Oikonos - Ecosystem Knowledge

O?ahu friends, come have fun with us at Bishop Museum for Earth Day Saturday April 20, from 9am to 3pm?????? At Oikonos' table you can play the "Game of Survival" and become a seabird parent trying to raise a chick in Hawai?i. Kids can check out albatross barf (boluses) and consider how everyone can help keep plastic trash out of our ocean. Plus more art+science! Register and learn more at www.bishopmuseum.org/SSF24

We are seeking Endangered Species Protections for the Wilson's Phalarope! Ryan Carle, Oikonos Science Director, was the lead author on the petition to list the Wilson's Phalarope as Threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The petition is a 100+ page scientific document asking U.S. Fish and Wildlife to list the species because of urgent threats to its saline lake habitat. A listing would provide a powerful conservation tool to help save Great Salt Lake and other critically threatened phalarope habitats. Check out our latest newsletter for this and more news! https://lnkd.in/eBeqUx3M

Ryan Carle, Oikonos Science Director, was at Salt Lake City yesterday for the Wilson’s Phalarope Endangered Species Act petition release event. “This petition on behalf of the Wilson’s phalarope is an act of love,” said author Terry Tempest Williams. “It is our wild promise to the future of the Great Salt Lake ecosystem, understanding that our lives and the lives of Wilson’s phalarope are one — intrinsically bound to the health of our inland sea. This is a threshold moment. The survival of Great Salt Lake can no longer be seen as a local issue or a state issue but a global one — with the phalarope’s epic migration from Argentina to Utah and back again signaling (as the brine shrimp and brine flies do) the interdependence of all life. By invoking the Endangered Species Act and listing the Wilson’s phalarope as a threatened species, we can change this story of a lake in retreat to a lake being restored in the name of all lives, both human and wild, that our Mother Lake sustains.” To learn more, read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/eDXrcHPS Photo by Ron Ozuna

Oportunidad de pasantía en isla Mocha ?? La pasantía está dirigida a estudiantes de pregrado en las áreas de conservación y/o ciencias y tiene una duración de 10 días, entre el 5 y 15 de marzo 2024. En esta pasantía ayudarás en la identificación de nidos activos de fardela blanca, y podrás aprender sobre otras técnicas que estarán a cargo de la investigadora del proyecto, como la toma de medidas morfométricas, muestras de sangre y plumas, además de instalación de anillos de identificación y dispositivos de geolocalización en aves. Todo lo anterior trabajando en el entorno privilegiado del bosque de olivillo de la Reserva Nacional Isla Mocha. Además, existe la posibilidad de que esta pasantía pueda vincularse con un trabajo de tesis en el tema ??. Plazo de postulación hasta el 11 de febrero 2024 ???Haz click en el enlace para obtener más información?? https://lnkd.in/eUGmgEQq

?? The updated edition of the Conservation Plan for Wilson’s Phalarope is out! ? Wilson’s Phalaropes warrant urgent conservation planning based on serious current threats to their habitat and declining population. Learn about the actions needed to protect them! ?? This conservation plan defines the conservation status of Wilson’s Phalaropes throughout their range, describes current threats, identifies research and management needs, and outlines recommended conservation actions on the basis of current knowledge of the species. Click on the link: https://lnkd.in/etawXti9

You can now read our Phalaropes and Saline Lakes Program 2023 Report by clicking on the link: https://lnkd.in/es3pXxcc In 2023, we: ??Tagged 25 Wilson’s phalaropes in Canada and California with partners to better understand their movements. ????Completed the 5th consecutive year of regionally coordinated phalarope surveys at 6 major North American phalarope staging sites. ??Lead the Intermountain West Shorebird Survey for sites in the Eastern Sierra. ??Helped host the first-ever Mono Lake Phalarope Festival in Lee Vining. And so much more! Read the full report by clicking the link!

??? Exciting News! Our Impact Report (English version) is now live! Discover the incredible positive changes and meaningful contributions we've achieved, thanks to your unwavering support. Your involvement matters, and together, we're truly making a difference! ?? Click the link to read it! ???? https://lnkd.in/dHR2SjJw

Our newest film and some of our 2023 impact are front and center in our latest newsletter!?? Dive in here: https://lnkd.in/eV_qbT-k