From a cultural geographer’s perspective, Honduras RPCV Mark Bonta argues that Honduran families conserve and value the native wildlife, contrary to popular belief



From a cultural geographer’s perspective, Honduras RPCV Mark Bonta argues that Honduran families conserve and value the native wildlife, contrary to popular belief

From a cultural geographer’s perspective, Bonta argues that Honduran families conserve and value the native wildlife, contrary to popular belief. It is only when these people become socially marginalized that local environmental destruction occurs. This book is a description and analysis of Honduran interaction with wildlife, with a special focus on birds.

It includes many personal stories from Hondurans, two specific families that are conserving wildlife in their own ways, historical and geographical background of the Olancho Valley in Honduras, and many other issues.

Also, there are maps, photographs, and an appendix with English/Spanish references. Recommended to readers who need precise description and analysis of Hondurans interaction with native birds.

Mark Bonta is an assistant Professor of geography at Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi. He was once a Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras.