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The Puerto Rican Parrot Comeback

The Puerto Rican Parrot Comeback

FromThreatened


The Puerto Rican Parrot Comeback

FromThreatened

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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Jan 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In the season premiere, we travel to Puerto Rico to meet a bird that has survived deforestation, hurricanes and the exotic pet trade. The Puerto Rican parrot saw its numbers drop to almost zero at one point. But today, its population is growing and stabilizing. To achieve this, the people involved had to make some difficult tradeoffs.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.
Released:
Jan 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (26)

Stories about the enduring connections between birds, people and landscapes.