1 Conservation of the Black-and-chestnut Eagle in EcuadorAshkia Campbell Advisor Dr. David McDonald

2 Ecuador Developing country Predominately Spanish speaking2008 became first in the world to recognize legally enforceable Rights of Nature One of seventeen ecologically megadiverse countries Ecosystems range from temperate to wet rain forests https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador#Biodiversity

3 My Research A literature search and interdisciplinary meeting on endangered Black-and-chestnut Eagles (Spizaetus isidori). Field research on the Golden-winged Manakin (Masius chrysopterus)

4 Black-and-chestnut Eagle (Spizaetus isidori)Classified Endangered – 250 individuals Found in western slope of Andes in cloudforests Least studied eagles Main food source: Guans and chickens https://ecomingafoundation.wordpress.com/2015/01/31/monkey-killer-black-and-chestnut-eagle-spizaetus-isidori/

5 Why do we care? Both the land and the Eagle can be conservedIt resides near ecotourism locations such as Mindo There is only one known nest site in the Tandayapa Valley People are directly killing the Eagle

6 Habitat Destruction and Human ConflictDecrease from 43% in 1990 to 39% in 2005 Continues to decrease 1.2% per year Food and habitat conflict 57% of residents within 10km of eagle lose ~2 chickens per year Residents kill the eagle when they lose 5 or more chickens per year

7 Conservation Efforts Educate populace and tourists of the status and conservation Provide alternatives to killing the eagle Create a bilingual mural at Parque Condor, Otovalo Display signage installed by UW students Proposals to conservation organizations

8 Institutions InvolvedMindo Cloud Forest Foundation Parque Condor, Otavalo University of Wyoming Yachay University

9 Field Research Golden-winged Manakin (Masius chrysopterus)Behavioral Research Observation Mist-netting

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12 Resources BirdLife International Spizaetus isidori. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T A http://dx.doi.org/ /IUCN.UK RLTS.T A en    [Checked 28-August at http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/ /0] Mena, C., Bilsborrow, R., and McClain, M. (2006) Socioeconomic drivers of deforestation in the Northern Ecuadorian Amazon. Environmental Management. 37: Mosandl, R., Gṻnter, S., Stimm, B., and Weber, M. (2007) Ecuador Suffers the Highest Deforestation Rate in South America. Ecological Studies. 198. Valdez, U. and Osborn, S. (2004) Observations on the ecology of the Black-and-Chestnut Eagle (Oroaetus Isidori) in a montane forest of Southeastern Peru. Ornitologίa Neotropical. 15: Zuluaga, S. and Echeverry-Galvis, M. (2016) Domestic fowl in the diet of the Black-and-Chestnut Eagle (Spizaetus Isidori) in the eastern Andes of Colombia: a potential conflict with humans?. Ornitologίa Neotropical. 27:

13 Acknowledgements Dr. David McDonald Nick Oakley Beth Cable

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