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Critically Endangered Birds in Costa Rica- How to See Them, How to Help Them

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It’s an unfortunate answer that reflects the steady decrease in population suffered by this parrot king of the tropical dry forest. To help the Yellow-naped Parrot, support the Macaw Recovery Network , never buy a Yellow-naped Parrot, and support conservation of tropical dry forest from southwestern Mexico to western Costa Rica.

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Peregrine Falcons at the National Wildlife Refuges

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I’m sure most of you know that the Peregrine Falcon became an endangered species because of the use of organochlorine pesticides, especially DDT, during the 1950′s, 60′s, and 70′s. They were officially listed as Endangered in 1970 in the U.S. They were officially listed as Endangered in 1970 in the U.S.

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