Buteogallus coronatus
Chaco Eagle
One of South America’s most threatened raptors, listed as Endangered by the IUCN. We have studied its breeding ecology, dispersal and causes of mortality for over two decades.
Who we are
We work to advance scientific research, the conservation of biodiversity and environmental education, with particular emphasis on the study and conservation of wild species and their habitats.
Our work All projects
Power lines
Death by electrocution
Assessment of power lines as a source of raptor mortality, and development of mitigation measures that can be applied to existing infrastructure.
Agricultural landscapes
Agricultural intensification
How the transformation of the caldén woodland and agricultural expansion alter the distribution, breeding biology and trophic ecology of birds of prey.
The centre in numbers
25
years of continuous work
25+
fellows trained
130+
scientific publications
36+
international interns
Citizen science
SilentSong: if you find a dead animal, tell us
Much of our wildlife dies from causes tied to human activity, and almost no case is ever recorded. SilentSong is our app so that anyone can report it from their phone, in under two minutes.
It works with no signal: the report is stored on the phone and sent as soon as the connection returns.
Recognition
Whitley Award
Whitley Fund for Nature, United Kingdom. For sustained work on the conservation of the Chaco Eagle and the Caldenal ecosystem.
Argentine Senate commendation
Formal recognition of the centre’s scientific record. Declaration VSP-194/20.
Tom Cade Award
Raptor Research Foundation, United States. Awarded for the first time to someone who is neither North American nor European.
Recent publications See the list
Artificial light at night as a driver to urban colonization by an avian predator
Rodriguez, A., Orozco-Valor, P.M. & Sarasola, J.H. (2021). Landscape Ecology 36:17–27.
Using drones to reduce human disturbance while monitoring breeding status of an endangered raptor
Gallego, D. & Sarasola, J.H. (2021). Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation 7(3):550–561.