The Wattled Curassow was present in Trinidad and Tobago!

XICIMFAUNA

XI International Congress on Management of Amazonian and

Latin American Wildlife

                  St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, 17 - 22 August 2014

We participated on the XI CIMFAUNA, held in The University of West Indies, in Trinidad and Tobago, presenting some preliminary data about the population status of the Wattled Curassow in the Lower Purus River. We want to thank you the organization committee of the congress and all trinitarian people: we had a great time!

The island of Trinidad is the home of another rare and very endangered cracid, the Trinidad Piping Guan (Aburria pipile). This species, locally known as "Pawi", is endemic of Trinidad and is considered as "Critically Endangered". You can find more information about this beautiful and threatened species here:  Pawi Study Group Website

Enjoy a marvelous painting of the Trinidad Piping-guan, done by Edward Rocks, and a picture of its habitat, taken in the National Park Marupa.

(All pictures taken by B. Marioni)

Curassow censuses are going on!

This rainy season we are continuing with curassow censuses in the northern region of the reserve....

.. and t is so amazing each time we can see one of them in the wild! Here in the picture you can see a wattled curassow female, hidden very high, up in the forest canopy!

Spreading the voice about the importance of conserving the Wattled curassow and its endangered habitat!

As a part of our educational activities, we produced and distributed full-color folders and posters about the importance of conserving the Wattled curassow, as well his endangered habitat- the várzea- during talks to habitants and childrens in several communities and schools of the Reserve Piagaçu Purus!