TY - JOUR
T1 - Conserving transborder migratory bats, preserving nature's benefits to humans
T2 - The lesson from North America's bird conservation treaties
AU - López-Hoffman, Laura
AU - Chester, Charles C.
AU - Merideth, Robert
N1 - Funding Information:
This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1518359.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2017.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - In 2015, Canada, the United States, and Mexico signed a letter of intent to protect the continent's migratory bats. In charting a path for protecting bats, we look to the century of efforts to protect birds. Despite a barrage of obstacles, millions of migratory birds still cross North America each year. One key reason for their survival has been international cooperation. The past year marks the 100th anniversary of the Migratory Bird Treaty between Canada and the United States, as well as the 80th anniversary of a similar agreement between the United States and Mexico. These treaties were based on the practical benefits from migratory birds-values today known as ecosystem services. Migratory bats also provide significant natural benefits to people; a fully fledged international convention on migratory bats would not only protect these benefits but would also celebrate a century of transborder cooperation to conserve migratory species in North America.
AB - In 2015, Canada, the United States, and Mexico signed a letter of intent to protect the continent's migratory bats. In charting a path for protecting bats, we look to the century of efforts to protect birds. Despite a barrage of obstacles, millions of migratory birds still cross North America each year. One key reason for their survival has been international cooperation. The past year marks the 100th anniversary of the Migratory Bird Treaty between Canada and the United States, as well as the 80th anniversary of a similar agreement between the United States and Mexico. These treaties were based on the practical benefits from migratory birds-values today known as ecosystem services. Migratory bats also provide significant natural benefits to people; a fully fledged international convention on migratory bats would not only protect these benefits but would also celebrate a century of transborder cooperation to conserve migratory species in North America.
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M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85019426198
SN - 0006-3568
VL - 67
SP - 321
EP - 322
JO - BioScience
JF - BioScience
IS - 4
ER -