Unique in its exclusive focus on migratory birds and
its combination of research, education and training, and policy work,
the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center is dedicated to fostering greater
understanding, appreciation, and protection of the grand phenomenon
of bird migration. http://natzoo.si.edu/smbc/
In Central and South America habitat is loss due to
clear cutting for agriculture. These factors cause species to crowd
into smaller and smaller area and increase competition for resources.
While natural areas are set aside for wildlife in both nations, this
habitat loss also leads to an increase in habitat fragmentation http://jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/FieldCourses00/PapersCostaRicaArticles/ConservationofMigratoryBi.html
