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“ The ultimate goal of the PRIVATE PERSONAL TRAINING
project is to better understand IN PERSONAL TRAINING SUITES
the behavioral ecology of
the bellbirds in an effort to
promote conservation of GET MOTIVATED...GET BALANCED
the species and their tropical Let’s get together!
cloud forest habitat and its
”
endangered wildlife...
Agalta region to feast on abundant fruiting trees from July through
September. But then bellbirds disperse in complex annual migratory
movements between some of the most biodiverse and threatened PERSONAL TRAINING GETS RESULTS
regions of Central America. This research should reveal many of the • Lose Weight
secrets of that migration. • Build Your Strength and Core
ZCOG Executive Director Dr. Daniel Hilliard says that this • Tone Up and Firm your Body
program “aims to fill a gap in scientific knowledge by providing a • Gain Balance for Safety
better understanding of the migratory patterns of the bird, which are • Improve Your Posture
crucial to developing comprehensive conservation planning.” • Metabolic Testing/Nutritional Counseling
The ultimate goal of the project is to better understand the
behavioral ecology of the bellbirds in an effort to promote conservation
of the species and their tropical cloud forest habitat and its endangered Health... Wellness... Success
wildlife – a mission hammered home to the team as they hiked past
recent hillside logging on their way out of the park. At FT you will get experienced trainers and a Dr. of
As a member of ZCOG’s Executive Committee, I’m personally Physical Therapy who can advise you specifically to
excited about this project. With Dr. Hilliard’s unique experience and meet your needs!
trilingual capabilities, he brought together a bellbird dream team
of experts for an effort where normally you may only have one or
two. The field research of that team is being led by Dr. Robin Bjork,
and includes Jenifer Hernández, a biologist with the Honduran
Forestry, National Parks and Wildlife Institute (ICF), along with
local conservationist Isidro Zuniga. Additional support is provided by
Dr. Mark Bonta and Robert Hyman of the Honduran Conservation
Coalition, and Said Lainez, Director of the Department of Wildlife
at ICF.
Dr. Mark Bonta, project consultant and author of Seven Names
for the Bellbird, hopes that the research “will not only expand our
information about the three-wattled bellbird, but also draw attention
to sustainable development and forest management in the Sierra de
Agalta region.” Using this effective technology, the research team is
already collecting data from the four bellbirds to do just that.
Naples Zoo is an institutional member of ZCOG and supports
several of their conservation efforts including an annual Naples Zoo
scholarship to educate wildlife colleagues in the Caribbean basin as
well as funding critical research on giant anteaters and the little known
giant armadillos. To learn more about these and the Zoo’s other field
conservation programs ranging from Florida panthers to Malayan Fitness Together
tigers, visit www.napleszoo.org/conserve. And to explore financially 335 14th Avenue South, Naples, FL 34102
supporting wildlife conservation opportunities like these, contact me Call Us Today! 239.263.9348
directly at tim@napleszoo.org.
Life in Naples | January 2015 23
project is to better understand IN PERSONAL TRAINING SUITES
the behavioral ecology of
the bellbirds in an effort to
promote conservation of GET MOTIVATED...GET BALANCED
the species and their tropical Let’s get together!
cloud forest habitat and its
”
endangered wildlife...
Agalta region to feast on abundant fruiting trees from July through
September. But then bellbirds disperse in complex annual migratory
movements between some of the most biodiverse and threatened PERSONAL TRAINING GETS RESULTS
regions of Central America. This research should reveal many of the • Lose Weight
secrets of that migration. • Build Your Strength and Core
ZCOG Executive Director Dr. Daniel Hilliard says that this • Tone Up and Firm your Body
program “aims to fill a gap in scientific knowledge by providing a • Gain Balance for Safety
better understanding of the migratory patterns of the bird, which are • Improve Your Posture
crucial to developing comprehensive conservation planning.” • Metabolic Testing/Nutritional Counseling
The ultimate goal of the project is to better understand the
behavioral ecology of the bellbirds in an effort to promote conservation
of the species and their tropical cloud forest habitat and its endangered Health... Wellness... Success
wildlife – a mission hammered home to the team as they hiked past
recent hillside logging on their way out of the park. At FT you will get experienced trainers and a Dr. of
As a member of ZCOG’s Executive Committee, I’m personally Physical Therapy who can advise you specifically to
excited about this project. With Dr. Hilliard’s unique experience and meet your needs!
trilingual capabilities, he brought together a bellbird dream team
of experts for an effort where normally you may only have one or
two. The field research of that team is being led by Dr. Robin Bjork,
and includes Jenifer Hernández, a biologist with the Honduran
Forestry, National Parks and Wildlife Institute (ICF), along with
local conservationist Isidro Zuniga. Additional support is provided by
Dr. Mark Bonta and Robert Hyman of the Honduran Conservation
Coalition, and Said Lainez, Director of the Department of Wildlife
at ICF.
Dr. Mark Bonta, project consultant and author of Seven Names
for the Bellbird, hopes that the research “will not only expand our
information about the three-wattled bellbird, but also draw attention
to sustainable development and forest management in the Sierra de
Agalta region.” Using this effective technology, the research team is
already collecting data from the four bellbirds to do just that.
Naples Zoo is an institutional member of ZCOG and supports
several of their conservation efforts including an annual Naples Zoo
scholarship to educate wildlife colleagues in the Caribbean basin as
well as funding critical research on giant anteaters and the little known
giant armadillos. To learn more about these and the Zoo’s other field
conservation programs ranging from Florida panthers to Malayan Fitness Together
tigers, visit www.napleszoo.org/conserve. And to explore financially 335 14th Avenue South, Naples, FL 34102
supporting wildlife conservation opportunities like these, contact me Call Us Today! 239.263.9348
directly at tim@napleszoo.org.
Life in Naples | January 2015 23
