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The Government of Colombia announced last night that it was creating a new national park at the request of the local indigenous community. This is a major step forward in the complicated relationship between conservationists and indigenous groups.
Black Curassow The Yaigojé Apaporis Park – was created to safeguard an area of more [...] Leonel Fernández, President of the Dominican Republic, has announced the creation of a new refuge “Reserva Biologica Loma Charco Azul” on the northwestern border of Sierra de Bahoruco National Park, a global biodiversity hotspot. “With 30 endemic bird species, Hispaniola ranks high in global importance for bird conservation,” said Dr. George Wallace, American Bird Conservancy’s Vice [...] Last night I was finishing the first part of a series of posts about Lost and Extinct bird species when I saw this news on Neotropical Birds site: “The Bogota Sunangel lived! – confirmed as valid species” This small hummingbird is know only because a single specimen that was purchased on 1909 in Bogota. It was probably [...] |
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