Monitoring parrots and macaws in the Peruvian Amazon
Introduction
The Tambopata Macaw Project has been working with wildlife and local communities since 1989. A long history of dedicated research and monitoring has provided many insights into various aspects of parrot and wildlife of south eastern Peru. We are always looking to collaborate with anyone with a passion for conservation and biology. We have supported many national and international students and look forward to hearing from you should you wish to participate in our project or conduct your studies with our support.
Tambopata is a unique forest environment, with the highest concentrations of avian clay licks in the world. A range of animals come to satisfy their need for salt or the soothing effects of the clay along the river banks of the region. The experience of hundreds of macaws at a claylick is one of the ornithological highlights in the world.
Rainforest Expeditions is a Peruvian tourist company who have 3 established tourist lodges along the Tambopata River that function as research bases. The Tambopata Macaw Project has now become the umbrella under which many research projects have taken place. Dr Donald Brightsmith of Texas A&M is the project director, managing the research which is conducted at the Tambopata Research Centre. Alan Lee of Manchester Metropolitan University manages research at the lodges Refugio Amazonas and Posada Amazonas.
We hope you find our work interesting. The Tambopata faces imminent threat from the paving of a highway through one of the planet's most biodiverse regions. We need all the help and assistence we can get to try and understand what the impacts may be for one of the forests major icons.
This site has been designed to explain research being undertaken and for anyone who is interested in the project and is thinking of taking part. Read more on volunteering here or contact us for research opportunities.
Thanks to our sponsors: Earthwatch Institute, Rainforest Expeditions, Tambopata Reserve Society, Manchester Metropolitan University, Texas A&M, and the Chester Zoo.
We are supported by:
The Tambopata Reserve Society
Chester Zoo
Research has been authorised by the Peruvian Institute for Natural Resources (INRENA)
