White-winged guans reintroduced to Chaparri community ecological reserve, Peru.(News From Zoos)(Brief article)

The white-winged guan is a critically endangered bird endemic to the and valleys of northwest Peru. The species has been decimated by hunting and there are now less than 200 individuals left in the wild. Captive birds have been reintroduced to certain areas of Peru in an attempt to re-establish the guan population over the past few years. In 2003 and 2004, the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) Conservation Endowment Fund (CEF) supported a project to increase the population and enhance community outreach at the Chaparri Community Ecological Reserve. Rob Williams of Asociacion Naymlap, Fernando Angulo Pratolongo of Asociacion Cracidae Peru and George Wallace of the …