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Los
Andes forms part of one of the first cloud forests dedicated
to the protection of the Resplendent Quetzal, an initiative
started by Dr. Anne LaBastille back in 1968,
when she first
visited Los Andes and worked on a Quetzal research project.
The result of this was an article published in the
January 1969 edition of National Geographic. She also
created, in 1972, the first Association
in Guatemala dedicated to the conservation of this magnificent
bird, making Los Andes the first protected
area officially declared in Guatemala
for the protection of the Quetzal ,
an initiative that still continues today.
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Artificial
nest boxes were designed by author to try to reduce
mortality of nesting quetzals, whose nest trees and
stumps often fall down. The boxes were placed in cloud
forest in safe locations and eventually accepted and
used by a few birds.
From Anne LaBastille’s book “Assignment:
Wildlife”, Chapter 8, “A Quetzal Reserve”.
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the project to protect the endangered Resplendent Quetzal,
native to the reserve, including forty-five artificial nests
to promote reproduction. This elusive bird can be better observed
during fruit (nov-jan) or nesting (april-june) seasons. Other
resident and migratory species spotted at Los Andes by visiting
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