15 endangered Puerto Rican parrots released into wild

A Puerto Rican parrot is pictured just after it left a fly cage at El Yunque National Forest protected habitat in Luquillo, Puerto Rico. A group of scientists released at dawn Wednesday Jan. 21, 2015, 15 endangered Puerto Rican parrots, reintroducing them into the wild as part of a conservation program. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A group of scientists opened a cage at dawn on Wednesday and reintroduced 15 endangered Puerto Rican parrots into the wild as part of a conservation program.

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Don Tony Rodriguez’s Parrots

Deputy Secretary of the Interior Lynn Scarlett dedicates the flight cages of the Iguaca Aviary to José Antonio Rodríguez Vidal at the grand openingI bet a “mallorca con azúcar” from La Bombonera, that if you ask anyone the name of an endemic animal from Puerto Rico, many would name the Puerto Rican parrot (Amazona vittata). One of the first scientists responsible for people knowing about this bird and recognizing its endangered situation, was my grandfather, Don José A. Rodríguez Vidal (Don Tony; 1925-2009).

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Puerto Rico parrot births mark comeback

Puerto Rican parrot near the Rio Abajo Nature Preserve, in Puerto Rico. The parrot who is wearing an electronic monitoring device and a tag is one of a pair of birds that had been reintroduced into the wild by scientists. image by: AP Photo/DRNA, Tanya MartínezSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Two endangered Puerto Rican parrots were born in the wild in a natural nest found outside a national forest in the U.S. territory for the first time in 144 years, officials said Tuesday.

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Fish and Wildlife Service to review endangered Puerto Rican parrots

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is taking a close look at Puerto Rican parrot numbers as part of a broader review of endangered or threatened species on the U.S. mainland and the island.The FWS is conducting five-year status reviews of 25 endangered and eight threatened species occurring in one or more of the 10 states in the southeast region and Puerto Rico. The public is invited to provide written information and comments concerning these species on or before May 27.

These five-year reviews will ensure listing classifications under the Endangered Species Act are accurate. In addition to reviewing the classification of these species, a five-year review presents an opportunity to track the species’ recovery progress.

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10 Native parrots released in Puerto Rico forest

Ten specimens of the native Puerto Rican parrot were released by Puerto Rico's Natural and Environmental Resources Department, or DRNA, into the wilds of Rio Abajo State Forest in an attempt to establish another colony of the endangered species. EFE/DRNAPuerto Rico's Natural and Environmental Resources Department, or DRNA, released 10 specimens of the Puerto Rican parrot into the wilds of Rio Abajo State Forest in an attempt to establish a colony of the species in the wooded limestone terrain on the northern side of the island.

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