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| Project Guyana: Conservation through Ecotourism |
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Monday, May 15 2006 @ 07:46 PM UTC
Contributed by: Paul Brennan
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by Paul Brennan
 It is just before dawn in the Kanuku Mountains of Guyana, and the sun has not yet burned away the mist that gets caught with the night beneath the rainforest canopy. As several of the Macushi villagers stand by the creek hauling in fishing nets, a frightening shriek cuts through the undergrowth from just outside the camp, wrenching me from my sleep. Two of our guides, including Dexter, instinctively grab their bows and flashlights and race off towards the screams origin.
I stumble down the steps of my thatched-roof cabin as a faint lavender hue climbs its way across the morning sky. A flock of orange-wing amazon parrots streak over head in a flash of orange and green, announcing the new day in their typical chatter; a pair of macaws pass through, concealed in the thick foliage, their unmistakable raucous calls the only evidence of their presence. Soon the red-howler monkeys will be joining the morning chorus.
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| Eco-tour to Rancho Los Ebanos; |
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Saturday, February 04 2006 @ 03:01 AM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 20950
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We're planning another trip to Rancho Los Ebanos, Tamaulipas, Mexico, where bird watching is awesome! Los Ebanos is a private ranch, five thousand acres on the Gulf of Mexico, just north of Tampico. There are three sympatric Amazon species, Amazona oratrix (Yellow-headed), Amazona autumnalis (Red-lored) and Amazona viridigenalis (Red-headed or Green-cheeked). Red-heads are endemic to a very small area and are highly endangered though fortunately, they are still doing well at this site. We will make two or three daily field tours to see amazons and other amazing flora and fauna of the Gulf Coast lowland forest including kingfishers, herons, cormorants, spoonbills and osprey on the lake and channel and many shorebirds on the coast. High on the list of many birders's 'desired to see' list are the Elegant trogon, Blue-crowned motmot, the Ferruginous pygmy owl, and Squirrel cuckoo, and we have gotten good views of several of them on most visits...
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| Field Trip: Tropical Ecology and Conservation in the Rainforest of the Peruvian Amazon |
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Thursday, September 08 2005 @ 07:08 PM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
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 Join us!
Lesley University is offering the following trip, January 2-10, 2006 (open to all, college credit available):
CNSCI 2120 Field Experiences in Tropical Ecology: Tropical Ecology and Conservation in the Rainforest of the Peruvian Amazon
This exploration of tropical ecology will have us traveling deep into the Amazon rainforest of southeastern Peru. Professional scientists and local naturalist guides will lead us into uninhabited, species rich rainforest where bird watching and wildlife viewing possibilities are exceptional.  Exploration and study excursions will include guided hikes, boat rides, biodiversity assessments and interactions with local people. And, in the Andean highlands, visit Cuzco and Machu Picchu to study and explore in the realm of the Incas!
Dr. David Morimoto: morimoto@lesley.edu Office: 617-349-8226
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| Parrot-watch Eco-tour to Rancho Los Ebanos, Mexico: October 2004 |
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Wednesday, September 29 2004 @ 06:41 PM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
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We're planning another trip to Rancho Los Ebanos, Tamaulipas, Mexico, where birding is awesome! Los Ebanos, a five thousand acre ranch on the Gulf of Mexico, is home to three sympatric Amazon species, Amazona oratrix (Yellow-headed), Amazona autumnalis (Red-lored) and Amazona viridiginalis (Red-headed or Green-cheeked).
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| Seeing Scarlet - The search for Costa Rica's last macaws |
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Monday, April 05 2004 @ 12:50 PM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 7286
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 They'd never seen a scarlet macaw except in a cage.
So this best-selling author and her ornithologist husband decided to seek the magnificent bird in one of its last strongholds:
Corcovado National Park.
By Barbara Kingsolver and Steven Hopp
read more...
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| Urban Jungle: Lost in the Land of Parrots |
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Thursday, February 05 2004 @ 06:46 PM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 10588
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 Travels into the heart of a wild parrot metropolis left me with a feeling akin to what a parrot must feel when taken out of its world and into our own. Charlie the parrot was taken from a vast psittacine metropolis, to live in a NYC apartment; but he led me, a city kid, out of my urban jungle and into the verdant cities of his own.
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Conservation Program Prepares Captive Parrots For Life In The Wild - Texas A&M TodayThese parrots once roamed the American Southwest. Scientists are trying to help them : Short Wave - NPRDoes parrot farming protect wild species? 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Scientists are trying to help them : Short Wave - NPRCritically endangered parakeets get a new home on New Zealand island - MongabayMedia Release - Vantara Partners with ACTP to Reintroduce 41 Extinct-in-the-Wild Spix’s Macaws in Brazil An Initiative Demonstrating Vantara’s Commitment to Advancing Global Wildlife Conservation Jamnagar (Gujarat), 30th January 2025: Declared extinct - FacebookExpectations set for a record-breaking orange-bellied parrot migration as more captive-bred birds released - Australian Broadcasting Corporation(PDF) Effects of bird-feeding activities on the health of wild birds - ResearchGateChina’s plans to trace wildlife trade risks inflaming trafficking, critics warn - MongabayFor ‘extinct’ Spix’s macaw, successful comeback is overshadowed by uncertainty - MongabayCITES suspends Bangladesh as illegal wild bird trade continues - MongabayInstitutional conflict puts successful Spix’s macaw reintroduction at risk - MongabayBreaking Chains, Saving Wings: Wildlife SOS-GSPCA and Forest Department Rescue Parrots from Captivity - Pune Times MirrorFIU conservation scientists give trafficked, endangered parrots fighting chance - FIU NewsRare orange-bellied parrot chick born at Victorian wildlife conservation park - Pulse TasmaniaUC student's parrot conservation work featured in new docuseries - University of CincinnatiSingapore’s Wild Bird Trade Raises Troubling Questions About African Grey Parrots - WCS NewsroomFive seabird species added to conservation 'red list' - BBCSaving parrots in the illegal wildlife trade with DNA technology - Earth.comillegal trade in parrots punished with strong convictions - International Fund for Animal Welfare | IFAWTexas A&M Researchers Apply Free-Flight Training To Parrot Conservation - Texas A&M TodayEU’s legal loophole feeds gray market for world’s rarest parrot - MongabayParrots - Defenders of WildlifeHow the wild parrots of San Diego arrived in America's Finest City - 10News.comCan We Conserve Endangered Parrots By Keeping Them In Cities? - ForbesWildlife Trafficking Is the Biggest Threat to Birds on the 2016 IUCN Red List - National Audubon SocietyBird’s-eye view: Lessons from 50 years of bird trade regulation & conservation in Amazon countries - Traffic.orgL.A. is home to a famous flocks of parrots. How'd they get there? - National GeographicSaving the blue parrots of South America - BBC EarthCelebrating World Parrot Day: Costa Rica's Commitment to Conservation and Awareness : - The Tico TimesSingaporean man jailed and fined for trying to smuggle 11 wild birds into Malaysia - The Straits TimesVideo: Thousands of illegally caught African gray parrots being rehabilitated - MongabayField Notes: Reinvigorating wild parrot populations with captive birds - MongabayMEDIA NOTE: Confiscated Birds Released to Wild in Indonesia - WCS NewsroomJuan Carlos Cantú - Defenders of WildlifeThere are 14 wild orange-bellied parrots left – this summer is our last chance to save them - The ConversationTrade in African Grey Parrots for Belief-Based Use: Insights From West Africa's Largest Traditional Medicine Market - FrontiersUS Fish And Wildlife Provides Funding To Help Conserve The Puerto Rican Parrot - ForbesOrange-bellied parrot shows there’s more to saving endangered species than captive breeding - The ConversationThe Kākāpō Parrot Returns To New Zealand - Science FridayMore capacity building funds needed for small nonprofit conservation groups (commentary) - MongabayGlobal trade in African grey parrots banned - Phys.orgSingapore’s Wild Bird Trade Raises Troubling Questions About African Grey Parrots - Traffic.orgBans on the bird trade in South America yield mixed results - Mongabay‘Astronomical Money’: How Smugglers Made Tens of Millions Moving Rare Birds Around the World - Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project | OCCRPSaving flightless parrots from extinction - BBC Wildlife MagazineAfrican grey parrot has global summit to thank for protected status | Illegal wildlife trade - The GuardianA thriving online market for wild birds emerges in Bangladesh - MongabaySpix’s macaw returns to Brazil, but is overshadowed by controversy - MongabayInternational trade in African grey parrots banned - MongabayThis parrot was thought to be extinct in the wild — until a farmer spotted one - The Washington PostCritically Endangered Parrot Bounces Back in Huge Conservation Victory - ScienceAlertSpix's Macaw returns to wild - BirdGuides‘A legitimate zoo?’ How an obscure German group cornered global trade in endangered parrots - The GuardianParrot species declared extinct in the wild flies again - EnviroNews NigeriaSome of San Francisco's iconic wild parrots are sick. Meet the people who are saving them. - SFGATECeremonial Headdresses Threaten Vulnerable Parrot Species - WorldAtlasHabitat Preferences of the Grey Parrot in Heterogeneous Vegetation Landscapes and Their Conservation Implications - Wiley Online LibraryParrots Seized from Congolese Traffickers in April 2022 released to the wild - Modern GhanaHobby aviculturists believe they can help conserve endangered birds - Australian Broadcasting CorporationHopes of saving orange-bellied parrot hang on foster baby - Australian Broadcasting CorporationDon’t give up on orange-bellied parrots yet, there’s still hope - The ConversationWorld Sensation: Return of a Parrot Species Extinct in the Wild – Project Updates - lifePRIslamabad takes proactive measures to protect parrots - The News InternationalUWEC unveils African Grey Parrot Conservation Center - ChimpReportsUWEC releases back into the wild rehabilitated African grey parrots - Nilepost NewsParrots Seized from Congolese Traffickers Released to the Wild - SoftPower NewsWorld sensation: Return of a parrot species extinct in the wild - lifePREarth Wire -- Global trade in wild African Grey Parrot banned, U.N. meeting rules - ANTARA NewsUWEC opens Uganda’s first grey parrot conservation centre - Daily MonitorUganda releases over 50 captive parrots into the wild - NewVision.co.ugNew general licences for the control of wild birds - GOV.UKUganda releases parrots seized from Congolese traffickers - PML DailyStunning Birds That Have Been Reintroduced To The Wild - grunge.com
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