Abstract
Since publication of the last issue of Bird Trends devoted to shorebirds (No. 3, winter 1993/94), a considerable amount of new information on shorebird populations has come to light, and a number of conservation initiatives to support this group of birds have arisen. Noteworthy among the latter are the Canadian Shorebird Conservation Plan and the U.S. Shorebird Conservation Plan. There is an urgent need to move forward with the work and research described in these plans, as preliminary updates of trend analyses in Canada depict alarmingly widespread declines in many shorebird species. Shorebird work will need to be a prominent component of integrated bird conservation measures that are being planned under the North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI). This issue of Bird Trends aims to update information on shorebird populations and trends and describe some of the conservation initiatives and challenges facing this group of birds.
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