Conservation projects
February 21st, 2020 | by
David WaughImagine searching for a very rare species on scores of islands in an area of the tropics measuring 1,400 km between its north and south extremes, and the same distance again between its most eastern and western limits. Would...
Conservation projects
February 9th, 2020 | by
David WaughPlease raise a glass to the beautiful Yellow-eared Parrot (Ognorhynchus icterotis), because 2019 marks the 20th anniversary of a remarkable project to save a species teetering on the edge of extinction, following its rediscovery...
Conservation projects
January 24th, 2020 | by
David Waugh“They’re curious about what’s going on, and so they fly in close to take a good look”. Mario Muschamp, land manager of TIDE, is making reference to the wild resident Yellow-headed Parrots (Amazona oratrix belizensis)...
Conservation projects
October 10th, 2019 | by
David WaughRecognising that the wild population of the migratory Australian Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor) was in free-fall, in 2010 the Loro Parque Fundación began supporting a vital research initiative to unearth the principal threats...
Conservation projects
September 6th, 2019 | by
David WaughThis genetic survey is regarded as an essential component of the several stages leading to the eventual reintroduction of the macaws to their...
Conservation projects
July 12th, 2019 | by
David WaughNearing 100 individuals perched in the crown of a large kapok tree (Ceiba trichistandra), in the fading daylight the flock of amazons suddenly took flight and found...
LPF NEWS
April 11th, 2016 | by
David WaughLearn more about conservation project which protects the endangered Vinaceous Amazon (Amazona vinacea). The program is sponsored......