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WHAT IS THE WHSG?
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WHSG stands for Western Hemisphere Shorebird Group, an organization that promotes discussions and actions for the conservation of shorebirds and their ecosystems in the western hemisphere.
It was established in 2006 to hold its first meeting in Boulder, Colorado, USA. The Western Hemisphere Shorebird Group meeting (WHSGM) is the only event specifically designed to encourage exchange and collaboration among North American, Central and South American shorebird scientists and conservationists - who share the same shorebird species during the non-breeding, migration and breeding seasons. To join the WHSG listserv go to: https://www.fws.gov/lists/listinfo/whsg and enter your e-mail address.
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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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Eveling Tavera Fernández
PhD candidate with specialization in ecology from Simon Fraser University, Canada. Biologist from Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Peru. Director of the Bird Banding Program of CORBIDI and the Shorebird Project in the Paracas National Reserve, Peru. Certified shorebird trainer by the North American Banding Council (NABC). |
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Thomas Valqui
PhD in zoology with a specialization in ornithology from Louisiana State University and Master of Science degree from Princeton University, USA. Forestry Engineer of the Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Peru. Specialist in ornithology. Founder and President of Centro de Ornitología y Biodiversidad - CORBIDI. Associate Researcher at the Museum of Natural Sciences at Louisiana State University. |
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Fernando Angulo
Forestry specialist from Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Peru. Director of the White-winged Guan Conservation Project. Founding member and Researcher of CORBIDI. President of the Union of Ornithologists of Peru (UNOP). IUCN regional specialist. Co-author of the book ‘Atlas of the Shorebirds of Peru’. |
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Enver Ortiz López
Biologist from Universidad Nacional Federico Villareal, Peru. Associate Researcher of CORBIDI and Principal Assistant of the Shorebirds Project in the Paracas National Reserve, Peru. Collaborator of the Andean Flamingos Conservation Group (GCFA). Consultant at Peruvian Agency of Cooperation (PERAC). |
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Priscila Pellissier
Associate Researcher of CORBIDI and Principal Assistant of the Shorebird Banding Project in Paracas National Reserve, Perú. Certified shorebird Bander Assistant by the North American Banding Council (NABC). Specialist in shorebird diet in the Paracas National Reserve. |
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Yaquelin Tenorio
Biologist from Universidad Nacional Federico Villareal, Peru. Associate researcher of CORBIDI and Principal Assistant of the Shorebirds Project in the Paracas National Reserve, Peru. General Coordinator of the Rio Santa Eulalia Biological Station (STEU). Certified passerines Bander by the North American Banding Council (NABC). |
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Renato Huayanca
Biologist from the Universidad Nacional San Luis Gonzaga of Ica, Peru. Associate researcher of CORBIDI and Principal Assistant of the Shorebirds Project in the Paracas National Reserve, Peru Tania Poma Coyla
Biologist from Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Peru. Associate Researcher of CORBIDI and Assistant of the Shorebirds Project in the Paracas National Reserve, Peru. General Coordinator of the Rio Santa Eulalia Biological Station (STEU). Mari Antezana
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SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
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Dr. David Lank
David ('Dov') Lank, Simon Fraser University, Canada, has studied the behavioural, population and evolutionary ecology of small shorebirds since 1972. His best known work addresses diverse aspects of alternative mating strategies in ruffs, which he has bred in captivity since 1985, and collaborative work with Dr. Ron Ydenberg on the effects of predation danger on small shorebirds. |
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Dr. Mark Drever
Mark is a migratory Bird Biologist at Canadian Wildlife Service (Environment and Climate Change Canada) and Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia. Mark is a quantitative ecologist with extensive mark-recapture experience, with >50 published papers and scientific reports on the conservation and population biology of migratory birds. |
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Lic. Patricia Gonzalez
Patricia is the Wetland Project Coordinator for the Fundación Inalafquen. She has been working with students and volunteers along the coast of Argentina to monitor shorebird populations for over 20 years and is a world-renowned expert on the biology and conservation of Red Knots, Calidris canutus rufa. |
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Dr. Conor McGowan
Conor is a quantitative ecologist interested in population demography and management. He has worked on American Oystercatchers, Piping Plovers and Red Knots. He has been a Research wildlife biologist with the USGS Alabama Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit since 2010. |
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Dr. Nathan Senner
Nathan is a post-doctoral fellow currently working at the University of Montana. However, his mainly work for almost 9 years involved how climate change have implications in different species of Godwits in the Western Hemisphere and Europe. He is also the co-author of the book: “Atlas de las Aves Playeras del Perú”. |
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Juan G. Navedo
Juan is Associate Professor at Universidad Austral de Chile, in charge of Austral-AVEX, a new research facility available to develop experimental studies with shorebirds in South America. He has been involved during the last decade in studying diverse research topics dealing with shorebird ecology, both in the East Atlantic and Pacific Flyways. |
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