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SCARLET MACAW CONSERVATION IN THE MAYA BIOSPHERE RESERVE – GUATEMALA
Saturday, 27 Jun, 2009 – 13:30
SCARLET MACAW CONSERVATION IN THE MAYA BIOSPHERE RESERVE – GUATEMALA. Blog 1: Scarlet Macaw Conservation Project: An introduction to macaw conservation efforts by the Wildlife Conservation Society in the Maya Biosphere Reserve of Guatemala, and a quick update on field activities under way during the current 2009 field season.
Wild Scarlet Macaw Chick Veterinary Exam in Guatemala
Friday, 19 Jun, 2009 – 8:52
Wild Scarlet Macaw Chick Veterinary Exam in Guatemala. At long last I have up a video in three parts that shows the Wildlife Conservation Society team of veterinarians and biologists examining wild Scarlet Macaw nest in Guatemala. It depicts a fairly thorough physical ...
Eco Tourism is a Great Way to Protect Parrots in the Wild
Wednesday, 17 Jun, 2009 – 19:46
Eco Tourism is a Great Way to Protect Parrots in the Wild. There is nothing more exciting than seeing a parrot in the wild, flying past you a break-neck speed, screaming and swooping over the canopy. I have had the great fortune to see many different psittacines ...
The Spix’s Macaw
Monday, 25 May, 2009 – 19:54
The Spix’s Macaw. Yara Barros, Ph.D. Possibly all of you have already heard something about the Spix’s Macaw. The most remarkable thing about this species is that it is now possibly extinct in the wild. It is really distressing ...
PUERTO RICAN PARROT RECOVERY PROGRAM
Monday, 25 May, 2009 – 19:46
PUERTO RICAN PARROT RECOVERY PROGRAM. Puerto Rican Amazon
Watch for Updates
Sunday, 24 May, 2009 – 20:24
Watch for Updates. Posts about the Tambopata Research Project coming soon!
Watch for Updates
Sunday, 24 May, 2009 – 20:23
Watch for Updates. Posts about the Hyacinth Macaw Project coming soon!
Bearing Fire in Love
Thursday, 14 May, 2009 – 18:54
Bearing Fire in Love. A Report from the Field Laguna del Tigre National Park, Guatemala For the last 5 days we have been at several areas climbing nests, El Peru, El Burral, and La Corona. These are the same three ...
Bolivia is coming out of rainy season now…
Tuesday, 12 May, 2009 – 20:05
Bolivia is coming out of rainy season now…. Blue-throated Macaw © M Stafford
Hello Parrots Enthusiasts!
Tuesday, 12 May, 2009 – 20:03
Hello Parrots Enthusiasts!. My name is Carlos and I’m a Brazilian biologist living in Oregon but working on parrots in my home country. As it is said in my bio, in the past years I’ve been involved in ...
BLUE-FRONTED PARROT PROJECT
Tuesday, 12 May, 2009 – 19:52
BLUE-FRONTED PARROT PROJECT. Worried with the all the threats faced by the blue-fronted Amazon parrot (Amazona aestiva), such as its continuous illegal capture and the degradation of its habitat in the Pantanal, Brazil, I begun my studies with ...
Parrot Conservation Misconceptions and Shortfalls
Friday, 8 May, 2009 – 18:02
Parrot Conservation Misconceptions and Shortfalls. For my opening blog entry on the subject of parrot conservation, I would like to focus on common misconceptions and shortfalls within this field.   click to enlarge Spix Macaws © Photo Ryan Watson

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