Birdscaribbean

Previous Information Indicated That Substantial Harvest of Shorebirds Was Occurring Along the Coast of Guyana. in the Early 2000S, Bayney and Da Silva (2005) Reported a Substantial Harvest of Shorebirds and Other Waterbirds Along the Coast of Guyana and Found Commercial Selling of Shorebirds in Several Villages. in 2017 and 2018, Villages Bayney (2005) Identified Were Resurveyed and Revealing a Significant Decline in the Number of Beaches Where Shorebird Harvest Was Occurring (moore and Andres 2019). However, Substantial Numbers of Shorebirds Were Still Being Harvested and Sold to Individuals and in Markets. the Purpose of This Project Is to Produce a Better Estimate of the Current Level of Shorebirds Harvest Along the Coast of Guyana by Focusing on Sites and Markets Previously Identified. the Goal of This Project Is to Contribute to the Understanding of the Shorebird Harvest in the Caribbean and Northern South America. the Project Addresses the Key Strategy Identified in the Atlantic Flyway Shorebird Initiative Business Plan (2015) of Reducing Hunting Pressure and Addresses the Key Action to Assess Biological and Social Aspects of Harvest Identified in the Atlantic Flyway Shorebird Initiative's Plan to Address the Sustainability of Shorebird Harvest in the Western Atlantic Flyway (atlantic Flyway Shorebird Initiative Harvest Working Group 2016).