DOCSLIB.ORG

PS 24-3 August 2012-08-12.Indd

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
PS 24-3 August 2012-08-12.Indd PPsittaScenesM AGAZINEit tOF aTHE WSORLD PcARROTe TRUSTne I N THIS ISSUE www.psittascene.org Blue-throated Macaw (10 years) Yellow-crested Cockatoo August 2012 PsittaVolume 24 Number 3 Scene fromthedirector World Parrot Trust lue-throated Macaws, Yellow-crested Cockatoos, and Grey Parrots Glanmor House, Hayle, are extremely different birds but they have one key thing in common. Cornwall, TR27 4HB, UK. BThey’ve all been loved to near-extinction by humans. The macaws were www.parrots.org devastated in the 70’s and 80’s, the cockatoos in the 80’s and 90’s, and the Greys, well, I’m afraid the decimation is still going on today. I think you’ll enjoy this issue’s stories about our work over the past decade to save the Blue-throated Macaw and about our fi rst year of work on the Yellow- contents crested Cockatoo. 2 From the Director Many of you know, the Grey Parrot has been in the news lately as their fate Jamie Gilardi was being decided by the CITES Secretariat in Switzerland. The dust hasn’t 3 10 Years settled yet, but I thought I’d share two pieces of news, one good, one bad. Blue-throated Macaw conservation 8 Few and Far Between First the good news: upon learning that CITES was to review the suspension of trade from Cameroon and maybe Congo, we thought parrot lovers Yellow-crested Cockatoo might like to make their views known. Did you ever! Using every trick we 12 Profi les in Conservation could think of, we sent the word out, and within 9 days, we had over 41,000 Stewart Metz - Indonesian Parrot Project signatures of people from 139 countries! I can’t tell you how encouraging 14 A Tale of Two Psittacines it was to see that kind of rapid and heartfelt outpouring of enthusiasm for BFDV - Mauritius and New Zealand stopping the trade in wild grey parrots. 18 PsittaNews The bad news: ignoring scientists, the public, and their own rules, CITES Parrot Events and News reopened exports from Cameroon to the tune of 3,000 birds per year. 19 WPT Contacts The same thing happened previously with Yellow-crested Cockatoos. Tens of thousands continued to be trapped while CITES contemplated trade 20 Parrots in the Wild restrictions. Similarly, over 80,000 Greys have been taken from the wild since Red-crowned Parakeet CITES’s review of this trade began in earnest over 10 years ago. Hopefully, it’s not too late to save both the Timneh Grey and the African Grey, but to do so, ending all legal trade is the highest possible priority. Thank you for your support and please stay tuned for ways to help us achieve this goal in the coming year. Jamie Gilardi Director Editor: Joanna Eckles onourcovers [email protected] Production: Karen Whitley FRONT As with other white cockatoos, the Yellow-crested (in this case Cacatua sulphurea parvula) is boisterous and their bright white plumage makes them The World Parrot Trust does not necessarily endorse any views or statements made by relatively easy to detect and follow, even without binoculars. Surveys of these contributors to PsittaScene. rare birds on several Indonesian islands indicate that wild populations are under It will of course consider articles or letters from any contributors on their merits. increasing threat. See “Few and Far Between”, page 8. © Mehd Halaouate Go to parrots.org/publications for Guidelines. Anyone wishing to reprint PsittaScene articles in BACK A Red-crowned Parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) on Tiritiri Matangi full or in part needs permission from the author/ Island, New Zealand. Parakeets come down relatively low to the ground when photographer and must state that it was copied from PsittaScene. feeding on native fl ax fl owers like this. That behaviour presents researchers with All contents © World Parrot Trust a great opportunity to catch and sample individuals for Beak and Feather Disease Printed by Brewers - part of the Martin Luck Group Tel: 01326 563424 Virus (BFDV). See “A Tale of Two Psittacines”, page 14 © Steve Murphy 2 PsittaScene August 2012 © Jamie Gilardi blue-throated macaw ANSWERING THE QUESTION of “How many However, by the late 1980’s the birds Blue-throated Macaws are there?” is not had all but disappeared. In 1992 Jordan and Munn discovered a small population an easy one. Their habitat, the seasonally which provided the starting point for fl ooded savannah in northern Bolivia, is hopes to expand the species range. Since diffi cult to access and birds can be spread then, independent surveys have revealed consistently low numbers of observed out over relatively large areas despite birds and population estimates between their limited distribution. Still, attempts 120-200 individuals. While it is diffi cult have been made to assess their numbers to use limited census data to determine population size across years and between years based on surveys of known birds. In the different sites, there is suffi cient evidence early 80’s information from local people to show the critically low density of the yielded population estimates ranging from Blue-throated Macaw, thus confi rming the Critically Endangered status of this species, 500 to 1,000 individuals. and making it certainly one of the rarest of 10 all parrots. Since 2002, preserving the remaining wild population of Ara glaucogularis has been the focus of an intense ongoing World Parrot Trust project. This project has developed into a complex conservation program, The World Parrot Trust has had a comprised not only of population surveys team in the fi eld in Bolivia since 2002 - working to preserve the and searches for additional Blue-throated Blue-throated Macaw, a cri cally Macaw sites, but also components of habitat endangered species. Above, project leader Igor Berkunsky investigation, direct protection of wild nests checks the health of a nestling. © Igor Berkunsky and outreach with local and national groups. August 2012 PsittaScene 3 Threats and Actions Nest failure | Nests fail for a variety Our existing Blue-throated Macaw of reasons. Predation has historically conservation project focuses on direct been our #1 problem. The quest for © Sarah Faegre © Sarah conservation actions aimed at providing solutions is challenging, as it can be long-term solutions. But fi rst we had to diffi cult to identify the predators. Anti- identify the threats facing the Blue-throats predator defenses are now installed at and devise plans to address each of those all nest sites. These can be as simple limiting factors. as metal fl ashing wrapped around tree trunks and branches pruned back from Wild bird trade | Traffi cking is a cavities to abate climbing predators. threat to many parrot species, which are Maintaining a high level of daily © Toa Kyle particularly vulnerable to over-harvesting monitoring by volunteers is also a great due to their low reproductive rates. The defense against predation. We have also potential of the wild-bird trade to quickly installed surveillance and trap cameras destroy the last remaining wild population inside nests to identify visitors. We of Blue-throated Macaws is a serious issue catch a surprising number of visitors warranting immediate attention. around nests – the most frequent being enormous cockroaches, along with frogs The intensity of trade in Blue-throated and bats. Macaws during the late 1970s and early 1980s is likely the main factor responsible In order to help the parents defend their blue-throatedfor the current low population numbers. nests we also sought to reduce the time © Benoit Gangloff Thankfully, recorded incidents of active they needed to be foraging far away. We trade during our time in the fi eld have did this by offering bunches of motacú been minimal, likely due to the species’ low palm nuts, a favourite natural food, near numbers, its protected status in Bolivia, some of the active nests. Because of and our presence throughout their nesting this, 2010 was the fi rst year in the history territories. of Blue-throat nest monitoring with zero predated nests. A shortage of cavities | Quality natural cavities proved to be a very basic limiting Flooding | The rains can at times be factor identifi ed early for the Blue-throats. relentless – with some seasons being Over time we have experimented with plagued by days of downpours. In the a variety of nest-boxes to determine past, some cavities have fi lled with water © Igor Berkunsky Igor © what the birds would accept and use at the expense of either chicks or eggs. successfully. We have tried an assortment Fortunately we have identifi ed all those of materials, orientations, shapes, sizes and nests prone to fl ooding and created opening dimensions. Macaws curiously drainage holes or roofs to protect investigated all models and in the end they the birds from this signifi cant natural laid eggs mostly in wooden, vertical boxes hazard. To our delight, no nests have with large entrance holes. We now have fl ooded since 2008. nest-boxes in all the areas we know Blue- throats are breeding. Botfl ies | When botfl y eggs hatch on a macaw, their parasitic larvae burrow Since 2007, 4 pairs have used nest-boxes under the skin. They are generally in eleven different attempts. Not only do benign, especially for larger species. nest-boxes fi ll a necessary void for the However, we have lost very young chicks wild birds, they are also safer than most (~5 days) to botfl ies. We have also had natural cavities. Boxes don’t fl ood, a major older chicks (~45 days) infested and in © Igor Berkunsky problem with many natural nests, and they this case, it is possible for us to remove are less prone to predation.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • TRUSTVETASSISTSSURVIVAL of WORLD'srarestparrot New Clues to Echo Parakeet Problem Bypallia Harris
    News about parrot conservation, aviculture and welfare from qg&%rld q&rrot~t TRUSTVETASSISTSSURVIVAL OF WORLD'SRARESTPARROT New clues to Echo Parakeet problem ByPallIa Harris When the World Parrot Trust was The World Parrot Trust has project, contributing funds and of the World Parrot Trust and a launched in 1989, our first consistently provided funding for parrot expertise to both the member of the International Zoo priority was to help the world's the Echo Parakeet and maintained captive breeding programme and Veterinary Group. When the rarest parrot, the Echo Parakeet, close relations with the project's wild population management captive population of parrots which still numbers less than 20 director, Carl Jones, and the efforts. This new opportunity became ill this spring, Andrew birds in the wild. With your Jersey Wildlife Preservation provides the World Parrot Trust advised project staff in Mauritius generous donations, the Trust Trust, which finances and with one of the greatest by telephone and by fax. was proud to present the Echo manages the project with the co- challenges in parrot conservation Subsequently, at the request of Parakeet project with a badly operation of the Mauritius today. the Jersey Wildlife Preservation needed four wheel drive vehicle government's Conservation Unit. The followingstory is drawn, Trust, the World Parrot Trust sent to enable field researchers to Recently, the World Parrot Trust in part, from a veterinary report Andrew to Mauritius to reach the remote forest in which was invited to become a major by Andrew Greenwood,MAVetMB investigate tragic mortalities the parrot struggles to survive. partner in the Echo Parakeet MIBiolMRCVS,a founder Trustee among the Echo Parakeets.
    [Show full text]
  • TAG Operational Structure
    PARROT TAXON ADVISORY GROUP (TAG) Regional Collection Plan 5th Edition 2020-2025 Sustainability of Parrot Populations in AZA Facilities ...................................................................... 1 Mission/Objectives/Strategies......................................................................................................... 2 TAG Operational Structure .............................................................................................................. 3 Steering Committee .................................................................................................................... 3 TAG Advisors ............................................................................................................................... 4 SSP Coordinators ......................................................................................................................... 5 Hot Topics: TAG Recommendations ................................................................................................ 8 Parrots as Ambassador Animals .................................................................................................. 9 Interactive Aviaries Housing Psittaciformes .............................................................................. 10 Private Aviculture ...................................................................................................................... 13 Communication ........................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • IS RECRUITING Echo Parakeet Project Conservation Biologists
    IS RECRUITING Echo parakeet project Conservation Biologists (EPCB - 2020) Paid and Volunteer positions available Project background/ purpose The echo parakeet (Psittacula eques) is endemic to Mauritius. The species began to decline in the nineteenth century as a result of habitat destruction and the introduction of invasive competitor and predator species. By the end of the 1980's, around 20 echo parakeets remained, making it then the rarest parrot in the world. From that point intensive conservation management actions were applied on the population by the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation (MWF). As a result of these actions, the echo parakeet population has risen to over 800 birds today. The purpose of this project is to safeguard the echo parakeet population by using conservation management actions to further encourage population growth but also to consider what minimum management strategies need to be implemented. Conservation techniques used include; the provision of supplementary food, the provision of artificial nest sites, the removal of exotic competitors from nesting sites, close monitoring of the population and translocations and releases. We invite you to visit our website for further information on the project and on the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation. The position The position of Conservation Biologist on the Echo Parakeet project is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic field team, and contribute to the conservation of what was once considered the rarest parakeet in the world. The project has been one of the most intensive and successful parakeet conservation projects ever conducted. The position offers the successful applicant the opportunity to learn a wide range of field skills relating to the monitoring and management of the species, some of which include nest box construction / maintenance and bird handling (ringing, blood sample collection and collection of morphometric measurements).
    [Show full text]
  • PS 19 4 Nov 07.Qxd
    By Jason Malham he sound of wing flapping in the leafy canopy reveals Echo Parakeets bathing in the wet foliage. At first just one or two birds are visible. But as the eye becomes accustomed to their amazing camouflage, more and more parakeets materialise until fifteen or twenty birds can be seen. Their method of bathing is rather comical to observe - in one fluid movement they dip their head down under the outer tips of the leaves, allowing the water to run down over the head and neck, then the chest and belly is thrust down onto the foliage and rubbed along the leaves whilst flapping the wings simultaneously. The birds systematically work their way around the tops of selected, nice bushy trees becoming absolutely bedraggled in the process. Not very long ago such a sight was only a dream... Photo: © Christopher Kaiser November 2007 PsittaScene 3 Just over a decade ago the Echo Parakeet was considered the Rarest Parrot in the world. It was a moment of great excitement to see a single Echo fly over this same clearing. Photo: © Dennis Hansen he clearing is Plaine Lievre, known to many as "camp." It is the largest field station managed by the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation and the location of the first efforts to save the Echo Parakeet from extinction. Camp is still the main location of TEcho work, and it has been an integral part of the amazing success story that is the Echo Parakeet Programme... Since those dire first years there has been involved with Echos over the years deserves We are in a very unique situation in terms of huge progress in the recovery of this a big pat on the back, and we should all feel disease research.
    [Show full text]
  • A Synopsis of the Pre-Human Avifauna of the Mascarene Islands
    – 195 – Paleornithological Research 2013 Proceed. 8th Inter nat. Meeting Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution Ursula B. Göhlich & Andreas Kroh (Eds) A synopsis of the pre-human avifauna of the Mascarene Islands JULIAN P. HUME Bird Group, Department of Life Sciences, The Natural History Museum, Tring, UK Abstract — The isolated Mascarene Islands of Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues are situated in the south- western Indian Ocean. All are volcanic in origin and have never been connected to each other or any other land mass. Despite their comparatively close proximity to each other, each island differs topographically and the islands have generally distinct avifaunas. The Mascarenes remained pristine until recently, resulting in some documentation of their ecology being made before they rapidly suffered severe degradation by humans. The first major fossil discoveries were made in 1865 on Mauritius and on Rodrigues and in the late 20th century on Réunion. However, for both Mauritius and Rodrigues, the documented fossil record initially was biased toward larger, non-passerine bird species, especially the dodo Raphus cucullatus and solitaire Pezophaps solitaria. This paper provides a synopsis of the fossil Mascarene avifauna, which demonstrates that it was more diverse than previously realised. Therefore, as the islands have suffered severe anthropogenic changes and the fossil record is far from complete, any conclusions based on present avian biogeography must be viewed with caution. Key words: Mauritius, Réunion, Rodrigues, ecological history, biogeography, extinction Introduction ily described or illustrated in ships’ logs and journals, which became the source material for The Mascarene Islands of Mauritius, Réunion popular articles and books and, along with col- and Rodrigues are situated in the south-western lected specimens, enabled monographs such as Indian Ocean (Fig.
    [Show full text]
  • TITLE of PROGRAMME: MAURITIUS ECHO PARAKEET CONSERVATION PROJECT by Mauritian Wildlife Foundation [NCSR Reg No: NCSRF/2017/0158]
    TITLE OF PROGRAMME: MAURITIUS ECHO PARAKEET CONSERVATION PROJECT By Mauritian Wildlife Foundation [NCSR Reg No: NCSRF/2017/0158] PROJECT TECHNICAL SHEET Project Type Species Conservation . Further develop minimal management techniques Start of Project 1970s to enable effective management and monitoring of a continually expanding population. Psittacula eques Scientific name . Fully investigate the impacts of Psittacene Beak and Species Parrot Feather Disease (PBFD) on the Echo Parakeet Location Black River Gorges National population through disease screening and research. Park, Bambou Mountains and Chamarel Mountains, PROJECT BENEFICIARIES Mauritius . Mauritius Echo Parakeet, Mauritian Biodiversity. Priority Area Environmental & Sustainable . Mauritian population and its future generations, development - Biodiversity school children, tourists and the world at large. IUCN status Vulnerable . Republic of Mauritius, regarding meeting national biodiversity targets (e.g. the National Biodiversity OBJECTIVES and Strategy Action Plan 2017-25) and fulfilling Maintain a viable population of the Echo Parakeet in obligations towards international biodiversity the Black River Gorges National Park with minimum conventions (e.g. Rio Conventions, Aichi Targets, management and increase the distribution of the bird Millennium Development Goals). to other good quality forests. ACTIVITIES BEING IMPLEMENTED . Support the wild Echo Parakeet population to produce the maximum possible number of wild- reared fledglings each season. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Echo Parakeet Psittacula eques is the last endemic parrot of the Mascarenes and was close to extinction as the wild population numbers were estimated at around 20 birds in the mid-1970s. The Echo Parakeet is closely associated with good quality native forest, and the decline of the bird has been due to habitat decline and degradation, causing shortage of food and tree cavities for nesting.
    [Show full text]
  • African Butterfly News!
    LATE WINTER EDITION: JULY / AUGUST AFRICAN 2018 - 4 THE BUTTERFLY LEPIDOPTERISTS’ SOCIETY OF AFRICA NEWS LATEST NEWS Welcome to the late winter edition of African Butterfly News! This newsletter represents the second anniversary (12th edition) of ABN! Refer to the back-page for links to all previous editions, or visit the LepSoc Africa website: http://lepsocafrica.org/ Dave McDermott (13 Mar 1951 - 04 June 2018) Many of you will be aware that Dave McDermott, long-time member of LepSoc Africa and a former secretary of the society, passed away recently. Dave was one of the first people I met when I joined LSA several years ago and he was invariably friendly and helpful to me and my son Christopher. I remember a long day-trip to Abel Erasmus Pass, with Dave: we didn’t find much and had to listen to commentary of the Springboks being thrashed by the All Blacks at Loftus - despite this, I thoroughly enjoyed the day and Dave’s company. Dave had an active life outside of butterflies - his memorial at Old Parktonians Sports Club attracted a very large turnout, with an eulogy by Derek Watts. Silvia Kirkman: Dave was an enthusiastic participant of the SABCA project, both as provincial leader for Mpumalanga where he facilitated field surveys and as data contributor by allowing us to digitise and use distribution data from his private butterfly collection. He was always jolly and a pleasure to work with, and will be missed. Andrew Mayer: A gentleman - one of the really good guys… Steve Woodhall: The first time we met was at Horns Nek when I found Dave and (if I remember rightly) Phil McD unpacking nets at the bottom of the hill… I could not resist it… cue best Afrikaans accent… ‘forrrna en florrra’ - wat maak julle!!!?’ and McD jumping out of his skin.
    [Show full text]
  • Parrot Breeders Association of Southern Africa Papegaaitelersvereniging Van Suidelike Afrika
    Parrot Breeders Association of Southern Africa Papegaaitelersvereniging van Suidelike Afrika PVSA/PASA Voorsitter/Chairman Ben Minnaar Ondervoorsitter/Vice-Chairman Antonie Meiring Admin Elsabe Snyman Lynette Vermeulen Design and Layout Lynette Vermeulen Disclaimer: The Editors and Publishers of PASA do not accept any liability whatsoever with regards to any statement, fact, advertisement or recommendation made in this newsletter. © 2015 By PVSA. All rights reserved. Reproduction of any material from this issue in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. PVSA /PASA KANTOOR URE/OFFICE HOURS PVSA/PASA WEEKSDAE/WEEKDAYS Adres: Wonderboom Voëlpark 9:00-15:00 H/v Lavender en Braam Pretorius Str. Sinoville Pretoria, 0182 Suid-Afrika Posbus 80546 Doornpoort, 0017 Tel: 082 418 1555 /072 533 7791 E-mail/E-pos : [email protected] Bank Besonderhede PVSA/PASA Standard Bank Takkode: 0502201 Rek Nr : 040 417 654 Redakteurs Brief Voorwoord Die PVSA het deur die jare sy lede op verskillende vlakke verteenwoordig en deurbrake op verskillende gebiede behaal. Die gewone lede is nie altyd bewus van die werk wat agter die skerms gedoen word nie en soms word ons gekonfronteer met die vraag; “Maar watter voordele het ek nou eintlik as PVSA lid?” Ons sal poog om in die volgende paar uitgawes van die Focus bietjie meer inligting aan die lede deur te gee. Hoop al die lede het ‘n goeie broeiseisoen en geniet die boerdery. Preamble PASA has through the years represented its members on different levels and achieved breakthroughs in many fields. The members are not always aware of the work that are done behind the scenes and we are sometimes confronted with the question ”But what is the advantage of being a PASA member?” We will try and give some information to our members in this regard in the next issues of Focus.
    [Show full text]
  • Parrot Conservation on Mauritius
    Listening to Echos and Se a r ching for Ghosts Parrot Conservation on Mauritius by CARL JONES It is a wonder ful privilege to accept the Car olina Medal for myself, have removed the eggs and and on behalf of the conservation team on Mauritius, in r ecognition young for captive r earing, of our work on the Echo Parakeet. But we should not for get that thereby saving many birds that without the help of the World Par rot Tr ust we would not have would have otherwise perished. achieved as much. These birds have been used to establish our captive population The conser vation work on the Echo Parakeet started in 1974 but due or have been returned to the to a shor tage of funds did not really take off until 1990 when we wild. were lucky enough to join for ces with the World Parr ot Trust. Like many important unions our meeting was for tuitous. I was talking at a We found that few pairs, if they captive br eeding conference. In my presentation I mentioned that the succeed, rear more that a single Echo Parakeet had a perilously low population and would likely baby even thought they may lay become extinct, not because we did not know how to save it, but and hatch three eggs. If birds because there was not enough money to make the pr oject work. After are left with a whole br ood, all my talk Mike Reynolds appr oached offering the help of the World the young may be compromised Parrot Trust.
    [Show full text]
  • The Following Is a Section of a Document Properly Cited As: Snyder, N., Mcgowan, P., Gilardi, J., and Grajal, A. (Eds.) (2000) P
    The following is a section of a document properly cited as: Snyder, N., McGowan, P., Gilardi, J., and Grajal, A. (eds.) (2000) Parrots. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan 2000–2004. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. x + 180 pp. © 2000 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and the World Parrot Trust It has been reformatted for ease of use on the internet . The resolution of the photographs is considerably reduced from the printed version. If you wish to purchase a printed version of the full document, please contact: IUCN Publications Unit 219c Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, CB3 0DL, UK. Tel: (44) 1223 277894 Fax: (44) 1223 277175 Email: [email protected] The World Parrot Trust World Parrot Trust UK World Parrot Trust USA Order on-line at: Glanmor House PO Box 353 www.worldparrottrust.org Hayle, Cornwall Stillwater, MN 55082 TR27 4HB, United Kingdom Tel: 651 275 1877 Tel: (44) 1736 753365 Fax: 651 275 1891 Fax (44) 1736 751028 Island Press Box 7, Covelo, California 95428, USA Tel: 800 828 1302, 707 983 6432 Fax: 707 983 6414 E-mail: [email protected] Order on line: www.islandpress.org The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of IUCN or the Species Survival Commission. Published by: IUCN, Gland, Switzerland, and Cambridge, UK. Copyright: © 2000 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and the World Parrot Trust Reproduction of this publication for educational and other non-commercial purposes is authorised without prior written permission from the copyright holders provided the source is fully acknowledged.
    [Show full text]
  • May 2012 Volume 24 Number 2 Psitta
    M AGAZ I NE OF THE W ORLD P ARROT T RUST PsittaScene I N TH I S I SSUE www.psittasc ene.org Eclectus colour mysteries Captive parrot longevity May 2012 Volume 24 Number 2 Psitta Scene fromthedirector World Parrot Trust Glanmor House, Hayle, rogress in parrot conservation comes in many forms, and I’m Cornwall, TR27 4HB, UK. happy to share three recent examples. www.parrots.org In response to input from many conservationists and field Pbiologists – including many from the World Parrot Trust - three parrot species have been added to the Red List of Globally Threatened birds: two contents grey and one green. 2 From the Director As you’ll read in this and many recent PsittaScene issues, African Grey Jamie Gilardi parrots remain under great pressure from trade. These birds once ranged 3 True Colours from the Atlantic coast of Guinea Bissau through over 5,000 kilometers Eclectus Parrot colour mysteries of equatorial Africa to central Kenya. Now, the Timneh Grey Parrot is extinct in the vast majority of its former range, and while the Congo Grey 8 Aiding African Greys Parrot is faring better, it too is extinct from much or all of Kenya, Tanzania, Congo and Cameroon Rwanda, and Uganda. It’s high time these two received due attention from 12 Long Live the Parrot conservationists, so we were delighted when both species were elevated to Longevity in captive parrots Vulnerable by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). 16 Parrot Lover’s Cruise 2011 In Central America, another parrot in high demand – the Yellow-naped 18 PsittaNews Amazon – has suffered similarly dramatic declines.
    [Show full text]
  • SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME Category MAMMALS
    VERTEBRATE SPECIES WITH LESS THAN 1000 INDIVIDUALS (IUCN, 2019) SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME Category MAMMALS Addax nasomaculatus Addax CR Ailuropoda melanoleuca Giant Panda VU Aproteles bulmerae Bulmer's Fruit Bat CR Axis kuhlii Bawean Deer CR Babyrousa togeanensis Togian Islands Babirusa EN Beatragus hunteri Hirola CR Bos sauveli Kouprey CR Brachyteles hypoxanthus Northern Muriqui CR Bubalus mindorensis Tamaraw CR Bunolagus monticularis Riverine Rabbit CR Caenolestes condorensis Andean Caenolestid VU Callicebus barbarabrownae Blond Titi Monkey CR Camelus ferus Bactrian Camel CR Canis rufus Red Wolf CR Canis simensis Ethiopian Wolf EN Capra walie Walia Ibex EN Cavia intermedia Santa Catarina’s Guinea Pig CR Cercopithecus dryas Dryad Monkey CR Coleura seychellensis Seychelles Sheath‐tailed Bat CR Crocidura trichura Christmas Island Shrew CR Dendrolagus mayri Wondiwoi Tree‐kangaroo CR Dendrolagus pulcherrimus Golden‐mantled Tree Kangaroo CR Dendrolagus scottae Tenkile CR Dicerorhinus sumatrensis Sumatran Rhinoceros CR Dipodomys gravipes San Quintin Kangaroo Rat CR Equus africanus African Wild Ass CR Equus ferus Przewalski's Horse EN Gazella leptoceros Slender‐horned Gazelle EN Habromys simulatus Jico Deer Mouse CR Hipposideros hypophyllus Kolar Leaf‐nosed Bat CR Lasiorhinus krefftii Northern Hairy‐nosed Wombat CR Leontopithecus chrysopygus Black Lion Tamarin EN Leontopithecus rosalia Golden Lion Tamarin EN Lepilemur septentrionalis Sahafary Sportive Lemur CR Lonchophylla dekeyseri Dekeyser's Nectar Bat EN Lonchorhina fernandezi Fernandez's
    [Show full text]