Page 4 Expedition Photography In Search of the  Thick-Billed Parrot

Only a few miles to the northwest of the Sierra Madre the climate is far drier, and gives way to tributaries of the famous Copper Canyon.

Visitors inspect a tree that loggers have begun to prepare for felling.

Dr. Ben Brown of the University of Texas at El Paso, talking with local people from an ejido. Dr. Brown works with Chihuahua Tourist Board, and is hoping to implement eco-tourism projects into the area.

LINKS: After two years of delicate negotiations, an agreement was signed to protect the most important nesting area known for the Thick-billed Parrot, Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha. The Thick-billed Parrot is an endangered species endemic to the Sierra Madre Occidental of Mexico and the sky-islands that extend into the southwest US in New Mexico and Arizona. Work conducted over the last five years in a collaborative project between Wildlife Preservation Trust International (WPTI) and Monterrey Tech (ITESM), with support from a number of institutions, had identified this area as the most important nesting site with over 100 nests possibly representing around 10% of the total breeding population of the species. More Info at ...WorldTwitch

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