Kirsten Elliott

Supporting Scientific Discoveries: A Final Report from the 2022 GRRCG Awardees

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When HawkWatch International created the Global Raptor Research & Conservation Grant (GRRCG) in 2020, the aim was to conserve some of the most at-risk raptors around the world. But to do so requires basic knowledge about those species. For many raptors around the world, that basic knowledge is incredibly limited—so much so that zero scientific

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Six Months of Success: Checking in on 2023’s Global Raptor Grant Recipients

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With support from sponsor Kaddas Enterprises, recipients of the 2023 Global Raptor Research & Conservation Grant have spent the last six months working to conserve critical raptor species around the world. From conducting fieldwork to developing outreach materials, each team has made significant progress on their projects focusing on vulnerable and endangered species. Lungten, Palla’s

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HawkWatch Takes the Night Shift: Field Surveys of the Mexican Spotted Owl

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When we picture Spotted Owls, we often imagine a silent and enigmatic figure amidst the backdrop of a dense and shadowy old-growth forest. However, unlike the California Spotted Owl and the Northern Spotted Owl, the Mexican Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis lucida) inhabits the four corners region of the United States. Utah’s Spotted Owls seek refuge

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