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Protecting the Hyacinth Macaw and the Cerrado

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In the case of the acuri, the birds usually eat those kernels that have already fallen to the ground or that have been ruminated by cattle or wild animals, but they eat bocaiuva nuts straight off the bunches hanging from the trees. You might also want to see how the World Parrot Trust works to protect parrots in the wild.

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Saving the Drowning Cormorant, or the Kerkini Lake, Greece

10,000 Birds

When I came here for the first time, the Kerkini Lake was the only place in Europe where Dalmatian Pelicans were increasing their numbers. And unlike the protection of cormorants, which was perceived as a problem, protection of pelicans was welcomed by the local communities. Dalmatian Pelican © Dusanka Stokovic-Simic.

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