Ecuador: purchase of 600 acres may improve chances of rare Parakeet species surviving

Posted on December 4, 2013 • Filed under: Ecuador, Enviromental Issues, TRAVEL

chattanoogan.com reported the outlook for at least 15 globally endangered bird species—including the rare El Oro Parakeet—has just gotten brighter, thanks to a land deal engineered by Ecuador’s Fundación Jocotoco, Rainforest Trust, and American Bird Conservancy. The deal expands Ecuador’s renowned Buenaventura Reserve by 600 acres, to a total of 4,600 acres. Read Article

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