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Feb 17, 2021
Celso Poot is the Recipient of the James A. Waight Award
COVID-19 has changed the way people usually gather to present awards honoring those doing outstanding work in a particular field. Well on Tuesday night, the Belize Audubon Society got around these limitations with a much anticipated virtual ceremony to present this year’s winner of the James A. Waight Award. B.A.S. says that, as always, there were many very deserving nominations, but in the end their choice was clear. The winner says he never expected to be counted among those who have been honored by the organization.
Jan 19, 2021
Young Male Tapir Killed on John Smith Link Road
A young tapir lost its life on Sunday night. It’s the second tapir killed in a road traffic accident on the John Smith Link Road in two months. Images from the accident show the tapir dead on the scene and an SUV with damage to the vehicle’s front portion. Today, Celso Poot, the Operations Manager of the Belize Zoo and Ph.D. candidate carrying out doctoral research into tapirs, says the death of the mountain cow is not just disturbing, but tragic for the species. Poot points out that the area has a high density of tapirs, but nothing has been done to conserve the national animal even though he raised concerns before the new road was built. Here’s the story.