Parrot ConservationMyself and collaborators from the Wright lab at New Mexico State University has been studying yellow-naped amazons for over two decades. During that time, the population in Costa Rica has declined more than 50%, primarily due to poaching. Recent surveys by Molly Dupin revealed sparse numbers of parrots throughout the rest of Mesoamerica.
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OUR ACTIONS
- Our reports to the IUCN helped lead to the two status changes of the yellow-naped amazon, from threatened to endangered, and finally critically endangered (see Bird Life International below).
- We formed the Mesoamerican Parrot Census Network, an International group of scientists and volunteers working together to monitor yellow-naped amazons throughout their range (see MPCN website below), and organized the first Big Week.
- M.S. student Molly Dupin recently published new survey data on the yellow-nape amazon from Mesoamerica
- We consult with officials on the ground to help enforce anti-poaching efforts
- Photo courtesy of Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Costa Rica
