NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):

Atlantic Flyway Shorebirds

Project Title: The end of the line: non-breeding site assessments for the rufa Red Knot population over-wintering at Bahía Lomas, Chile.

Organization:

Birds Canada

Project ID:

0101.17.055363

Award Amount:

$105000.00

Location:

Bahía Lomas WHSRN/Ramsar Site is the largest area of intertidal flats in Chile, covering ~59,000 ha (150,000 acres) along 69km of shoreline at the eastern mouth of the Strait of Magellan and the north end of Tierra del Fuego, bordering Argentina.