Battle of the bird breeders
January 11, 2002 — Filed in: Conservation
The Spix’s macaw is on the brink of extinction. But the bird’s fate is in danger of being sidelined by the warring factions competing to save it.
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Why Easter spells disaster for Yellow-eared Parrots
October 10, 2001 — Filed in: Conservation
The Yellow-eared Parrot (Ognorhynchos icterotis) (Critically Endangered) was once abundant across the High Andes of Colombia and Ecuador. However, by the late 1990s it was feared extinct until Proyecto Ognorhynchus rediscovered a small population in central Colombia (see World Birdwatch 22(1): pp. 17-21). Thanks to their efforts, working with the local community, this population has steadily increased, from 81 birds in 1999 to approximately 130 birds today.
Protecting St. Vincent Amazon Parrots
September 04, 2001 — Filed in: Conservation
Two football-shaped bunches of feathers nap peacefully on a branch inside a low, gray building at the Bronx Zoo in New York City. These St. Vincent Amazon parrots, miles from their natural habitat and oblivious to the plight of their relatives on an island in the Caribbean Sea, live a protected life at the World of Birds exhibit. But private collectors prize such animals each might command over $10,000 helping to create a demand that often outstrips the supply of legally available birds and fuels illegal trafficking. This demand, on top of natural hazards and the St. Vincent Amazon parrot’s small range, has put the species at risk for extinction.
More Yellow-eared Parrots found
August 15, 2001 — Filed in: Conservation
A second population of the Yellow-eared Parrot (Ognorhynchos icterotis) has been discovered in Colombia.
The new population of this Critically Endangered species numbers around 40-50 birds. Meanwhile, the original population has increased by 25% to 110 birds since its discovery and implementation of conservation measures in March 1999 (see World Birdwatch March 2000 22(1): p. 17).
Cyanospitta March 2001: p. 8
New Imperial Parrot locality
June 05, 2001 — Filed in: Conservation
Researchers from Loro Parque Fundacion have located a population of the endangered Imperial Parrot Amazona imperialis at Morne Trois Pitons National Park, Dominica - an area from which the species was extirpated by Hurricane David in 1979.
Cyanospitta, 59: pp. 15-17
Parrot survey finds poaching but also hope
June 02, 2001 — Filed in: Conservation
The largest report yet on wild-parrot nests has found poaching to be alarmingly common. The report also argues, however, that at least one protection measure has chilled illegal trade in the birds.
Endangered Puerto Rican Parrots Stolen from Federal Aviary, Reward Offered
April 24, 2001 — Filed in: Conservation
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the conviction of those involved in the break-in at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service aviary located at the Caribbean National Forest.
Three ‘new’ parakeet species from South America
March 01, 2001 — Filed in: Conservation
A review by Leo Joseph (published in the Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences) of patterns of geographical variation in Neotropical parakeets has recognised three endemic parakeets from north-western South America and nearby Panama as distinctive species. All three have recently been considered subspecies of the Painted Parakeet Pyrrhura picta, but Joseph shows that they bear little resemblance to that species.
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