With much of the attention in Colombia focused on the coronavirus pandemic and recent events involving cases of police brutality, some good news has emerged with the conservation efforts of the yellow-eared parrot (Ognorrhynchus icterotis), endemic to the tropical rainforests of the country.
According to a study led by the University of Newcastle and BridLife International, scientists have estimated the number of bird and mammal species that would have disappeared without the efforts of conservationists in recent decades, and included in their findings, are 32 species of birds and approximately 7 to 16 species of mammals.
The research team, which includes experts from Sapienza University in Rome and the Zoological Society of London – among others – also identified bird and mammal species that were listed as threatened on the International Union’s Red List for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Colombia's Yellow-eared Parrot back from extinction after two decades of conservation | The City Paper Bogotá
According to a study led by the University of Newcastle and BridLife International, scientists have estimated the number of bird and mammal species that would have disappeared without the efforts of conservationists in recent decades, and included in their findings, are 32 species of birds and approximately 7 to 16 species of mammals.
The research team, which includes experts from Sapienza University in Rome and the Zoological Society of London – among others – also identified bird and mammal species that were listed as threatened on the International Union’s Red List for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Colombia's Yellow-eared Parrot back from extinction after two decades of conservation | The City Paper Bogotá
