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2

3	>> Oh, Dios mío.

4	Bueno, puedes permanecer allí.

5	>> Las aves pueden conectarnos.

6	En América del Norte

7	y América Latino.

8	>> ¡Oh, Dios mío!

9	Eso fue increíble!

10	>> Personas se han conectado

11	a salvar a estas aves

12	migratorias pequeñas.

13	>> Tenemos que trabajar en equipo.

14	>> They are "Our Birds."

15	Y se enfrentan a un futuro peligroso.

16	>> El reloj está corriendo.

17

18	>> Los fondos principales

19	para "Nuestras Aves" son de parte

20	de las personas de Alliant Energy,

21	que aportan energía segura, fiable

22	y son respetuosos del medio ambiente

23	para mantener los hogares, barrios,

24	y la vida en Wisconsin

25	funcionando sin problemas.

26	Alliant Energy, ofreciendo

27	ideas para ahorrar energía en la Web.

28	Y Animal Dentistry

29	and Oral Surgery Specialists

30	de Milwaukee, Oshkosh

31	y Minneapolis.

32	Un equipo de veterinarios trabajando

33	con los dueños de mascotas

34	y veterinarios de familias

35	por todo Wisconsin, ofreciendo servicios

36	para enfermedades bucodentales y los problemas dentales

37	de los animales de compañía.

38	Financiación adicional de parte

39	de la Fundación Pablo E. Stry

40	de La Crosse, Wisconsin,

41	y los amigos

42	de Wisconsin Public Television.

43

44	>> Hay una conexión

45	entre el Condado de Calumet

46	en Wisconsin

47	y las montañas

48	que elevan del Océano Pacífico

49	de Corcovado

50	en el Parque Nacional de Costa Rica.

51	Una relacion

52	entre los rascacielos

53	en las ciudades de América del Norte.

54	>> Es una Reinita de Canadá.

55	>> Y la selva tropical

56	del hemisferio del sur.

57	Este es el vínculo,

58	una conexión

59	cual compartimos.

60	>> Eso es un largo camino

61	en esas pequeñas alas.

62	>> Estas aves, neotrops,

63	corto para aves migratorias neotropicales,

64	reproducen en el hemisferio norte

65	y migran

66	en otoño y primavera,

67	de ida y vuelta, a su casa

68	en los bosques del sur.

69	Sus números están disminuyendo,

70	y enfrentan peligros enormes,

71	en el norte y en el sur.

72	Personas están trabajando para salvarlos,

73	trabajando para salvar "Nuestras Aves."

74

75	>> Mira eso!

76	>> Wow!

77	>> Para mí eso es increíble.

78	>> Ellos toman las hojas

79	y culturan hongos en ellas.

80	Despues, se comen los hongos.

81	>> Cambio

82	no siempre es fácil de ver.

83	>> Oh, él está comiendoselo.

84	>> Vea cómo lo aplasta

85	y se lo come.

86	>> Estos observadores de aves.

87	>> Mira eso,

88	going back and forth.	van y vienen.

89	>> All from Wisconsin.	>> Todos de Wisconsin.

90	>> A lineated woodpecker.	>> Un pájaro carpintero.

91	>> Are on an adventure	>> En una aventura

92	through the jungles	a través de las selvas

93	and beaches, and other	y playas, y otros

94	wild places of Costa Rica.	lugares salvajes de Costa Rica.

95	And in the process, they are	Y en el proceso, están creando

96	creating change, creating a new	el cambio, la creación de un nuevo

97	model for bird conservation that	modelo para la conservación de las aves

98	could be imitated worldwide.	que podría ser imitado en todo el mundo.

99	It's a model pioneered	Es un modelo empezado

100	by this man, Craig Thompson.	por este hombre, Craig Thompson.

101	He's an ardent birder.	Es un observador de aves apacionado.

102	>> Oh, yeah, it's just,	>> ¿Oh, sí, es que,

103	what are we gonna see next?	qué vamos a ver?

104	So you just get so jazzed,	Te emocionas tanto,

105	and you go, "Ahh!"	and vez, "Ahh!"

106	He's backing up.	Él esta echandose para atras!

107	He's backing up!	Esta eschandose para atras!

108	>> Oh, he's turning.	>> Oh, él está dando vuelta.

109	He's moving!	Se está moviendo!

110	>> Thompson works as a regional	>> Thompson trabaja como supervisor

111	land program supervisor.	de el programa de las tierras regional.

112	>> Oh, my gosh,	>> Oh, Dios mío,

113	it's a Swainson's Thrush.	es un tordo de Swainson.

114	>> For the Wisconsin Department	>> Para el Departamento

115	of Natural Resources.	de Recursos Naturales de Wisconsin.

116	This is his beat,	Este es su ritmo,

117	the Mississippi River	al lado del río Mississippi

118	side of the state.	del estado.

119	>> I got him!	>> Lo tengo!

120	>> You got him?	>> ¿Lo tienes?

121	>> He knows birds	>> Él sabe de aves

122	and conservation.	y conservación.

123	And he's traveled the world	Y ha viajado el mundo

124	in his time off	en su tiempo libre

125	putting the two together	conectando a los dos juntos

126	in a new way.	de una nueva manera.

127	>> We're calling it	>> Lo estamos llamando viajes

128	conservation birding trips.	para a la conservación de aves.

129	What we do, is provide trips	Lo que hacemos es ofrecer viajes

130	basically at cost.	básicamente al costo.

131	So we're offering bargain	Así que estamos ofreciendo

132	basement prices, but the catch	precios bajos, pero el problema

133	is that every birder,	es que cada observador de aves,

134	every participant that goes on	cada participante que va

135	these trips has to donate	en estos viajes tiene que donar

136	$500 per person to a non-profit	$500 por persona para una

137	conservation organization.	organización de conservación.

138	And of course, the primary	Y, por supuesto, el énfasis principal

139	emphasis of that is to save	es salvar el hábitat,

140	habitat, to save wintering	salvar el hábitat de invernada

141	habitat specifically, for those	especficiamente,

142	birds that migrate from	para las aves que migran desde

143	Wisconsin down to Latin America.	Wisconsin hasta América Latina.

144	>> Wintering habitat.	>> Hábitat de invernada.

145	Home base, really, for these	La base principal, en realidad,

146	tiny birds for most of the year.	para estas pequeñas aves la mayoría del año.

147	>> It's a Philadelphia Vireo.	>> Es un Vireo de Filadelfia.

148	>> And different neotrops	>> Y neotrops diferentes

149	need different habitat.	necesitan un hábitat diferente.

150	Red-eyed Vireos	Vireo de ojos rojos

151	prefer living up in the canopy	prefieren vivir en el dosel

152	of the rainforest.	de la selva.

153	It's watery coastal mango forest	Forestales de mango

154	for the Prothonotary Warbler.	para la Reinita Protonotario.

155	Weedy areas at the edges	Áreas con mala yierba

156	of agricultural fields	son lindes de agrícola

157	for the Indigo Bunting.	para el Bunting Indigo.

158	The Eastern Phoebe likes	Al Phoebe Ooriental le gusta

159	to hang by rivers and streams.	pasar el tiempo alrededor de los ríos y arroyos.

160	Places that are also valuable	Lugares que también

161	and vulnerable.	son valiosos y vulnerables.

162	>> The clock is ticking.	>> El reloj está corriendo.

163	The population of Latin America	La población de América Latina

164	is expected to increase	se espera que aumente

165	by 100 million to 360 million	de 100 millones a 360 millones

166	over the next 40 years.	durante los próximos 40 años.

167	That's a lot more people	Eso es mucha más gente

168	in a very finite land mass.	en una masa de tierra muy finita.

169	They need clothes.	Ellos necesitan ropa.

170	They need food.	Necesitan alimentos.

171	They need shelter.	Necesitan refugio.

172	And they're going to want all	Y ellos van a querer todas

173	the things that we have in terms	las cosas que tenemos en términos

174	of lifestyle, televisions,	de estilo de vida, televisores,

175	washers, dryers, refrigerators.	lavadoras, secadoras, refrigeradores.

176	The clock is ticking and we	El reloj no se detiene

177	really have a very limited	y realmente tenemos una ventana

178	window to try to protect these	muy limitada para tratar de proteger

179	remaining big blocks of forest,	a estos grandes bloques de bosque,

180	so we can hang onto the birds	para que podramos proteger a la saves

181	that breed up in the States	que crían en los Estados Unidos

182	and then winter down here.	y viven en invierno aquí.

183	Every acre that's protected	Cada hectárea que está protegida

184	makes an enormous difference.	hace una enorme diferencia.

185	>> Fall, by a small pond	>> Otoño, al lado de un pequeño estanque

186	on the outskirts of Madison.	en las afueras de Madison.

187	Wisconsin conservationist	Wisconsin conservacionista

188	Charlie Luthin is on the lookout	Luthin Charlie está buscando

189	for the last of the small	los últimos de los migrantes

190	fall migrants, the neotrops,	pequeños de otoño, los neotrops,

191	as overhead the big migrants	mientras migrantes grandes

192	move through.	pasan por ensima.

193	>> They came back	>> Ellos vinieron

194	from the brink.	desde el borde.

195	There were times when the Canada	Hubo momentos en que el ganso de Canadá

196	Goose was rare in Wisconsin, but	era raro en Wisconsin, pero ahora

197	now they're abundant, because of	son abundantes, debido

198	the protective measures.	a las medidas de protección.

199	>> Birds are a big concern	>> Aves son una gran preocupación

200	for Luthin and the non-profit	para Luthin y la organización

201	organization he works for.	para la que él trabaja.

202	He's the executive director of	Él es el director ejecutivo

203	the Natural Resources Foundation	de la Fundación de Recursos

204	of Wisconsin.	Naturales de Wisconsin.

205	It's a 2,500-member organization	Es una organización

206	with a budget of more than a	con 2,500 miembros, con un

207	million dollars, and a singular	presupuesto de más de un millón

208	mission.	de dólares, y una misión singular.

209	>> We raise money to give it	>> Nosotros recaudamos dinero para regalarlo,

210	away, to support good	para apoyar organizaciones

211	conservation work.	que hacen un buen trabajo de conservación.

212	>> And birds have been	>> Y aves han sido

213	a big part of that.	una parte importante de eso.

214	The Whooping Crane.	La grulla blanca.

215	The endangered Kirtland Warbler.	La Reinita de Kirtland en peligro de extinción.

216	Turkey Vultures.	Turquía buitres.

217

218	But now, for the first time,	Pero ahora, por primera vez,

219	they're sending money south,	están enviando dinero al sur,

220	to buy land here.	para comprar tierras aquí.

221	>> I saw an opportunity	>> Vi una oportunidad

222	for our Wisconsin organization	para que nuestra organización en Wisconsin

223	to get involved	se involucara en la conservación

224	in Latin American conservation.	de América Latina.

225	I couldn't have been happier.	Yo no podría haber estado más feliz.

226	I was thrilled.	Estaba muy emocionado.

227	If we, as Wisconsin citizens,	Si nosotros, como ciudadanos de Wisconsin,

228	don't protect habitat	no protegemos el hábitat

229	in Central America	en América Central

230	and South America,	y América del Sur,

231	we'll lose the songbirds	vamos a perder los pájaros cantores

232	in our backyard.	en nuestro patios.

233	It's as simple as that.	Es tan simple como eso.

234	They're really tropical birds.	Son aves muy tropicales.

235	They are more fluent in Spanish	Saben mas en español

236	than they are in English,	que Inglés,

237	because they spend more than	ya que pasan más de la mitad

238	half their life in either	de su vida, ya sea en América

239	Central or South America.	Central o América del Sur.

240	>> Yes, our birds	>> Sí, nuestras aves pasan

241	spend the bulk of the year here.	la mayor parte del año aquí.

242	Sharing the landscape	Compartiendo el paisaje

243	with the locals.	con los locales.

244

245	The Rufous Motmot.	El Motmot Rufo.

246	The Spectacle Owl.	El búho.

247	The Scarlet Macaw.	La guacamaya roja.

248	The tropical birds	Las aves tropicales

249	who don't travel.	que no viajan.

250	But our birds do.	Pero nuestros pájaros.

251	Every fall, they pour south.	Cada otoño, migran al sur.

252	>> Imagine that this funnel	>> Imagina que este embudo

253	represents a map.	representa un mapa.

254	The top part of the funnel,	La parte superior del embudo,

255	the wide part, is Canada	la parte ancha, es Canadá

256	and the United States.	y los Estados Unidos.

257	The lower part of the funnel is	La parte interior del embudo

258	the isthmus of Central America.	es el istmo de América Central.

259	>> The grains of sand	>> Los granos de arena

260	are south migrating birds.	representan sur las aves migratorias.

261	They funnel down, and they're	Migran en el embudo hacia el interior,

262	packed in to these wild places.	y son envasadas en estos lugares salvajes.

263	>> So, for every acre of Central	>> Así que por cada hectárea de América Central,

264	America, it's much more valuable	es mucho más valioso

265	than an acre of North America,	que un acre de América del Norte,

266	because it's holding more birds	porque esta aguantando una concentración de aves

267	at a higher concentration.	mas alta en un territorio mas pequeño.

268	>> These migrating birds	>> Estas aves migratorias

269	pour on the miles.	vuelan por millas.

270	That backyard Baltimore Oriole	Los Orioles de Baltimore en sus patios

271	can log up to 3,000, one way.	pueden registrar hasta 3,000 millas, de ida.

272	The U.S. first third	El primer tercer de los Estado

273	is probably the easiest part	Unidoes es probablemente

274	of their incredibly demanding	la parte más fácil

275	journey.	de su viaje increíble.

276	>> Now they actually migrate	>> En realidad, migran

277	over the Gulf of Mexico nonstop	sobre el Golfo de México

278	for 500 miles.	sin parar por 500 millas.

279	That's going to take a Baltimore	Eso le va a tomar a un Oriole de Baltimore,

280	Oriole probably 18 hours.	probablemente 18 horas.

281	If it hits a head wind,	Si se realiza un viento

282	24 hours.	en contra de su ruta, 24 horas.

283	It's going to land on the	Va a tocar tierra

284	Yucatan Peninsula, exhausted,	en la península del Yucatán,

285	emaciated.	agotado, consumido.

286	It's got to be able to eat right	Tiene que ser capaz de comer

287	away if it wants to be able	de inmediato si quiere ser capaz

288	to continue its journey another	de continuar su viaje otras 700,

289	700, 800, 900 or 1,000 miles	800, 900 o 1,000 millas sur

290	south to its wintering grounds,	a sus cuarteles de invierno,

291	either in Costa Rica or Panama.	ya sea en Costa Rica o Panamá.

292	We have to make sure	Tenemos que asegurarnos

293	that they have quality habitat	de que tengan un hábitat

294	when they actually arrive	de calidad cuando lleguen

295	on their wintering grounds.	a sus zonas de inverno.

296	It doesn't matter how many	No importa cuantos

297	of them we grow up in Wisconsin	de ellos crecen en Wisconsin,

298	if there isn't a place for them	si no hay un lugar para que ellos

299	to winter down here, we're just	pasen el invierno aquí,

300	growing more birds that are	vamos a ver más aves

301	going to come down here,	que van a venir aquí,

302	drift around and die.	y van morir.

303

304	>> And they are.	>> Y lo están.

305	>> The Wood Thrush	>> El tordo

306	is going down.	esta desminuyendo.

307	Kentucky Warblers are going	Las Reinita de Kentucky

308	down.	están bajando.

309	Even our Baltimore Oriole,	Incluso nuestros Orioles de Baltimore,

310	that species is declining	esa especie está disminuyendo

311	at 1.3% per year.	al 1.3% cada año.

312	>> How to stop that decline	>> Cómo detener este declive

313	when the habitat here	cuando el hábitat aquí

314	is disappearing.	está desapareciendo.

315	>> We have never sent money to	>> Nunca hemos enviado dinero

316	Latin America, despite the fact	a América Latina, a pesar de que

317	that more than half of our birds	más de la mitad de nuestras aves

318	are entirely dependent	son totalmente dependientes

319	on the these forests	de estos bosques

320	that you see around us.	que vemos a nuestro alrededor.

321

322	>> We do, however,	>> Nosotros, sin embargo,

323	send money to Canada.	enviamos dinero a Canadá.

324	We have for years.	Lo hemos echos desde hace años.

325	Wisconsin hunters	Cazadores de Wisconsin

326	buy water fowl stamps.	compran estampillas de aves acuáticas.

327	Those monies buy habitat north,	Los fondos compran hábitat

328	across the border.	al norte, a través de la frontera.

329	>> Upwards of $100,000 to	>> Más de $100,000

330	$200,000 a year that has been	a $200,000 al año se ha aplicado

331	applied to protecting	a la protección de los hábitats

332	breeding habitats for water fowl	de cría de aves acuáticas

333	in Canada.	en Canadá.

334	That's been going on for	Esto ha estado pasando durante

335	the last couple of decades.	el último par de décadas.

336	You know, the hunters understood	Usted sabe, los cazadores

337	the notion of conservation	entiendieron la noción

338	very early.	de conservación muy temprano.

339	If they want to keep hunting	Si quieren mantener la caza de

340	ducks, there has to be not only	patos, tiene que haber un hábitat

341	breeding habitat for them,	de invernada para ellos ademas

342	but wintering habitat for them.	de un hábitat de reproducción.

343	>> Thompson believes it's time	>> Thompson cree que es hora

344	for birders to step up to the	de que los observadores de aves

345	plate.	tomen iniciativa.

346	>> Everybody on it?	>> ¿Todo el mundo esta?

347	>> These folks have.	>> Estas personas han tomado la iniciativa.

348	Monies raised by these	El dinero recaudado por estos observadores de aves

349	conservation birders have saved	de conservación han salvado

350	more than 2,000 acres of land	más de 2,000 acres de tierra

351	south of the border	al sur de la frontera

352	for migratory song birds.	para las aves migratorias.

353	>> How's everybody feeling?	>> ¿Cómo se siente todo el mundo?

354	Everybody all right?	¿Todo el mundo está bien?

355	>> And in 2009, Thompson helped	>> Y en el 2009, Thompson

356	bring in another partner	ayudó a traer a otro

357	to purchase land.	socio para comprar la tierra.

358	A big one,	Un socio grande,

359	the state of Wisconsin.	el estado de Wisconsin.

360	>> I'm very proud to say, for	>> Estoy muy orgulloso de decir

361	the first time in history, the	que, por primera vez en la historia,

362	Wisconsin Department of Natural	el Departamento de Recursos

363	Resources has actually donated	Naturales de Wisconsin ha donado

364	a substantial amount of funding	una cantidad sustancial de fondos

365	to help protect the wintering	para ayudar a proteger el hábitat de invernada

366	habitat in Latin America	en América Latina

367	for our migratory birds.	para nuestras aves migratorias.

368	It's never happened before.	Nunca ha sucedido antes.

369	Ground breaking in terms of the	Es innovacion en términos de

370	department's participation.	participación del departamento.

371	>> The state of Wisconsin	>> El estado de Wisconsin,

372	donated $20,000	donó $20,000 para salvar

373	to save wintering habitat here.	el hábitat de invernada aquí.

374	Note that Wisconsin's donation	Tenga en cuenta que la donación de Wisconsin

375	to save Wisconsin's birds	para salvar a las aves de Wisconsin

376	didn't require tax dollars.	no incluyo dinero que viene de impuestos.

377	>> It's not tax dollars	>> No es dinero de los impuestos

378	that are being used.	que se está utilizando.

379	It was a wonderful donation	Fue una donación maravillosa

380	called the Bell Family	llamada la Campaña

381	Foundation.	de la Fundación de la Familia.

382	It's money that's actually been	Es dinero

383	donated to the agency.	que se ha donado a la agencia.

384	We made a conscious decision	Hemos tomado la decisión

385	to apply those funds to help	de aplicar esos fondos para ayudar

386	purchase the Cerro Osa property.	a comprar la propiedad de Cerro Osa.

387	>> The Cerro Osa.	>> El Cerro Osa.

388	>> Two-thirds of this property	>> Dos tercios de esta propiedad

389	is primary forest.	es bosque primario.

390	It's the good stuff.	Eso es lo bueno.

391	Never been cut.	Nunca se ha cortado.

392	Thousand-year-old trees.	Árboles milenarios se encuentran aqui.

393	>> Here's a look.	>> Tomen un vistazo.

394	In the foreground is Cerro Osa,	En el primer plano esta el Cerro de Osa,

395	a 1,500-acre property,	una propiedad de 1,500 acres,

396	forested and wild.	forestales y silvestres.

397	In the background, past the	En el fondo, más allá de las colinas,

398	hills, is the southern tip of	es el extremo sur de Corcovado,

399	Corcovado, Costa Rica's largest	el parque nacional mas grande de Costa Rica,

400	national park, 100,000 acres.	100,000 hectáreas.

401	The goal is to create a corridor	El objetivo es crear un corredor

402	of protected land,	de tierra protegida,

403	from Corcovado, including	desde Corcovado, incluyendo

404	the Cerro Osa property, and	la propiedad de Cerro Osa,

405	extending to the southern tip	hasta el extremo

406	of the Osa Peninsula.	sur de la Península de Osa.

407

408	This peninsula,	Esta península,

409	the Osa Peninsula,	la Península de Osa,

410	is a very rare place.	es un lugar muy único.

411	>> It is literally one of	>> Es, literalmente, uno de

412	the most biodiverse places	los lugares con las mas

413	on the planet.	biodiversidad en el planeta.

414	It's this big chunk of land	Es este gran trozo de tierra

415	that sticks into the Pacific.	que se pega al oceano Pacífico.

416	It's covered with forest.	Está cubierto de bosque.

417	And one of the reasons this	Y una de las razones que

418	peninsula is so significant	esta península es tan importante

419	is not only because it has all	es porque no sólo tiene todo

420	kinds of species, many of which	tipo de especies, muchas de las cuales

421	are found nowhere else in the	no se encuentran en otro lugar del mundo,

422	world, but because there are	sino porque todavía hay grandes

423	still big blocks of forest here,	bloques de bosque aquí,

424	there are hundreds of thousands	hay cientos de miles

425	of acres of forest,	de hectáreas de bosque,

426	essentially in tact.	todavía en tacto.

427	>> It's a mecca for thousands of	>> Es la meca de miles de aves,

428	birds, including our migrants.	incluyendo nuestros migrantes.

429	>> We have 240 species	>> Tenemos 240 especies de aves

430	of breeding birds in Wisconsin.	que reproducen en Wisconsin.

431	Of those, at least 54 species,	De ellos, al menos 54 especies,

432	so 25% of our Wisconsin birds	de modo que el 25% de nuestras aves de Wisconsin

433	are spending the winter	están pasando el invierno

434	in a very, very tiny piece	en un muy, muy pequeño

435	of real estate,	pedazo de bosque,

436	the Osa peninsula of Costa Rica.	la península de Osa de Costa Rica.

437	If we can save a portion	Si podemos salvar una parte de

438	of the Osa Peninsula,	la Península de Osa, vamos a ser

439	we'll be able to protect	capaces de proteger muchas

440	a lot of our Wisconsin birds.	de nuestras aves de Wisconsin.

441	>> There are all kinds of	>> Hay todo tipo de especies

442	species that breed in Wisconsin	que se reproducen en Wisconsin,

443	that depend on these big blocks	que dependen de estos

444	of forest, Swainson's Thrush,	grandes bloques de bosque,

445	Kentucky Warbler, Wood Thrush,	Zorzal de Swainson, la Reinita

446	Olive-sided Flycatcher.	de Kentucky, Tordo, Contopus.

447	They're dependent	Son dependientes

448	on these forests.	de estos bosques.

449	If the forests aren't there,	Si los bosques no están ahí,

450	what happens from the practical	lo que sucede desde el punto de vista práctico

451	standpoint is they're pushed	es que son empujados

452	into secondary habitats,	a hábitats secundarios,

453	and a lot just don't make it.	y muchos simplemente no llegan a su destino.

454	>> They need a large intact	>> Necesitan

455	forest.	un gran bosque intacto.

456	They aren't alone.	Ellos no están solos.

457	The forests of the Osa Peninsula	Los bosques de la Península de Osa

458	are still wild enough,	son aún lo suficientemente

459	still big enough to support	grande como para apoyar

460	five different species	a cinco diferentes especies

461	of wild cats.	de gatos salvajes.

462	>> They hunt in a huge	>> Cazan

463	home range.	en una amplia enorme.

464	Sometimes around	A veces,

465	100 square kilometers,	unos 100 kilómetros cuadrados,

466	400 square kilometers,	400 kilómetros cuadrados,

467	and sometimes more than	y en ocasiones más

468	1,000 square kilometers.	de 1,000 kilómetros cuadrados.

469	>> Ricardo Moreno is	>> Ricardo Moreno es un

470	a Costa Rican researcher	investigador Costa Riquense,

471	who knows his forests.	que conoce a sus bosques.

472	>> It's the garlic tree,	>> Es el árbol de ajo,

473	the ajo tree.	el árbol de ajo.

474	It's one of the biggest around.	Es uno de los mas grandes por aqui.

475	>> And his felines.	>> Y a sus felinos.

476	>> They will have different	>> Ellos tienen

477	sounds, and one of those	diferentes sonidos,

478	is like--	y uno de ellos son como-

479	(imitates a roar)	(imita un rugido)

480	>> And the connections between	>> Y las conexiones

481	these so-called large cats,	entre estos grandes felinos,

482	the jaguarundi, the ocelot,	el jaguarundi, el ocelote,

483	the puma, the margay and	el puma, el margay

484	the jaguar, these wild cats of	y el jaguar, los gatos salvajes

485	the Osa, and Wisconsin warblers.	de la Osa y las reinitas de Wisconsin.

486	>> The connection between	>> La conexión entre los

487	the jaguars and the birds	jaguares y las aves de Wisconsin

488	of Wisconsin is pretty big.	es bastante grande.

489	Jaguars are a keystone species	Los jaguares son una especie clave,

490	and umbrella species.	la base de todas las especies.

491	If we can protect the range, the	Si somos capaces de proteger a la casa,

492	huge home range of the jaguar,	la casa grande del jaguar,

493	we can protect all the animals	podemos proteger a todos

494	inside, the birds and the other	los animales en el interior,

495	species can come and be safe.	las aves y otras especies pueden venir y estar a salvo.

496	>> Moreno and his research	>> Moreno y su socio de investigación,

497	partner, Aida Bustamante, have	Aída Bustamante, han sido

498	pioneered a multi-year study	pioneros en un estudio de varios años

499	of wild cat population dynamics	de la dinámica de población

500	and habitat needs.	y necesidades de hábitat de gatos salvajes.

501	>> This is one of our best	>> Este es uno

502	places.	de los mejores lugares.

503	We like it a lot.	Nos gusta mucho.

504	>> To study these secretive	>> Para estudiar estas criaturas

505	creatures, they've set up	tan esquivas, han creado

506	one of the largest camera trap	una de las más grandes redes

507	survey grids in the world.	de cámaras en el mundo.

508	More than 100 square kilometers	Más de 100 kilómetros cuadrados grandes,

509	large, across the Osa Peninsula.	a través de la Península de Osa.

510	>> Hopefully, we get some	>> Con suerte, esperamos tener

511	wild cats.	algunos gatos salvajes.

512	Cross your fingers.	Cruza los dedos.

513	Wow, this is a margay.	Wow, este es un tigrillo.

514	>> Margays can spend	>> Los margays pueden pasar

515	their entire lives up here in	toda su vida aquí en estos

516	these trees, just like a bird,	árboles, al igual que un pájaro,

517	and never touch down.	y nunca tocar el suelo.

518	>> We can identify the	>> Podemos identificar

519	individual with the spot	al individuo por los patrones

520	patterns, because every single	de punto, porque cada animal

521	animal has different spot	tiene diferentes patrones

522	patterns.	de punto.

523	>> And like our birds,	>> Y al igual que nuestras aves,

524	many of these wild cats	muchos de estos gatos salvajes

525	are under pressure.	están bajo presión.

526	>> We know between 2008 and	>> Sabemos que entre el 2008

527	2009, nine jaguars were killed.	y 2009, nueve jaguares fueron asesinados.

528	And it's a lot.	Y es mucho.

529	A lot of jaguars killed.	Una gran cantidad de jaguares han sido exterminados.

530	>> Moreno explains, one of these	>> Moreno explica uno de estos

531	conservation concerns in	problemas de conservación

532	a PowerPoint for Thompson's	en una presentación de PowerPoint para el grupo

533	conservation birding group.	de conservación de aves de Thompson.

534	>> People still trade the skins	>> La gente continúa el comercio de las pieles

535	here in the Osa Peninsula.	aquí en la Península Osa.

536	That is horrible.	Eso es horrible.

537	Look at this.	Mira esto.

538	This is an ocelot fur coat	Se trata de un abrigo de piel

539	in Italy, in the black market	de ocelote en Italia,

540	in Italy.	en el mercado negro en Italia.

541	How many ocelot that people need	¿Cuánts ocelotes creen que la gente necesita para hacer

542	to make one fur coat like this?	un abrigo de piel de esta manera?

543	Give me one number.	Dame un número.

544	Sixteen? 20?	¿16? ¿20?

545	Okay, people need at least 30	Bueno, la gente necesita por

546	ocelots to make one fur coat	lo menos 30 ocelotes para hacer

547	like this.	un abrigo de piel como este.

548	Most of them have destroyed our	La mayoría de ellos han destruído nuestras cámaras,

549	cameras, or stole our cameras.	o se han robado nuestras cámaras.

550	If we don't do something really,	Si no hacemos algo muy, muy

551	really hard and really good	estricto y muy bueno

552	with the locale people, we have	con la gente local,

553	a forest without jaguars.	tenemos un bosque sin jaguares.

554	And I cannot imagine something	Y no puedo imaginar algo

555	like this.	como esto.

556	>> The solution	>> La solución

557	was in this forest.	estaba en este bosque.

558	They had to get the local	Tenían que llegar a la población

559	people, the local poachers,	local, los cazadores locales,

560	to see this forest	para que vieran a este bosque

561	in a different way.	de una manera diferente.

562	So they offered up	Así que ofreció

563	a business plan.	un plan de negocios.

564	>> If you know where one jaguar	>> Si usted sabe que un jaguar

565	is walking around, and you come	esta caminado cerca, y vienen

566	with us and put the camera, and	con nosotros y ponen la cámara,

567	if the jaguar cross in front of	y si el jaguar cruza en frente

568	the camera and we get a picture,	de la cámara y obtenemos

569	we pay to you.	una imagen, le pagamos a usted.

570	And all the poachers	Y todos los cazadores furtivos

571	are like, wow, hmm.	estaban como wow, hmm.

572	Okay, it's easy.	Bueno, es fácil.

573	You need to talk with your	Usted necesita hablar con sus

574	friends, the other poachers	amigos, con otros cazadores,

575	around, because if one of your	porque si uno de sus amigos se

576	friends stole the camera, or	roban la cámara, o si la rompen,

577	broke, you don't have the money.	usted no recibira el dinero.

578	>> Save the camera.	>> Protege la cámara.

579	Save money.	Ahorrar dinero.

580	Save the wild cats,	Salvar al los el gato salvajes,

581	and save our birds.	y salvar a nuestras aves.

582	>> Everything in the wildlife	>> Todo en la vida silvestre

583	and in the forests	y en los bosques

584	have a connection.	tiene una conexión.

585	Everything.	Todo.

586	We cannot see, like jaguars on	No podemos ver, el jaguar en

587	this side, birds on this side.	este lado, las aves de este lado.

588	All that fauna are together.	Todo lo que es fauna está junto.

589	If we can keep the forests	Si podemos mantener los bosques

590	like this, I think it's magic.	de este tipo, creo que es magia.

591	It's going to continue coming	Va a seguir regresando, llendose

592	back, go to North America,	América del Norte, y regresando

593	and come to the Neotropics.	a la región neotropical.

594

595	>> The local people are the key	>> La gente local es la clave

596	of the conservation	para mantener la conservación

597	around this area.	alrededor de esta área.

598	If we don't change the mind	Si no cambiamos la mente

599	of the people here,	de la gente de aquí,

600	we don't do anything	no hacemos nada

601	very, very good.	muy, muy bueno.

602	>> Juan Felice Mendoza Suarez is	>> Juan Felice Mendoza Suárez

603	one of the those local people.	es una de esas personas locales.

604	His family goes back generations	Su familia a vivido

605	in the Osa.	en la Osa por generaciones.

606

607	Suarez describes his job	>> Suárez describe su trabajo

608	as farmer.	como agricultor.

609	He plants trees for the	Él planta árboles para la organizacion Costarricense

610	Costa Rican environmental	del medio ambiente sin fines de lucro,

611	non-profit, Amigos de Osa.	Amigos de Osa.

612	Friends of the Osa has funded	Amigos de la Osa ha financiado

613	a variety of conservation	una variedad de proyectos

614	projects, including	de conservación, incluyendo

615	the initial purchase of land	la compra inicial de la tierra

616	in the Cerro Osa property.	en la propiedad de Cerro Osa.

617	The organization was founded	La organización fue fundada

618	in part by this man,	en parte por este hombre,

619	Adrian Forsyth,	Adrian Forsyth,

620	the guy on the right,	el hombre a la derecha,

621	holding the chunk of bamboo.	sosteniendo el trozo de bambú.

622	>> So, anyways,	>> Por lo tanto, de todos modos,

623	it's an experiment to try.	es un experimento que podemos intentar.

624	>> Okay.	>> Muy bien.

625	>> And it'll be dirt cheap,	>> Y va a ser muy barato,

626	which is what we like.	que es lo que nos gusta.

627	We like dirt cheap, right?	¿Nos gusta que sea barato, verdad?

628	>> Forsyth is one of the world's	>> Forsyth es uno de los conservacionistas más importantes

629	top conservationists, a tropical	del mundo, un científico enfocado en areas tropicales,

630	scientist, he's not a birder.	que no es un observador de aves.

631	He's a dung beetle specialist.	Él es un especialista de escarabajos peloteros.

632	>> You know, I'm really	>> Ya sabes, soy realmente una persona

633	a bug person by nature.	a quien le gustan los bichos por naturaleza.

634	I think that's because of	Creo que eso es debido

635	my extreme myopia.	a mi miopía extrema.

636	I like to look at little	Me gusta mirar

637	close-up things.	a lo pequño de cerca.

638	I like nothing better than	No hay nada que me gusta mas

639	to just sit on a log watching	que sentarme en un tronco y ver

640	an army ant swarm going by.	a un ejército de hormigas pasar.

641	>> And maybe that explains his	>> Y tal vez eso explica su teoría

642	start small, think big	de comenzar pequeño, pensar en grande

643	approach to conservation.	hacia la conservación.

644	On this day, he's showing	En este día, le esta mostrando

645	Kory Kramer, the supervisor	a Korey Kramer, el supervisor

646	of the Cerro Osa, a new process	de Cerro Osa, un nuevo proceso

647	for preserving bamboo,	para la preservación de bambú,

648	that could grow into a lucrative	que podría convertirse

649	local business using local	en un negocio local lucrativo

650	and dirt cheap materials.	utilizando materiales locales y baratos.

651	>> If you make guava leaf tea,	>> Si haces el té de hojas de

652	you get this stuff	guayaba, obtienes este material

653	that looks like Coca-Cola.	que se parece a la Coca-Cola.

654	I made a bunch last night	Hice un montón anoche

655	on the stove.	en la estufa.

656	>> Forsyth has also come up with	>> Forsyth también ha creado

657	a dirt cheap and very innovative	un modelo de investigación barato

658	research model for restoring	y muy innovador para la restauración

659	damaged forest land	de terrenos forestales dañados

660	on the Cerro Osa.	en el Cerro de Osa.

661	It's funded through	Es financiado por las

662	contributions from various	contribuciones de diferentes

663	Wisconsin businesses, including	empresas de Wisconsin,

664	Neenah Paper.	incluyendo Neenah Paper.

665	>> They are contributing $60,000	>> Ellos están contribuyendo $60,000

666	over three years to help	durante tres años para ayudar

667	reforest areas that have lost	a reforestar zonas que han perdido

668	their original forest cover.	su cubierta forestal original.

669	The funds go directly into	Los fondos van directamente

670	raising seedlings, and providing	al cultivo de plántulas, y la provisión de fondos

671	funds for those people	para aquellas personas

672	who are planting those trees.	que están plantando los árboles.

673	>> The funds for this replanting	>> Los fondos para este proyecto de replantación

674	project are routed through	se distribuyen a través

675	the Natural Resources Foundation	de la Fundación de Recursos Naturales

676	of Wisconsin.	de Wisconsin.

677	And the project includes some	Y el proyecto incluye algunos

678	unexpected co-collaborators.	compañeros-colboradores inesperados.

679	>> I figured when you have to	>> Pensé que cuando tienes

680	replant a rainforest, you've	que plantar un bosque tropical,

681	got to plant 140 different	tienes que plantar 140 especies

682	species of trees.	diferentes de árboles.

683	>> Not so.	>> No es así.

684	>> In fact, if you plant	>> De hecho, si plantas

685	the species that attract the	las especies que atraen

686	animals, they will recreate	a los animales, ellos recrearán

687	a rainforest.	una selva tropical.

688	They eat the fruits.	Se alimentan de las frutas.

689	They eat the nuts.	Se comen las nueces.

690	They walk through the woods	Caminan por el bosque

691	and they poop.	y evacuan.

692	They leave the seeds	Dejan las semillas

693	on the ground.	en el suelo.

694	It's as simple as that.	Es tan simple como eso.

695	Birds fly over head.	Los pájaros vuelan sobre el bosque.

696	They drop seeds when they poop.	Tal vez tiran las semillas cuando evacuan.

697	Bats fly in.	Los murciélagos entran al bosque.

698	They may have some seeds	Ellos pueden tener algunas

699	attached to their fur.	semillas en su pelaje.

700	Or something like a parrot, or	O algo así como un loro,

701	a fruit-eating bird, may eat the	o un pájaro que come frutas, pueden comerse

702	fruit part and drop the seed.	la parte de las fruta y tirar la semilla.

703	So you get your native animals	En si, hacer que los animlaes

704	to come in and do the work	nativos entren and hagan

705	for you, if you attract them in.	el trabajo por ti, si los atraes.

706	It's a brilliant idea.	Es una idea brillante.

707	>> They're concentrating	>> Se están concentrando

708	on 30 species of trees, with	en 30 especies de árboles,

709	attractive seeds and fruits.	con semillas y frutas atractivas.

710	Kramer shows Thompson's	Kramer le muestra al grupo

711	conservation birding group	de conservación de Thompson

712	the tree farm.	la granja de árboles.

713	>> These are all wild nutmeg.	>> Todos estos son nuezes moscadas silvestres.

714	They call it fruita dorado here,	Lo llaman Fruta dorada aquí,

715	like golden fruit.	como la fruta de oro.

716	It opens up and it has	Se abre y tiene

717	a bright red aril,	un arilo de color rojo brillante,

718	and that's what toucans, monkeys	y eso es lo que tucanes, monos

719	and other animals eat.	y otros animales comen.

720	They'll grab that seed.	Van a coger esa semilla.

721	You know how toucans eat, right?	¿Ya sabes cómo comen los tucanes, no?

722	They flip it up	Ellos lo levantan

723	and they swallow it.	y se lo tragan.

724	They eat that and then	Se alimentan de eso

725	they regurgitate that seed.	y luego regurgitan esa semilla.

726	They don't stay in one place,	No se quedan en un solo lugar,

727	obviously.	obviamente.

728	They'll fly somewhere and then	Van a volar a alguna parte y

729	they'll spit that seed out.	luego van a escupir esa semilla.

730	>> So from these select trees, a	>> Así que de estos árboles selectos,

731	complete rainforest can emerge.	un bosque completo puede emerger.

732	Those who plant those trees,	Los que plantan los árboles,

733	like Suarez,	al igual que Suárez, son

734	are critical to that effort.	esenciales para este esfuerzo.

735

736	>> Now, people are starting	>> Ahora, la gente está empezando

737	to see the forests as a resource	a ver los bosques como un recurso

738	that can create jobs for local	que puede crear puestos de trabajos

739	people that are based on living	para la población local,

740	with the forest rather than	creando una mentalidad de vivir con el bosque

741	being against the forest.	en vez de estar en contra del bosque.

742	>> Given time and helped by this	>> Teniendo en cuenta el tiempo

743	innovative planting project,	y la ayuda de este proyecto de plantación

744	rainforests will grow	innovador, los bosques lluviosos

745	to resemble these.	crecerán a parecerse a estos.

746	But Friends of the Osa is also	Sin embargo, Amigos de la Osa

747	supporting innovative	también está apoyando

748	alternatives to harvesting trees	alternativas innovadoras

749	here.	para la tala de árboles aquí.

750	>> If you tell farmers they	>> Si le dice a los agricultores

751	can't go and cut a 500-year-old	que no pueden ir a cortar un árbol de 500 años

752	tree to build a barn, you have	para construir un establo,

753	to provide some alternative to	usted tiene que proporcionar

754	them.	una alternativa para ellos.

755	>> This is an alternative.	>> Esta es una alternativa.

756	Bamboo.	Bambú.

757	Alfredo Quintero has a doctoral	>> Alfredo Quintero tiene

758	degree in agronomy.	un doctorado en agronomía.

759	He's worked and studied abroad,	Ha trabajado y estudiado en el extranjero,

760	but made the decision to return	pero tomó la decisión de regresar

761	to his father's farm,	a la granja de su padre,

762	here in the Osa.	aquí en la Península de Osa.

763

764	Quintero has planted species	>> Quintero ha plantado especies

765	that are non-invasive and can be	que no son invasivas

766	viewed here in his demonstration	y se pueden ver aquí

767	garden.	en su jardín de demostración.

768	>> They grow in a clump and you	>> Crecen en un grupo y se pueden manejar,

769	can manage them, just the way	de la misma manera

770	you manage an orange tree.	que se maneja un árbol de naranja.

771	It doesn't take off into the	No va a invadir el bosque

772	forest and become a pest.	y convertirse en una plaga.

773	But you know, it provides great	Pero ya sabes, se puede usar

774	framing timber for making	como marcos de madera para

775	lightweight, super strong	la fabricación de estructuras

776	structures.	de gran peso y súper fuerte.

777	>> Bamboo is strong enough	>> El bambú es lo suficientemente fuerte

778	to serve as scaffolding.	como para servir como andamios.

779	>> There's a business in	>> Hay un negocio en vender

780	providing green, sustainably	materiales sostenibles

781	managed materials.	que apoyan la conservación.

782	You get usable, terrifically	Usted recibe bambú utilizable,

783	strong bamboo in five years,	realmente fuerte en cinco años,

784	versus waiting 500 years	en comparación a tener

785	for a rainforest tree	que esperar 500 años para

786	to finally mature.	un bosque de árboles madure.

787	>> Quintero's goal, supported by	>> El objetivo de Quintero, con

788	Friends of the Osa, is to get	el apoyo de Amigos de la Osa,

789	local farmers to see bamboo as a	es conseguir que los agricultores

790	sustainable, sometimes superior	locales vean el bambú como

791	substitute for wood from the	un sustituto sostenible, a veces

792	forest.	superior a la madera del bosque.

793

794	This scientist hopes to provide	>> Este científico espera poder ofrecerle

795	farmers with a new crop, a new	a los agricultores una nueva cosecha,

796	source of income that will also	una nueva fuente de ingresos que también

797	save the forest and our birds.	podra salvar el bosque y a nuestras aves.

798

799	Thousands of miles north,

800	in Wisconsin's Vilas County,

801	another researcher, Amber Roth,

802	is searching for ways to save

803	our birds with a different

804	kind of forest.

805	>> This is an aspen clear-cut

806	that is about seven years old.

807	We have a Golden-winged Warbler

808	nest right in front of me.

809	>> Here's the important take

810	away from what Roth just said.

811	It's the tie between this young

812	scrubby aspen forest that grows

813	up after a clear-cut, and this

814	Golden-winged Warbler nest.

815	The nest was abandoned because

816	of predators, but that fact that

817	a Golden-winged nested here says

818	that this type of forest is

819	ideal for this sort of bird.

820	>> He's got a nest that he needs

821	to get back to.

822	>> But Golden-wings

823	are in trouble.

824	Their numbers are in serious

825	decline.

826	The birds face a triple whammy.

827	Their annual migrations

828	are ordeal enough.

829	>> It's thousands of miles,

830	potentially, that they're

831	traveling.

832	It's a long ways on those little

833	wings.

834	>> Once in their wintering

835	grounds, they face ongoing loss

836	of forest land to agriculture,

837	making this an increasingly rare

838	sight.

839	>> A Golden-winged Warbler!

840	>> Golden-winged Warbler.

841	>> Okay, go above the light,

842	and to the right of the light.

843	>> You got him!

844	>> Golden-winged Warbler.

845	>> Wow.

846	>> There he goes.

847	>> While back on their summer

848	breeding grounds, these low

849	shrublands, perfect for hiding

850	a ground-based nest

851	are disappearing.

852	Research is critical.

853	And Wisconsin is a critical

854	place.

855	>> Wisconsin is known as the

856	epicenter for Golden-winged

857	Warbler breeding.

858	>> These guys like young

859	shrublands.

860	>> And Golden-wings aren't the

861	only ones.

862	>> I have a male Chestnut-sided

863	Warbler.

864	>> There are many birds that

865	prefer this kind of place.

866	>> We have got a Black-and-white

867	Warbler.

868	This attracts birds that like

869	a dense shrub layer.

870	This is a Mourning Warbler.

871	Because they have a lot of cover

872	for their nests.

873	Okay, there you go, dear.

874	>> This landscape is valuable

875	for these birds.

876	It may also be increasingly

877	valuable for us.

878	That intersection is the focus

879	of her research.

880	>> We're part of a big

881	cellulosic ethanol project with

882	a variety of researchers who are

883	really interested in what the

884	future potential is for using

885	aspen and grasslands for

886	potential sources for cellulosic

887	ethanol.

888	>> Fill 'er up.

889	With aspen.

890	>> You can make ethanol from

891	any kind of plant material.

892	That's what we're trying to look

893	for, is sort of a win-win

894	scenario between our economic

895	needs and the needs of wildlife.

896	You know, is there a way that

897	we can help our fuel prices,

898	and can we also create better

899	habitat for wildlife

900	at the same time?

901	>> Here.

902	There you go.

903	>> Logging is big business

904	in Wisconsin.

905	And one that has faced

906	rocky times.

907	>> They're very interested in

908	new options, especially with

909	the way prices are in the timber

910	industry.

911	Cellulosic ethanol is a big,

912	emerging industry that has

913	a lot of potential.

914	When contractors come out and

915	cut a site like this, there's

916	a bunch of branches and twigs,

917	and portions of the trees that

918	aren't used.

919	It could be that they use more

920	of the forest when they cut.

921	They lose the potential of using

922	what we call waste wood

923	for cellulosic ethanol.

924	>> Can a new industry take wing?

925	>> This might be a juvenile

926	Nashville Warbler.

927	>> Can we change the way

928	we see this landscape,

929	see this forest

930	as a place that provides fuel

931	for us, jobs for the future,

932	and sustenance for our birds?

933

934	To see a new way.

935	To work with the forest

936	instead of against it,

937	in the north and in the south,

938	and in the process,

939	protect our birds.

940	Deep in the rainforest

941	of Panama, Raul Arias,

942	a businessman, politician and

943	a leading light in Panama's

944	conservation community,

945	fell in love.

946	>> I don't know why, but I did

947	fell in love with this

948	structure.

949	It was a radar when the Cold War

950	was at its height.

951	The idea was to detect missiles

952	coming from Cuba,

953	or from the Soviet Union,

954	to attack the canal,

955	an early warning type of thing.

956	>> It was an abandoned

957	U.S. radar station

958	overlooking the Panama Canal.

959	>> I knew it could become

960	a great birding lodge.

961	Here, you see canopy birds

962	at eye level.

963	>> Now, it's called Canopy

964	Tower, and it's one of the top

965	birding sites in the world.

966	It helped spark an industry

967	in eco-tourism in Panama.

968	>> There was no precedent

969	in Panama.

970	I had my own doubts

971	if it would work or not.

972	It was a shot in the dark.

973	Fortunately, it hit

974	right in the center.

975	>> It's even sparked a companion

976	business in the highlands of

977	Panama, Canopy Lodge.

978	But most importantly, it's a

979	successful business, creating

980	jobs, working with the forest.

981	>> There are 18 people working

982	here.

983

984	It's a 100% sustainable

985	activity.

986	>> Canopy Tower birding guide,

987	Jose Rafael Soto.

988	>> So far, it's a good job.

989	You can make a good living

990	out of this.

991	It's a Violaceous Trogan.

992	It's right out in the open,

993	sitting on a dead branch.

994	I have a house.

995	I got married and have a car.

996	So, when I tell people what

997	I do, they don't believe it.

998	Apparently, there's a male and

999	female trying to build a nest

1000	in a curled up cecropia leaf.

1001	>> It's a job with a future.

1002	>> They take their chances

1003	when they do this,

1004	because the leaf is dead.

1005	It will fall any time.

1006	>> Other jobs that cut down

1007	the forest can come and go.

1008	>> With eco-tourism, we can take

1009	people, hundreds of times,

1010	through the same forest

1011	and still be the same.

1012	>> The male is right next to

1013	her.

1014	>> The forest around Canopy

1015	Tower and the Panama Canal

1016	is now a national park.

1017	When the United States

1018	controlled the canal, for

1019	security reasons, there was no

1020	development allowed.

1021	It was an inadvertent windfall

1022	that saved bird habitat,

1023	and is critical for the smooth

1024	operation of the canal.

1025	>> The forest here has not only

1026	aesthetic value for enjoyment

1027	and eco-tourism,

1028	but also it protects

1029	the watershed of the canal.

1030	It's vital for Panama's economy,

1031	the canal and fresh water.

1032	It makes the watershed

1033	to be in good condition.

1034	If you have a good forest in the

1035	winter, the rains come and

1036	they just wash into the ocean,

1037	into the sea.

1038	>> An intact forest can provide

1039	the fuel for a canal, and

1040	shelter and food for our birds.

1041	The fuel for that long journey

1042	north.

1043

1044	>> It's a day in May,

1045	a bleak and blustery day

1046	in downtown Milwaukee.

1047	>> Whoa!

1048	Wind hazard!

1049	>> It's early morning,

1050	and Scott Diehl is on

1051	a search and rescue mission.

1052	Search and rescue for small

1053	survivors like these.

1054	Diehl is the director of

1055	Wildlife Rehabilitation for

1056	the Wisconsin Humane Society

1057	in Milwaukee.

1058	>> A lot of glass.

1059	I think the bird collision issue

1060	has been one that has not had

1061	much awareness to date.

1062	And when these buildings were

1063	built, there wasn't an awareness

1064	about the magnitude

1065	of this problem.

1066	Reasonable estimates place the

1067	mortality between 100 million

1068	and a billion native birds dying

1069	in North America each year

1070	in window collisions.

1071	>> They hit the

1072	glass and they die.

1073	It's a phenomenon

1074	called window strikes.

1075	Hundreds of millions of neotrops

1076	perish every year

1077	in North America.

1078	The problem is particularly

1079	acute in Milwaukee, which is

1080	dead center in the Lake Michigan

1081	Flyway, a bird migration

1082	highway, and oh, so different

1083	from the rainforests back home.

1084	>> What happens down in this

1085	urban canyon down here,

1086	downtown Milwaukee,

1087	is there's so much confusion.

1088	There's so much glass,

1089	and so many reflective surfaces

1090	that the birds

1091	really get confused.

1092	They land in this area

1093	and then it's literally

1094	a gauntlet of glass and steel

1095	and concrete that they just

1096	are not prepared to deal with.

1097	>> And all these reflections

1098	and light in this gauntlet

1099	of glass can cause collisions.

1100	>> They hit the building

1101	for one of two reasons.

1102	Either they see the lights at

1103	night when they're migrating and

1104	they get confused by the lights.

1105	The other reason they collide

1106	is daytime collisions,

1107	where it's just reflections

1108	of the landscape on the glass.

1109	>> Or the birds actually see

1110	through these windows to

1111	greenery beyond, and think

1112	they've found a passageway.

1113	>> They have no concept

1114	of glass.

1115	And if you think about the

1116	jungle or the forest where these

1117	birds live, it's much like

1118	flying through the trees,

1119	where there are gaps, and so on,

1120	and winding their way

1121	through the foliage.

1122	So when they see in one window

1123	and out another, they think

1124	they can pass through there,

1125	you know, with deadly

1126	consequences.

1127	>> So, every morning during

1128	migration season, Diehl and

1129	a team of volunteers

1130	fan out across the city.

1131	It's search and rescue below big

1132	buildings with many windows.

1133	It's search and rescue to count

1134	the dead and save the injured.

1135	WIngs is the name

1136	of Diehl's rescue group.

1137	Wisconsin Night Guardians

1138	for Song Birds.

1139	>> We've got a little bird

1140	up ahead here.

1141	I'm going to go up and see

1142	if I can snag the little guy.

1143	>> Just outside one of the

1144	city's biggest skyscrapers,

1145	Diehl finds his first casualty,

1146	a bright yellow warbler, lying

1147	still against the gray cement.

1148	>> It's a Canada Warbler.

1149	Ah, poor little guy,

1150	or girl, as the case may be.

1151	>> Research has shown that one

1152	out of every two window strikes

1153	leads to a fatality.

1154	Often birds that may appear

1155	merely stunned have internal

1156	injuries that lead to their

1157	demise.

1158	>> We've got a Nashville Warbler

1159	that was found dead

1160	down at U.S. Bank,

1161	north side of Michigan,

1162	between Cass and Van Buren.

1163	This bird that weighs ten grams

1164	has flown to Costa Rica

1165	or Panama to Wisconsin,

1166	across so many hazards.

1167	They're at once amazing in their

1168	capability flying those

1169	distances and traversing all

1170	those mountain ranges, rivers

1171	and oceans, and yet, you know

1172	1/16" thick piece of glass is

1173	enough to stop them permanently.

1174	Staggering, staggering.

1175	And we're talking about

1176	dump trucks-full of these

1177	beautiful birds,

1178	just dying senselessly.

1179	And again, most of us

1180	aren't even aware of the issue.

1181	If something the size of a deer

1182	was laying dead outside these

1183	businesses each morning,

1184	or ten or 20 of them,

1185	you can really believe

1186	that someone to take notice.

1187	>> There you go.

1188	There you are.

1189	>> Most are in the dark

1190	about this problem.

1191	The Wisconsin Humane Society

1192	is on a mission to change that.

1193	>> It's great to be able to

1194	treat that bird and hopefully

1195	rehabilitate it, get it out

1196	again, get it released.

1197	But how much better is it to

1198	prevent this in the first place?

1199	To stop this needless death

1200	and suffering for birds.

1201	>> Rehabilitation is costly.

1202	And wildlife rehabilitators

1203	receive no public dollars.

1204	They exist on private donations.

1205	So the volunteers not only

1206	collect birds, they also compile

1207	information on the location

1208	of the window strikes.

1209	The hope is to persuade

1210	business owners to take steps

1211	to cut down on collisions.

1212	>> We want to be able to go

1213	back to them and say, here's

1214	what we found, and be able to

1215	actually document the problem.

1216	It gives us a little bit of

1217	backup when we approach these

1218	folks and ask them to help us

1219	save birds.

1220	>> Cutting down on collisions

1221	needn't be costly.

1222	In fact, it can save businesses

1223	money.

1224	A voluntary program called

1225	"Lights Out Toronto"

1226	hits the off switch

1227	from 11pm to 6am during fall

1228	and spring migrations.

1229	>> Those businesses saved

1230	hundreds of thousands of dollars

1231	and reduced their carbon

1232	footprint.

1233	>> Easy peel window treatments.

1234	Put them up during migration,

1235	then take them down,

1236	on just the first two floors

1237	of buildings and homes

1238	can cut down enormously

1239	on death and injuries

1240	from daytime collisions.

1241	Dead or alive?

1242	>> Alive!

1243	Fortunately, alive,

1244	which is wonderful.

1245	>> The little warbler

1246	Diehl found is alive.

1247	Diehl bundles the bird

1248	into a simple paper bag.

1249	It's dark and safe.

1250	And the bird won't injure

1251	herself if she flutters about

1252	and tries to fly.

1253	And it's off

1254	to the Humane Society.

1255	>> Window collisions, we'll look

1256	for eye injuries, head injuries,

1257	blood coming from the mouth.

1258	You can see this eye

1259	is a little bit swollen.

1260	It looks a little dehydrated,

1261	kind of droopy-eyed.

1262	It's not open all the way,

1263	like this one is.

1264	I'm just testing to see how

1265	they bounce back into place.

1266	If they're broken, they'll droop

1267	down and they won't pop back

1268	into place like this one's

1269	doing.

1270	He looks in good condition.

1271	I'm not feeling any breaks

1272	in the wings.

1273	>> After assessment, it's time

1274	for a little rehydration

1275	and a warbler-sized amount

1276	of medicine.

1277	>> I'm just going to put it

1278	on the seam of the bill.

1279	This helps with pain, and

1280	swelling, and inflammation.

1281	>> The same day as this rescue,

1282	Diehl drove to Doctors Park,

1283	north of Milwaukee, to band--

1284	>> Okay, bud.

1285	Be careful.

1286	>> And release four birds

1287	brought back to health

1288	after window strikes.

1289	>> So, just roll him over there,

1290	Elizabeth, and let me get a leg.

1291	Okay, ready to go.

1292	Be careful there, kiddo.

1293	Don't you hit any windows.

1294	Ah, success.

1295	Ha-ha!

1296	Wonderful.

1297	Oh, I hope they do well.

1298	We gave them a second chance,

1299	anyway.

1300	There's 10,000 windows between

1301	here and where some of these

1302	guys want to be.

1303	So we're hoping that people will

1304	get involved and take action on

1305	their own homes and businesses

1306	to help these little guys

1307	make it.

1308	>> The migrations

1309	of these tiny birds,

1310	traveling thousands of miles

1311	twice a year, is full of peril.

1312	>> Somebody who lived near

1313	my mother's house had

1314	a Baltimore Oriole in a cage.

1315	It was very sad for me to know

1316	that this bird traveled for

1317	miles and miles, to get down

1318	to Panama and get trapped.

1319	I told him, you have to let it

1320	go, because it needs to go back

1321	home.

1322	If you want to see him, put a

1323	feeder outside your house, and

1324	it will come to the feeder.

1325	Then you will provide him with

1326	food, like you would with people

1327	who migrate.

1328	You offer them water and food

1329	to keep going.

1330	Well, do it with the birds, too.

1331	>> They need shelter and food,

1332	stopover habitat.

1333	And 30 miles north of Milwaukee,

1334	they're making some.

1335	Just outside of Port Washington,

1336	people had the vision to put

1337	this old golf course to new use.

1338	From swing time to sing time.

1339	This 116-acre parcel

1340	was purchased by the Ozaukee

1341	Washington Land Trust.

1342	Shawn Graff is the director.

1343	>> We purchased the site with

1344	the idea that it's number one

1345	function here is for the birds.

1346	Literally.

1347	As a matter of fact, we changed

1348	the name from Squires Country

1349	Club to Forest Beach Migratory

1350	Preserve.

1351	This was a real opportunity.

1352	This was one of the last

1353	remaining 100+ acre sites

1354	that was not developed

1355	on Lake Michigan.

1356	>> This lake is a critical

1357	flyway for migrating birds.

1358	Birds need this lake

1359	and land along it.

1360	Kim Grveles, conservation

1361	biologist for the Wisconsin

1362	Department of Natural Resources,

1363	and one of the advisors

1364	to the Forest Beach project.

1365	>> They migrate at night,

1366	and they fly all night.

1367	Many flocks will find themselves

1368	out over Lake Michigan

1369	when dawn hits.

1370	They can't put down in the

1371	water, so they must find habitat

1372	quickly, because they could

1373	easily get picked off by a hawk

1374	that's also migrating

1375	at that time of the year.

1376	>> They need protection

1377	and they need food.

1378	>> When they arrive at a

1379	stopover site, oftentimes their

1380	energy stores have been depleted

1381	and they are voraciously hungry.

1382	They're actively foraging and

1383	feeding, and moving around in

1384	the trees and shrubs,

1385	and grabbing what insects

1386	they can find.

1387	>> Birds touch down and bulk up

1388	all along Lake Michigan.

1389	Biologists describe the quality

1390	of the landing spots this way.

1391	>> The fire escape,

1392	the convenience store,

1393	and the full service hotel.

1394	Well, a fire escape is a place

1395	that will save the bird's life

1396	when it's migrating.

1397	It's going to be a very nominal

1398	habitat, such as a hedgerow in

1399	a box store, or even the railing

1400	of a ship on Lake Michigan.

1401	It gives the bird a place

1402	to put down and rest.

1403	>> Next up,

1404	the convenience store.

1405	Kind of what's here now.

1406	>> A convenience store would be

1407	the next best thing for a bird.

1408	It may not replace all the

1409	energy that the bird has spent,

1410	but it will give it

1411	some replacement.

1412	A full-service hotel would be

1413	a large landscape with a mosaic

1414	of different habitat types.

1415	That would give them everything

1416	they need to build up their

1417	energy stores for a long fight.

1418	>> Different species need

1419	different habitats.

1420	We're hoping to have woods.

1421	We're going to have grassland.

1422	We'll have savannah.

1423	We'll have shrubland,

1424	all different types of areas for

1425	different species to have their

1426	best shot at surviving

1427	that journey that they take

1428	along the flyway.

1429	We're told by some of our

1430	experts that this is the first

1431	time that they've heard of a

1432	preserve that's being developed

1433	specifically for migratory

1434	stopover habitat.

1435	They haven't heard of one

1436	in Wisconsin, or anywhere

1437	in the country.

1438	This is one of those projects

1439	where a lot of people thought,

1440	you know, you're crazy, buying

1441	this golf course and trying to

1442	turn it into preserve.

1443	They thought I had gone cuckoo.

1444	It's really a pleasure and

1445	rewarding that we're making it

1446	happen.

1447

1448	>> Habitat, created.

1449	Habitat, found.

1450	On the other side of the state,

1451	Craig Thompson is birding

1452	in his home town of La Crosse.

1453	>> It's a little warbler

1454	called a Tennessee Warbler.

1455	That's it, right there.

1456	(imitates warbler's song)

1457	It's got this accelerating

1458	staccato call.

1459	That bird just spent the winter,

1460	probably in Costa Rica,

1461	and is headed to boreal Canada

1462	to breed.

1463	This is a species that we'll

1464	only hear during migration.

1465	>> The sharper-eyed among you

1466	may have noticed the headstones

1467	behind Thompson.

1468	Yes, that's right,

1469	he's birding in a cemetery.

1470	And here's the story.

1471	Cemeteries have a role to play

1472	in international conservation

1473	efforts for migrating birds.

1474	This one is called Oak Grove,

1475	and it's not way out in the

1476	suburbs.

1477	Nope, it's nearly downtown.

1478	>> We're almost smack in the

1479	middle of the city of La Crosse.

1480	It's a town of 50,000.

1481	It's highly urbanized.

1482	It's busy, busy, busy.

1483	>> Take a look at the city of

1484	La Crosse, and it's easy to see

1485	how places like cemeteries can

1486	provide a little pocket of

1487	green, a kind of avian pit stop

1488	for the birds.

1489	Oak Grove joins up with

1490	the La Crosse marsh on one end,

1491	making for 80 acres

1492	in the heart of the city.

1493	It's inadvertent,

1494	but terrific bird habitat.

1495	The soundtrack tells the story.

1496	>> I hear a ball game going on

1497	behind us, or some kind

1498	of baseball practice.

1499	I can hear car traffic and

1500	vehicles over on Lang Drive.

1501	At the same time, we're hearing

1502	American Redstarts, a Yellow

1503	Warbler way off in the distance,

1504	a Baltimore Oriole,

1505	Chipping Sparrows,

1506	and the works.

1507	So it's this mishmosh of all

1508	kinds of nature and urban

1509	environment that come together.

1510	>> Okay, they don't mind the

1511	city.

1512	But what draws them here?

1513	Let's go back to that overview

1514	of La Crosse.

1515	It's a river town, built on the

1516	banks of the Mississippi.

1517	Think Interstate

1518	for migrating birds.

1519	>> It's a monstrous river,

1520	in fact the largest river

1521	in the United States that gets

1522	tremendous traffic, both from

1523	people and from wildlife,

1524	particularly migratory birds.

1525	You get millions of birds,

1526	literally, that funnel up the

1527	Mississippi, especially to the

1528	bird that's just migrated up,

1529	and they're exhausted

1530	and they're really hungry.

1531	They drop down and they

1532	have to find something to eat.

1533	If they drop in a bed of gravel

1534	with a couple of mums poking out

1535	of it, that's not a good habitat

1536	for them.

1537	>> This place wasn't landscaped

1538	for birds.

1539	It was landscaped

1540	for aesthetics.

1541	What resulted is a pretty,

1542	peaceful place that is also,

1543	happily, an avian smorgasbord.

1544	Which is great, because

1545	different birds have different

1546	dining demands.

1547	>> This is perfect.

1548	There are young trees.

1549	There are old trees.

1550	There are shrubs down near the

1551	ground level that the thrushes

1552	and the towhees will hop around

1553	in.

1554	So, you've got birds

1555	that are scattered throughout

1556	that entire zone,

1557	from ground layer up to canopy.

1558	They're everywhere.

1559	The birds just love it.

1560	There's an oriole singing above

1561	us right now.

1562	As habitats continue to shrink

1563	worldwide, these kinds of places

1564	are going to provide safe refuge

1565	for birds, ultimately,

1566	if they're done right.

1567	So to have this series

1568	of habitats that are linked

1569	in some way, along their entire

1570	migratory pathway is vital for

1571	the conservation of all species

1572	that migrate back and forth.

1573	>> And every bit of green,

1574	of the right kind, can help.

1575	Thompson takes us

1576	to his backyard.

1577	>> This yard is less than

1578	two-tenths of an acre, and we've

1579	got it crammed wall-to-wall

1580	with flowers and

1581	flowering shrubs and trees.

1582	>> Neighbors see a pretty yard.

1583	Migrating neotrops will see

1584	an avian diner full of bugs,

1585	full of food.

1586	>> This is all basically

1587	native plants.

1588	These are species called

1589	Culver's Root, Bergamot, Rigid

1590	Stem Goldenrod, New England

1591	Aster, and a host of other

1592	things that are all planted

1593	to benefit bugs.

1594	So when this is blossoming, when

1595	it's at the peak of phenology

1596	blossom-wise, in midsummer,

1597	this place is a nectar factory.

1598	>> It's a food factory

1599	underfoot, too.

1600	Check out the lawn.

1601	>> What I want to point out here

1602	is that this is just filled

1603	with weeds.

1604	We've got clover,

1605	and we've got chickweed,

1606	and we've got plantain,

1607	and we've got dandelions.

1608	I don't make an effort

1609	to get rid of any of them.

1610	The reason I don't is because

1611	monotypic, dense turfgrass

1612	is a biological desert.

1613	It doesn't provide

1614	a lot of habitat for anything.

1615	You want to provide plants

1616	that bugs feed on.

1617	Then those in turn feed

1618	bigger bugs.

1619	Those in turn feed birds.

1620	That's what we're trying

1621	to accomplish here.

1622	The Siskens and the Goldfinches

1623	come in and eat the dandelions.

1624	The Chipping Sparrows will eat

1625	these dandelion heads.

1626	Anybody can plant their yard to

1627	make it worthwhile for wildlife.

1628	It's really easy.

1629	It's fun.

1630	It takes a little bit of time to

1631	see it come into maturity, but

1632	it's incredibly satisfying.

1633	And to see the birds respond

1634	when they come in, jackpot.

1635	Mission accomplished.

1636	>> And as if on cue, minutes

1637	later, we hit the jackpot.

1638	>> I just heard

1639	the "chip" back here.

1640	It won't be coming into these,

1641	we're too close, but,

1642	there it is!

1643	Here it comes into

1644	the humming bird feeder.

1645	This is so cool.

1646	Here's a bird that just spent

1647	the winter in Central America.

1648	Somehow, in a miraculous flight,

1649	made it all the way across

1650	the Gulf of Mexico.

1651	This is a bird that weighs

1652	less than a dime.

1653	It flew non-stop across

1654	the Gulf of Mexico and somehow

1655	flew all the way up through

1656	every conceivable hazard

1657	to get to our backyard.

1658	Now it's feeding here

1659	and nesting here.

1660	>> Of course, this

1661	is all backyard

1662	for the birds.

1663

1664	The wintering grounds.

1665	The summer nesting territory.

1666	And the flyways

1667	that stretch between.

1668	Saved,

1669	created,

1670	added to,

1671	by the efforts of governments

1672	and organizations.

1673	But most often,

1674	by the push of individuals.

1675	>> We need committed,

1676	passionate individuals.

1677	>> Good morning.

1678	>> Hi, nice to see you again.

1679	One individual can make

1680	so much difference.

1681	>> In Panama, monies donated

1682	by the birders of Thompson's

1683	conservation birding trip

1684	paid for three years

1685	of operating expenses, including

1686	mist nets, and collection bags,

1687	and materials to collect data,

1688	for a bird banding station run

1689	by researcher Chelina Batista

1690	and her volunteer crew.

1691	>> This is a station, which is

1692	monitoring overwinter,

1693	station for migratory birds.

1694	Because we are interested to

1695	know what happened with the bird

1696	that came from the USA, and

1697	they spend their winter here.

1698	>> From deep in the rainforest

1699	from Central America...

1700

1701	To a park in downtown Milwaukee,

1702	Tim Vargo, research director

1703	of the Urban Ecology Center,

1704	oversees another crew

1705	of volunteers.

1706	>> The value is tremendous.

1707	The work that our volunteers

1708	are doing are published

1709	in peer review journals.

1710	>> 13.5 grams.

1711	>> They are doing real science.

1712	>> Miles apart,

1713	working together.

1714	>> If we can save that bird

1715	coming from North America,

1716	we are saving also, our bird.

1717	Or if we save the bird here,

1718	we can save the bird there.

1719	>> Oh, you pretty thing.

1720	Look at you!

1721	>> Birds can connect us.

1722	>> This is so cool.

1723	>> It's just one planet.

1724	>> The birds know it.

1725	>> Hey, sweet thing, how are ya?

1726	If you're happy, I'm happy.

1727

1728	Oh, my god!

1729	That was so incredible!

1730	>> Carijean, you haven't

1731	let a bird go in a while,

1732	do you want to do this one?

1733	>> Volunteer Carijean Buhk.

1734	>> You are holding a bird that

1735	might have started in Mexico,

1736	Panama, or somewhere else,

1737	and we're just a tiny part

1738	of its life.

1739	You realize that you're part of

1740	something really big, and yet

1741	really small at the same time.

1742	>> You can go now.

1743	>> There he goes!

1744	>> These small travelers.

1745	>> It's a Canada Warbler.

1746	>> Sky jewels, seldom seen.

1747	>> This might be a juvenile

1748	Nashville Warbler.

1749	>> Reminds us

1750	of the sky we share,

1751	their song

1752	speaks to our connection.

1753	>> We have to work as a team.

1754	We have to look at this

1755	as not just

1756	as two separate countries,

1757	but one land, one big piece

1758	of land for the birds.

1759

1760	>> Major funding

1761	for "Our Birds" was provided

1762	by the people of Alliant Energy,

1763	who bring safe, reliable and

1764	environmentally friendly energy

1765	to keep homes, neighborhoods,

1766	and life in Wisconsin

1767	running smoothly.

1768	Alliant Energy, offering

1769	energy saving ideas on the Web.

1770	And the Animal Dentistry

1771	and Oral Surgery Specialists

1772	of Milwaukee, Oshkosh

1773	and Minneapolis.

1774	A veterinary team working

1775	with pet owners and family

1776	veterinarians throughout

1777	Wisconsin, providing care for

1778	oral disease and dental problems

1779	of small companion animals.

1780	Additional funding is provided

1781	by the Paul E. Stry Foundation

1782	of La Crosse, Wisconsin,

1783	and Friends of Wisconsin

1784	Public Television.

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