Tropical Biology and Conservation invites you to an event with visiting veterinarian and conservationist Dr. LoraKim Joyner.
Parrots are the most endangered group of birds in the wild, mostly because of the illegal wildlife trade, and Central America, especially Honduras, is one of the most dangerous places for environmentalists. Despite this, conservationists in Latin America are doing amazing work preserving and cherishing their biotic communities. Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner, wildlife veterinarian and Unitarian Universalist minister, works alongside these courageous people in her role as co-Director of One Earth Conservation.
Dr. Joyner will discuss the status of parrots and people in Latin America, the human dimensions that accompany parrot conservation, and what the future of conservation and research in this area requires. She has over 30 years of front line conservation leadership in the countries of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Guyana, and Paraguay. She is the author of “Conservation in Time of War.”