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Dominican Republic native Gabriela Díaz was studying hotel management in college, with dreams of becoming a chef. Today she’s overseeing a subpopulation of Critically Endangered Ridgway’s Hawks. So how does...

The Ridgway’s Hawk breeding season is in full swing in the Dominican Republic—but before the field updates arrive, there’s plenty to share. From an intensive tree-climbing safety course with the U.S. Forest...

When our Puerto Rico Program restarted propagation efforts for the Endangered Puerto Rican Sharp-shinned Hawk earlier this year after a three-year hiatus, much of the infrastructure needed to be updated...

When our Dominican Republic team noticed a Ridgway’s Hawk nest had lost its mother for reasons unknown, they stepped in to make sure the unhatched eggs had a shot at life. One problem: no Ridgway’s Hawk had...

This April, we restarted propagation work for the Puerto Rican Sharp-shinned Hawk after a three-year hiatus, removing twelve eggs from wild hawk nests and moving them to our new Puerto Rico propagation...

The Peregrine Fund has conducted its very first Green Status of Species assessment on the Ridgway’s Hawk. Created to complement the IUCN Red List of Species, an IUCN Green Status of Species assessment...

As a volunteer with our Puerto Rico Project in 2021, Isamar Flores Rodríguez made a strong impression on our team—and vice versa. She became a paid seasonal technician for the 2022 season and a full-time...

After a three-year hiatus, our Puerto Rico team is restarting propagation efforts for the Puerto Rican Sharp-shinned Hawk. By using a technique known as double-clutching, we’re aiming to double the...

After 18 months of development, our Ridgway’s Hawk team just released a ten-year Conservation Action Plan for the Critically Endangered island species. The plan will guide our work for the next decade with...

With over twenty years of experience monitoring Ridgway’s Hawks in the Dominican Republic, Field Biologist Hilario Jorge Polanco—known to our team as Nojine—is one of the longest-tenured members of the...