10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2011

Mating pairs are faithful for life and share the tasks of raising the young. Illegal capture for the wild animal trade is an obvious peril for such a charismatic species, but this big blue bird is also hunted both for its meat and feathers. Check out the World Wildlife Fund’s creative campaign to save the Cerrado.

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Protection Brazil Parrots Paraguay 186

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JUNE 26, 2013

The survival of songbirds depends in part upon eliminating illegal hunting. There aren’t many solutions proferred—the article is really about consciousness-raising—but it’s well worth a read. Fish and Wildlife Service). **And Photo by David Guttenfelder, courtesy of National Geographic ).

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Cambodia Slaughter Slaughtered Cyprus 143

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

It was decreed a national symbol of Honduras on 28 June 1993 by the National Congress of Honduras as a way to raise awareness of the varied avifauna of Honduras. Fortunately, there are some people working to protect the Scarlet Macaws of Honduras. Their plumage is simply amazing and the colors are astounding. The proposal from U.S.

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Honduras 2011 Deer Birds 151

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JULY 31, 2015

This post is from Lisa Beth Acton, a wildlife rehabilitator in Accord, NY. Lisa brings her to all kinds of gatherings to spread the word of wildlife (see Xena’s Facebook page ). This summer Lisa raised three orphaned Common Ravens. They were not aware of wildlife laws, and thought they could raise and release them.

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Raised Mice Wildlife Rehabilitation Squirrels 231

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2011

With assistance from the Negril Area Environmental Protection Trust (NEPT) a boardwalk and nature centre have been established. This conservation effort has resulted in habitat and protection for nearly the entire population of West Indian Whistling Ducks in Jamaica.

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Antigua and Barbuda Puerto Rico Dominican Republic Jamaica 220

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APRIL 15, 2015

Although this park was logged in the past, as a national park it is one of the few forests in Ghana that is really protected. . According to the World Bank, up to 80 percent of Ghana’s forests had been destroyed by illegal logging by 2008. Africa’s only rainforest canopy walkway in Kakum National Park. million hectares in 2007.

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Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 191