Rare Scarlet Macaws released in Costa

Scarlet Macaws color Costa Rica's lush rainforests, but deforestation and poaching threaten the rare species - with some experts predicting the birds could disappear altogether in ten years.




Scarlet Macaws color Costa Rica's lush rainforests, but deforestation and poaching threaten the rare species - with some experts predicting the birds could disappear altogether in ten years.
The man was fined $ 500 per bird. In total the Environmental Police confiscated 14 young parrots.Yesterday afternoon the Environmental police of Brazil arrested a man caught with eight baby parrots in his home in the city of Douradina. The man admitted to buying the 14 chicks for $ 550 in total and selling them for $ 100 each bird.
Scientist says logging no threat to cockatoosA WA scientist has added fuel to the debate over logging and its impact on endangered cockatoos as the Government seeks public comment on its draft forest management plan.
In a recent letter to the West Australian newspaper, WA Institute of Foresters chairman John Clarke rejected claims that logging affected Carnaby’s cockatoos, saying they mainly inhabited the coastal plain and Wheatbelt, not forests.
However, WA Museum ornithologist Ron Johnstone confirmed Carnaby’s cockatoos were moving west and south into the forest in search of food and nesting sites.