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Protecting the Hyacinth Macaw and the Cerrado

10,000 Birds

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. Such cavities are hard to find and are sometimes disputed by more than one species. Who doesn’t love a macaw?

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The Brazilian Pepper and the birds that love it

10,000 Birds

Both species winter in South and Central Florida and unlike mockingbirds, they are nomadic in their wintering grounds. Natural areas have periodic campaigns to remove peppers trees many other exotic plants in Florida. Plants Bird Behavior Brazilian Pepper invasive species'

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Namibia’s 15 key birds

10,000 Birds

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. Over 700 bird species occur in Namibia, many of them range-restricted and highly desirable southern arid zone species.

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