Waterfowl Conservation Workshop
The Waterfowl Conservation Workshop was created in 2016 by Sylvan Heights Bird Park and the International Wild Waterfowl Association. The objectives of this event are to establish a network of professionals dedicated to the future of waterfowl conservation, address current concerns across the industry, bridge gaps in communication among international organizations and communities, and provide a resource from which aviculturists can draw knowledge and information about waterfowl husbandry.
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Protecting endangered birds in the wild
BRAZILIAN MERGANSER RECOVERY
The elusive Brazilian Merganser not only ranks among the most endangered of all waterfowl, but rarest of all birds as well. Possibly fewer than 250 birds remain, and some conservationists fear that even this estimate may be optimistic.
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TRINIDAD’S WILD WATERFOWL
In 2012, Sylvan Heights Bird Park was part of a project to help restore dwindling populations of White-faced Whistling Ducks and Bahama Pintail to the island of Trinidad.
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ORINOCO GOOSE NEST BOXES
The Orinoco Goose Nestbox Project is administered through the Venezuelan Waterfowl Foundation. The Foundation’s mission is the conservation of the Andean river systems and the preservation of wild waterfowl in Venezuela, in particular the Torrent Duck and the Orinoco Goose.
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