Conservation projects
October 12th, 2020 | by
David WaughExciting news has recently arrived of a landmark event in the Philippine Cockatoo Conservation Program (PCCP), the long-term endeavour to bring-about the recovery of this ‘Critically Endangered’ species endemic to the...
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September 23rd, 2020 | by
David WaughGood news is always welcome in these trying times of the COVID-19 pandemic, and such news has recently arrived from Paso Pacífico, a Nicaraguan NGO engaged in conservation activities in that country. Paso Pacífico’s mission...
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September 16th, 2020 | by
David WaughYou must really like Swift Parrots (Lathamus discolor) if throughout sixteen years you make a grand total of 20,155 observations of them. This accolade goes to Dr. Andrew Hingston of the University of Tasmania, who observed the...
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April 11th, 2020 | by
David WaughHow much does it cost to save from extinction a parrot, or any other species for that matter? There is no straight-forward answer because of the complexity...
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March 26th, 2020 | by
David WaughIn 2007 the Brazilian NGO Aquasis conducted museum research and exhaustive field expeditions in its historically reported distribution in north-east Brazil. The search was instigated due to the alarming decline in the area of...
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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...
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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...
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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)...
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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...
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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...
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