Amazon Conservation held its second course on ecology, taxonomy and conservation of neotropical birds at our Los Amigos Biological Station in Peru earlier in September. The course was held for Peruvians in conjunction with, the Arequipa Museum of Natural History (MUSA) and the Center for Ornithology and Biodiversity (CORBIDI). The purpose of bringing together these organizations was to continue our goal of training the next generation of Peruvian ornithologists to grow bird conservation and awareness in the country.

Under the instruction of Fernando Angulo (CORBIDI), Mauricio Ugarte (MUSA), Víctor Gamarra (MUSA), and Renzo Piana, PhD (Amazon Conservation), nine Peruvian students from different regions of the country were taught 60 hours of theory and practice of topics related to the ecology and conservation of Neotropical birds. This included counting techniques and generation of species distribution models, theories of diversification, evolution and communication between species, and more.

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