e an ▁fl aming os ▁( Ph onic opter us ▁and inus ▁and ▁Ph onic opter us ▁j ames i ) ▁within ▁the ▁framework ▁of ▁the ▁Mo U ▁and ▁with ▁fund ing ▁through ▁the ▁C MS ▁Small ▁Gr ants ▁Program me ▁( S GP ). ▁The ▁objective ▁was ▁to ▁monitor ▁population ▁and ▁their ▁bre eding ▁colon ies ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁know ▁the ▁current ▁conservation ▁status ▁of ▁these ▁populations ▁and ▁establish ▁the ▁tr ends ▁of ▁the ▁bre eding ▁colon ies . ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁data ▁obtained ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁developing ▁a ▁programme ▁to ▁monitor ▁and ▁protect ▁the ▁species ▁in ▁the ▁future . ▁Mon itor ing ▁activities ▁started ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁study ▁reprodu ction ▁and ▁active ▁nest ing ▁sites , ▁count ▁the ▁fl aming o ' s ▁bre eding ▁colon ies ▁in ▁priority ▁sites , ▁and ▁identify ▁the ▁principal ▁thre ats ▁to ▁their ▁conservation , ▁and ▁ended ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁monitoring ▁data ▁obtained ▁suggest ▁bre eding ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁high ▁And e an ▁fl aming os ▁in ▁Boliv ia ▁and ▁Argentina ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 2 0 1 2 . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁the ▁monitoring ▁programme ▁were ▁the ▁following : ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁B I OT A ▁and ▁Y uch an ▁Foundation ▁simultaneously ▁carried ▁out ▁a ▁census ▁of ▁both ▁of ▁the ▁above - ment ioned ▁fl aming o ▁species ▁in ▁the ▁wet lands ▁of ▁Ju ju y