Protecting yellow-naped parrot through situational crime prevention in Ometepe, Nicaragua
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main
VALUE £357,308
WHERE Nicaragua
Summary
Nicaragua’s Ometepe Island supports a population of CR yellow-naped parrots (>1,000 individuals), which is threatened by IWT for the pet trade. Building on IWTEV005, this project will prevent IWT through interventions developed by Situational Crime Prevention analysis. Specifically, the project will 1) deploy YNP nest surveillance and transit-point screenings to increase the perceived risk and effort associated with poaching and trade, 2) initiate activities to reduce provocations to engage in poaching, and 3) disseminate SCP learning in Nicaragua and internationally.
Over 600 arrests and more than 500 convictions in wildlife crime since 2017, alongside a decline in ivory trafficking cases and an increase in elephant and rhino populations.
