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Green Macaw Population is Increasing in Costa Rica
This is very good news for all those environmental advocates and bird lovers. The scientist, Javier Chassot, of the Tropical Science Center (CCT by its initials in Spanish) who has been studying green macaws (Ara Ambiguus), considered endangered, for 15 years, announced the news that the population of these birds is growing in Costa Rica .
According to the project that is studying these birds in the northern zone of the country, in 1994 there had been about 200 individuals detected. This monitoring also indicated that there were between 25 and 35 pairs of green macaws in 2003 with reproductive capacity, which means that there were about 70 individuals.
But this year the numbers have improved; the number of green macaws was estimated at 250 and at least 66 permanent nests were found in the almond trees (trees from which they feed on an exclusive basis and that is vital for their existence).
While the news is good, it was also noted that much still needs to be done. In order to have a healthy population of this species will need at least 500 specimens and we barely have half.
To learn a little about this type of macaw, it is important to know that the green macaw is the largest macaw and that it has historically lived in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador. It measures approximately 79 cm long and weighs approximately 1.4 kg. Its tail is relatively short and more robust than the red macaw (Ara macao) and has a much thicker beak. It is considered that this bird has lost 90% of its habitat, a product of deforestation and destruction of the forests for commercial purposes.
Due to the danger that this species is facing, among the actions that Costa Rica has implemented are the temporary closure of the exploitation of almond tree because of how necessary it is for the species; the attorney general has also consolidate biological corridors in the areas in which these birds normally live and thus be able to stimulate their traffic and increase the population and fighting illegal logging and the traffic and commercialization of their chicks.
Hence, the importance of the awareness not to acquire any animal that has been taken from its natural habitat and for citizens to file a criminal complaint if they have knowledge of someone doing this. They are living beings that also suffer drastic changes in their environment and we must bear this in mind.
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