Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Naturalist born

Today veterinary student Karen Pari defended her inventory of wild birds on the cloud forest mountain that is our backdrop in Carmen Pampa, Uchumachi. She identified over 40 species of birds, tracking where they are visible and when they migrate over a year. Her work is useful for conservation efforts, and will be used by the tourism department to develop hikes on the mountain with visitors.

Karen is the oldest of four children, all of whom are at the UAC: her brother Rubén in education, her sister Wilma in agronomy, and her other sister Betty in Ecotourism.

We are so proud of Karen, a naturalist through and through.

Photo: Karen signs a copy of her project as vet department director Martin Morales looks on.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I can pay for a guide like this when I come next.
Did she have photos that can be made into a book to sell to visitors?