10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2011

Last but certainly not least, the macaw suffers along with the other species in its ecosystem from rampant habitat destruction and deforestation. The three major strongholds of the Hyacinth Macaw are Pantanal region encompassing parts of Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay, the Cerrado in interior, and Brazil’s eastern Amazon Basin region.

Protection 186

Protection Brazil Parrots Paraguay 186

10,000 Birds

JUNE 25, 2022

Take that same stroll in southern Brazil or other places and extinction is acres of burned rainforest, a walk through plastic decorated neighborhoods devoid of insects, massive forest fires, die-offs of animals, and millions of shellfish being cooked alive , in situ. Yellow-naped Parrot (Amazona auropalliata).

Costa Rica 256

Costa Rica Parrots Albatross Birds 256

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Formerly distributed across parts of southeastern Brazil from the state of Bahia to Rio de Janeiro, this Brazilian endemic suffered dramatic declines due to chronic loss of its lowland Atlantic forest habitat. Linhares is a stronghold for all these species. The featured image courtesy of Joao Quental.

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Brazil California Condor Parrots Texas 213

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Is a Coua a bird or a city in Brazil? Lerps are the carbohydrate rich protective shells exuded by tiny bugs (hermipteras) that suck sugars out of the leaves of eucalypts. They do need older trees, which host more lerps, and they can suffer due to some land use types. What, exactly, is a koel?

Australia 171

Australia Fiji Hunters Family 171

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 3, 2010

About Animal Defenders International (ADI): With offices in Los Angeles, London and Bogota, Animal Defenders International (ADI) campaigns to protect animals in entertainment; replacement of animals in experiments; worldwide traffic in endangered species; vegetarianism; factory farming; pollution and conservation.

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ADI Animal Defenders International Bolivia Lions 100