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since '86

12-year study of the Blue-fronted Amazon in Pantanal

Hi everyone! I think I need to start apologizing for the lack of posts for the past few months… The Project continues very active, with many field trips. But I have been super busy finalizing my PhD dissertation (on Ecology … Continuar lendo

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Parrots International Symposium 2009

On May 31st, I presented the Blue-fronted Amazon Project at the 5th Parrot International Symposium (www.parrotsinternational.org), held in Las Vegas, from May 29-31st (Video – Parrots International Symposium 2009). The Symposium program featured 20 speakers from across the globe, a … Continuar lendo

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Reproduction of the blue-fronted parrot on 2008: a brief summary…

The reproductive season of the blue-fronted parrot at Pantanal occurs always between July and December. On July, the couples start to look and compete for cavities in trees to make their nests. In August they start to lay the eggs … Continuar lendo

Publicado em Equipe, Filhotes, Pantanal | 3 Comentários

The 2009 arrival…

Many days have passed since my last post, and, sadly, many other blue fronted nestlings have arrived at the CRAS (Wild Animal Rehabilitation Center/Environmental Institute of Mato Grosso do Sul state)… A total of 788 seized nestlings were brought to … Continuar lendo

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Other 225 seized parrots!!!

Other 225 nestling parrots were seized last week by the Military Police at Mato Grosso do Sul state!!! Now they sum 600 blue-fronted parrots and 16 yellow-faced parrots, taken from their nests to supply the (national and international) illegal animal … Continuar lendo

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Sad news – almost 400 nestlings seized!!!

On Sept 19th, after receiving an anonymous call, the Environmental Military Police made the seizure of 377 offspring of parrots – the largest ever held in Mato Grosso do Sul. Fifty-three, out of the 377 nestlings, died. Fifteen were yellow-faced … Continuar lendo

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Continuation of the thematic month

We are still at the field, working with the activities of the thematic month. The guests who are visiting the Refugio Ecologico Caiman (www.caiman.com.br) are having so much fun! Our externs (Lorena, Diana and Veronica) lecture to the guests, with … Continuar lendo

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Blue-fronted Amazon Parrot thematic month at the Refugio Ecologico Caiman

During September 2008, we presented our research activities to the guests at the Refúgio Ecológico Caiman (www.caiman.com.br). This activity is called “Mês temático do Projeto Papagaio-verdadeiro” [Blue-fronted Amazon Parrot thematic month] and has as objective to provide the guests a … Continuar lendo

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The 15th Anniversary of Fundacao Neotropica do Brasil

On 1993, a group of friends, concerned about the conservation of natural resources, gathered to create a non-governmental organization called Fundacao Netropica do Brasil. During these 15 year of work, Neotropica promoted and practiced nature conservation at Mato Grosso do … Continuar lendo

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Approved Donation of Equipments by Idea Wild

We are glad to inform that our proposal submitted to Idea Wild (http://www.ideawild.org/) was approved! Soon we will receive the donation of the following equipments: a digital scale to weight the nestlings (to replace the one we lost last year), … Continuar lendo

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