The project also develops “Watchable Wildlife Ponds” — wetlands equipped with interpretive signs and viewing areas where local people, school groups, and tourists can easily observe whistling-ducks and other wildlife.

Learn more about the West Indian Whistling-Duck on our Bird of the Month page!

West Indian Whistling-Duck - Bird of the Month, June 2006

Please visit the home page of the West Indian Whistling-Duck and Wetlands Conservation Project to find out more: www.whistlingduck.org

Read more about the project on Rainforest Alliance's Eco-Index website

The West Indian Whistling-Duck (WIWD) and Wetlands Conservation Project, seeks to reverse the decline of the globally threatened West Indian Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna arborea) and the continuing loss and degradation of wetlands throughout the Caribbean. This region-wide Public Education and Awareness Program provides local teachers and educators with training and educational tools and works to raise awareness and appreciation for the value of local wetlands and wetland biodiversity.

A principle product of the project "Wondrous West Indian Wetlands: Teachers' Resource Book" is a 276-page teacher's manual containing comprehensive background information and educational activities relating to the ecology and conservation of Caribbean wetlands. The book and other educational materials are being distributed in conjunction with two-day Wetlands Education Training Workshops throughout the region.