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One of Trinidad and Tobago’s treasured national birds is proving to be an economic asset, while growing concern surrounds the other, with fears it could pose a serious threat to the country’s agricultural sector.
Those contrasting realities were highlighted during the National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago’s Toute Bagai Lecture Series, where experts examined the benefits of one national bird and the risks posed by the other.
Secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly’s Division of Natural Resources and Forestry, Darren Henry, issued a cautionary note to agricultural producers in the country about the potential impact of the Cocrico.
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