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Parrots in My Costa Rican Neighborhood

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This is the only parrot in the Central Valley with a short tail, white crown, and bat-like flight whereby the wings are flapped below the plane of the body. The other regular parrot around here is this species. White-fronted Parrot. They don’t like the leaves and detritus that gathers below the tree.

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When conservation and animal rights collide

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If you like animals you will generally not want them to suffer and you won’t want them to go extinct. Animal rights is concerned with preventing the suffering or even use of animals by humans. Wildlife conservation is concerned with protecting wildlife at the level of species or perhaps population.