year, is now
being run in cooperation with researchers from the Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas,
in Ciudad Victoria, and has since served as the basis for academic studies while
continuing to train and employ local people from the reserve in bird monitoring.
A recent status report (in Spanish) is available here. Check back for future reports
and other products.
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In tribute to the incredible avifauna (and people) of El Cielo Biosphere Reserve,
we’ve put together a few slides shows to show off the amazing beauty, biodiversity,
and culture of this area. All photos were taken by Kerry Wilcox.
El Cielo MoSI stations_2006_K.
Wilcox_part 1.pps
El Cielo MoSI stations_2006_K.
Wilcox_part 2.pps
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For More Information:
arvind.panjabi@rmbo.org
230 Cherry Street
Fort Collins, CO 80521
(970) 482-1707
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