10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

I contacted Marty Folk from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and asked him if he had any clues. I have compiled the family trees of both birds below: Ancestry Chart of 1781, born in the wild in Central Florida. The first bird had yellow above green color bands and the second bird had two blue color bands.

Florida 216

Florida Buffalo Louisiana 2004 216

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

Mixed macaws in flight (c) Tim Ryan Chris wanted me (and you) to know about Fauna Forever Tambopata (FFT), a long-term wildlife, ecotourism and biodiversity monitoring project based in the Madre de Dios region of the Peruvian Amazon. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity.

Peru 188

Peru 2011 Deer Birds 188

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

of Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Jon Gassett has indicated that if enough people write in protest, the proposed hunting season–due to start this December– will be reconsidered. Hunting is on a steady downturn, and nonconsumptive wildlife pursuits are on a tremendous upswing. We can fight them back in Kentucky, too.

2011 238

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 238