10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 3, 2015
In addition to habitat loss, extreme weather, invasive species, hunting, and the illegal capture of birds for pet markets are major contributing factors. Out of the 564 species found in the islands of the West Indies, 106 are endemic to the region. That’s almost 20 percent!
10,000 Birds
MAY 3, 2011
They are found in the Bahamas, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, the Turks and Caicos, Antigua, Barbuda and Jamaica. The combined effects of hunting, habitat loss and predation by introduced animals like rats and mongoose have extirpated the species from some islands and reduced numbers significantly on others.
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