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(November 19, 2025)   -   A new study from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (Cornell Lab), published in Biological Conservation, reveals that the Five Great Forests of Central America—which stretch from southern Mexico to northern Colombia—are indispensable lifelines for dozens of migratory bird species that link the Americas. 

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(November 17, 2025)   -   In La Moskitia, the great green macaw (Ara ambiguus) is facing a worrying decline driven by habitat loss and illegal wildlife trafficking. To ensure its survival, community monitoring has become an essential tool: it allows for understanding the status of its populations, identifying critical areas, and guiding evidence-based protection actions. 

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(November 10, 2025)   -   In a new study published in Conservation Biology, scientists from WSU and the Wildlife Conservation Society found that a community-managed forest in Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve supports a rich variety of wildlife.

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(October 31, 2025)   -   As part of efforts to strengthen biological monitoring in the Trifinio sub-landscape, the Biodiverse Landscapes Fund (BLF) and WCS recently installed 14 camera traps and six acoustic recording units (ARUs) in Montecristo National Park, Honduras. 

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(October 28, 2025)   -   In these spaces, native species germinate that help restore soils, protect water sources, and strengthen food sovereignty, thereby increasing community resilience. 

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(October 23, 2025)   -   On the beaches of Guatemala’s Pacific coast, a new generation of olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) began their journey to the ocean, marking the renewal of life for this threatened species that plays a key role in coastal ecosystems. 

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(October 18, 2025)   -   Representatives from community and Indigenous organizations across Mesoamerica gathered in Petén, Guatemala, from October 8 to 10, to share experiences and results from the EU DeSIRA project: The Five Great Forests of Mesoamerica, an initiative for climate, biodiversity, and people. 

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(October 17, 2025)   -   The community of Uaxactún, Petén, inaugurated the “AGUAxactún” Water Purification Plant, an infrastructure that improves access to safe drinking water and strengthens the sustainable management of local resources. 

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(October 14, 2025)   -   In terms of feeding behavior, spinner dolphins feed at night on small fish, shrimp, and squid found between 200 and 300 meters below the water’s surface.

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(October 11, 2025)   -   Over the past two years, we have seen major progress in local techniques and capacities to study migratory birds in Guatemala’s Maya Forest, as well as new collaborations between the communities connected by these birds.

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