{"id":15982,"date":"2010-12-30T19:32:09","date_gmt":"2010-12-30T19:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lafeber.com\/staging\/vet\/?p=15982"},"modified":"2021-11-13T19:32:18","modified_gmt":"2021-11-14T01:32:18","slug":"people-and-parrots-of-honduras-and-guatemala-update-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/people-and-parrots-of-honduras-and-guatemala-update-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"People and Parrots of Honduras and Guatemala: Update 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Honduras<\/h2>\n

Goals Accomplished 2010:<\/h3>\n
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  1. Presentation at Universidad Pedag\u00f3gica Nacional Francisco Morazan, (National Autonomous University of Honduras and Instituto para la Ciencia y la Conservci\u00f3n de la Biodiversidad en Honduras also invited and students attended): \u201cAvian Conservation in Mesoamerica: The intersection of veterinary medicine, biology, and human rights.\u201d<\/li>\n
  2. Conducted a collaborative field investigation of the status of the Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) in La Mosquitia, Honduras and preliminary evaluation of nest and chick health, including field instruction in conservation medicine. Collaborators include the three organizations listed in #1.
    \nFor more details, see     Status Update 2009<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Initiated long term working group to investigate and stabilize population of psittacines in La Mosquitia through teaching at universities, ongoing field investigation and teaching, and establishment of biological research station in Mabita, La Mosquita. Dr. Joyner was invited to be on the faculty of University Pedagogica to teach conservation medicine in the field.<\/li>\n
  4. Presented 2-day course in avian conservation, rescue, rehabilitation, management, and liberation at the Tegucigalpa Metropolitan Zoo.<\/li>\n
  5. Conducted a collaborative field investigation of the status of indigenous communities in La Mosquitia, including ecosystem health and human security issues.<\/li>\n
  6. Conducted an ethno-ornithological research to develop approaches and techniques in sustainable compassionate conservation techniques, to be presented at the International Congress of Conservation Biology in Edmonton, Canada July 2010, \u201cFlocking and Flying High Together: Avian Conservation as Lived Religion.\u201d<\/li>\n
  7. Documented status of parrots, ecosystems, and people through pictures, video, and internet reporting (Liberating Wings blog, Parrots International Magazine blog, Lafeber Conservation and Wildlife blog, Liberating Wings Twitter, and Lafeber Conservation and Wildlife Facebook page).<\/li>\n
  8. Donated NutriStart<\/a> and EmerAid Carnivore<\/a> and Omnivore<\/a> to psittacine rescue efforts of confiscated parrots at National Zoo.<\/li>\n
  9. Advised university student psittacine rescue group for confiscated parrot and treat their group of sick white-fronted Amazon chicks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Findings:<\/h3>\n
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    1. Thirteen macaw nests were identified in the Rus Rus area. The majority had signs of poaching. Only 2 chicks were handled, both of which were slightly to moderately thin. Two other nests had chicks which could not be removed. Others had eggs or were empty. Honduran biologists suspected some kind of climate\/environmental shifting due to the young age of nests late in the season.<\/li>\n
    2. Significant human security issues in area hamper conservation practices, but a working group from the Universities , governmental agencies, NGO\u2019s, and indigenous people are willing to work in the area to stabilize the people and parrot populations.<\/li>\n
    3. Honduras does not currently have a significant parrot project and they desire collaboration to handle various aspects of parrot conservation, including field research and management, education and awareness, community development, law enforcement, avian medicine for confiscated parrots, and rehabilitation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Next Steps:<\/h3>\n
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      1. Lafeber Conservation and Wildlife will work with various agencies to build and maintain a biological research station in Mabita, La Mosquitia. This includes seeking international support and conducting and teaching avian conservation medicine in 2011.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        Guatemala<\/h2>\n

        Goals Accomplished 2010:<\/h3>\n
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        1. Consulted with Wildlife Conservation Society\u2019s Scarlet Macaw conservation program in areas of conservation medicine, especially psittacine pediatrics, pediatric nutrition and feeding, incubation, and disease surveillance of psittacines (wild and captive).<\/li>\n
        2. Assist in setting up field incubation center in El Peru, Laguna del Tigre National Park, Mayan Biosphere Reserve.<\/li>\n
        3. Donated NutriStart<\/a> and EmerAid Carnivore<\/a> and Omnivore<\/a> and offered a presentation on the use of feeding supplements to conservation team members.<\/li>\n
        4. Presented to San Carlos University Masters in Conservation and Wildlife Management: \u201cAvian Conservation in Mesoamerica: The intersection of veterinary medicine, biology, and human rights,\u201d and \u201cRescue, Rehabilitation, and Liberation of Psittacines.\u201d<\/li>\n
        5. Investigated field sites for promoting avian conservation in the Southcoast of Guatemala where the Yellow-naped Amazon is threatened.<\/li>\n
        6. Taught avian conservation in the field to veterinary students at Facultad de Veterinaria and Zootechnica at San Carlos University.<\/li>\n
        7. Arranged for and attended a meeting of interested parties to form working group for conservation of psittacines in the southcoast of Guatemala. This includes census of targeted areas, including the 1990 \u20131996 Proyecto Loro census areas, education and awareness, captive breeding, protection, reforestation, and avitourism.<\/li>\n
        8. Donated to WCS conservation medical kit: 2500 gram psola, various syringes\/needles, feeding syringes and needles, assorted supplies, vibromycin and digital caliper (given in part with Gainesville Bird Fanciers).<\/li>\n
        9. Assisted WCS in working with BBC for program highlighting their conservation efforts.<\/li>\n
        10. Met with officials to form collaborative group to sample psittacines for infectious diseases (conservation veterinarians, WCS biologists, and CONAP).<\/li>\n
        11. Documented status of parrots, ecosystems, and people through pictures, video, and internet reporting (Liberating Wings blog, Parrots International Magazine blog, Lafeber Conservation).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Findings:<\/h3>\n
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          1. The time is now for widespread collaboration in Guatemala for Southcoast psittacines:\n