Division of Bird Habitat Conservation

Per the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act of 2000, Section 6106 (b)(1):

To assist in carrying out NMBCA, the Secretary of the Interior (Gale Norton, in 2006) convened an Advisory Group consisting of individuals representing public and private organizations actively involved in the conservation of neotropical migratory birds. This Advisory Group includes members of the North American Wetlands Conservation Council as well as other bird conservation professionals.

Rowan Gould (Acting Chair), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, USA
Enrique Bucher, National University of Cordoba, Argentina
Ian Davidson, BirdLife International, Ecuador
Michael Dennis, The Nature Conservancy, USA
Mark Elsbree, The Conservation Fund, USA
Scott Henderson, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, USA
Mary Pope Hutson, Land Trust Alliance, USA
Gail Kimbell, U.S. Forest Service, USA
Wayne MacCallum, Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, USA
Nadra Nathai-Gyan, Ministry of Public Utilities and the Environment, Trinidad and Tobago
David Nomsen, Pheasants Forever, Inc., USA
Virginia Poter, Canadian Wildlife Service, Canada
Martin Vargas Prieto, SEMARNAT-Division of Wildlife, Mexico
Jeff Trandahl, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, USA
Terry Steinwand, North Dakota Game and Fish Department, USA
Alan Wentz, Ducks Unlimited, Inc., USA

The Advisory Group meets at least once a year, in conjunction with a North American Wetlands Conservation Council meeting, to make policy recommendations. Discussions and actions taken by the Advisory Group can be found here.

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