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Loro
Barranquero Cyanoliseus patagonus Burrowing Parrot |
Subespecie: / Subspecies: Cyanoliseus patagonus patagonus |
Panasonic Lumix FZ30 |
Pedro Luro, Buenos Aires - 07-02-2006
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Canon EOS 7D + Canon 300mm f/4 L IS + Extender EF III 1.4x |
Parque de los Niños, Ciudad de Buenos Aires - 13-07-2014 |
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Ejemplares desteñidos (ver abajo) Bleached ferals (see below) |
Colonia
de Loros Barranqueros del balneario "El Condor", Prov. de Río
Negro Muestra la cruel realidad de como este lugar incuestio-nablemente "único" se deja deteriorar mientras turistas se ocupan de sus placeres mundanos sin adviertir ni el daño que causan ni la oportunidad perdida de presenciar una maravilla de la naturaleza que adolece a sus espaldas, y que pronto puede desaparecer para siempre de la faz de la tierra: la colonia de loros más grande del mundo. Nuestros amigos Dr. Juan F. Masello & Dr. Petra Quillfeldt del Max Planck Institute for Ornithology declaman y exponen esta tragedia en potencia en nombre de los loros barranqueoros. ¡Ojalá las autoridades locales oigan este reclamo y actúen en consecuencia! ¡VISITÁ LA PÁGINA DEL PROYECTO DE NVESTIGACIÓN! |
Colony
of Burrowing Parots of El Condor, Río Negro province This site explains the realities of how such a unique site is allowed to deteriorate in many ways, with careless tourists causing serious disturbance to the largest known colony of parrots in the world. Surely the local authorites must be able to appreciate today the harm that is being inflicted here - and the value of having such a unique asset for tourism!! Our friends Dr. Juan F. Masello & Dr. Petra Quillfeldt, who do research on these parrtos for the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, do their best to expose the problems in this highly educational site. Let us hope the authorites can hear this criy for help done in the name of our wonderful burrowing parrots! PLEASE CHECK OUT THEIR RESEARCH SITE! |
¿El Loro Barranquero esta en peligro? Este
loro siempre ha sido una especie muy numerosa, pero ya no lo es. Recientemente
se ha notado una seria declinación de las poblaciones. ¿Las
causas? Envenenamiento intencional para proteger cultivos, la destrucción
de su hábitat (quemas de cientos de miles de hectáreas
de monte por año), la captura para mascotas, la caza, y... quizás
un factor muy importante: el desarrollo turístico próximo
a los sitios de nidificación. ¡Si vos podés hacer algo para
evitrar esto, por favor házlo ya! |
¿Is the Burrowing Parrot endangered? This
parrot has always been ver numerous. But this is no longer the case.
Serious population declines have been recently recorded. ¿The
reasons? Intentional poisoning to reduce these so-called pests, habitat
destruction (burning of hundreds of thousands of hectares of shrubland
each year), capture for the "pet industry", hunting, and perhaps
a most important factor: new tourist developments next to their nesting
places. Here
are a couple of links that provide more information about this issue: |
¿Por
que destiñen a los Loros Barranqueros? |
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Why
are Burrowing Parrots being bleached? Burrowing Parrots are caught by poachers in their natural habitat. They are then bleached using hydrogen peroxide and sold as "Yellow Macaws". Sadly, most die precisely 25 days after their "hair do", for the bleaching agent destroys their liver. Suggestion: Never buy parrots. The Rivera Norte reserve, in Acassuso (northern suburbs of Buenos Aires) is running a recovery center for these birds. They are kept and fed for a year or more, until they molt and get back their true colors. PHOTOS: Above: a feral bleached Burrowing Parrot arrives at Ribera Norte, responding to the call of the caged indivuals that are in recovery. Centre:Stretched wing of a parrot that died at R. Norte as a result of bleaching. Below: Wild Burrowing Parrots fly at Estancia Marahué, Pedro Luro, BA |
Ejemplar manso, quizás fue mascota Tame bird, possibly has been kept as pet |
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