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For those of us working on the Ridgway's Hawk Conservation Project in Dominican Republic, 25 May is a very important date. On this day, in 2013, the first wild Ridgway's Hawk chick hatched in the area of Punta Cana - where we have been conducting relea

On 25 May 2013 the first Ridgway's Hawk hatched in the wild in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This was a major milestone for our Ridgway's Hawk Conservation Project and a huge step forward in the conservation of this species.

The Peregrine Fund's biologists are known for going to work wherever needed to study and conserve endangered raptors, so we didn't think twice when heading to one of the harshest environments on earth - the Arctic Tundra in northern Alaska.

One of the most important components of our Ridgway's Hawk Conservation Project in Dominican Republic is our environmental education program.

Post written by, Ralph Buij, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Netherlands

 

The Peregrine Fund's Director of Africa Programs, Dr. Munir Virani, works in Kenya's Maasai Mara to conserve wildlife. Recently, he was there with Karim Jaan who was able to capture this incredibly rare footage of a leopard capturing an impala.

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