Posts made in August, 2020

Fall Peregrine Surveys Canceled

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It is with great regret that we have decided to stand down from the fall 2020 peregrine surveys at both Assateague and Padre Islands. The continued prevalence of COVID-19 makes the travel and interactions necessary to properly conduct the surveys a risk we cannot accept. We will continue to respond appropriately to this deadly virus, hope all our fellow citizens will finally do so, and plan to survive and resume this important work in 2021. The long-term nature of our studies will minimize the effects of our first such absence since the surveys were begun in 1970 and 1977. In the meantime,...

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