10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2011

Big, bold, beautiful parrots full of character and charm, macaws make us long for some of the world’s wildest places and assure us that, as long as they fly free, those magical wild places are still intact. Hyacinth Macaws © Michel Gunther / WWF-Canon Hyacinth Macaws , like parrots the world over, face threats from every side.

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Protection Brazil Parrots Paraguay 183

10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2012

After a brutal colonization that included genocidal campaigns against the Herero (80% killed) and Nama (50% killed) tribes, the Germans lost control when South Africa invaded soon after the declaration of the First World War. A Rüppell’s Parrot perched in an Acacia tree near a dry riverbed in Omaruru, central Namibia.

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Namibia Angola Lovebirds South Africa 243

10,000 Birds

APRIL 12, 2015

We viewed the memorials to the Kokoda campaign and then we set off on our descent of the hill. Birding Australia Australian birds Melbourne parrots' There is a car-park at the One Tree Hill Picnic Ground for those travelling by car and fresh water and toilets are available. Kokoda memorial-One Tree Hill.

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Eagles Australia Parrots Transported 154

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Natural areas have periodic campaigns to remove peppers trees many other exotic plants in Florida. For some of the parrots, parakeets, and other exotic birds with established populations in the State, Brazilian Pepper appears to be important for their survival. Yellow-rumped Warbler , Photo credits: Kenneth Cole Schneider.

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Florida Birds United States Campaign 175