Paraguay Green-winged Macaw and Vinaceous-breasted
Amazon Conservation
Finding Parrot
and the People to Protect Them
Over the last
year Dr. Joyner has been in contact with parrot conservationists in the
organization Guyra Paraguay. They wish to
help the parrots in their country, especially the vinaceous-breasted amazon, of which only
about 100 are left in the country. Guyra
graciously hosted Dr. Joyner and together they planned to do teaching and
chick/nest surveys in the field, but recent violence kept this expedition from
entering the target area. Instead, the
team was able to train on monitoring and nest behavior evaluation in a reserve
with vinaceous amazons, and later in an area with black-hooded parakeets and
blue-fronted parrots. While there Dr.
Joyner also taught at a veterinary symposium, a photography symposium, a
university and the zoo. The goal is to
continue supporting the first steps of parrot conservation in this country by
returning in 2015 to teach in the field in two areas - the province of Concepción
where there are green-winged macaws that are experiencing heavy poaching, and
also in the reserves near Argentina and Brazil where the vinaceous amazon
lives. For reflections on this
expedition, go here.
This project
will continue in 2015.
