Endangered parrots born in captivity reproduce in wild


	Endangered parrots born in captivity reproduce in wild

CrazyRedHead

5-11-2008 10:59 AM

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5-11-2008 12:05 PM

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But biologists didn't spot offspring until last year,</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/05/08/bird.rescue.ap/index.html"> Since then, they have recorded 22 chicks born in the wild, and four more scarlet macaw couples have laid eggs</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/05/08/bird.rescue.ap/index.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.cnn.com/img/90BDB5AA-122F-4E3A-8A9E-9AD5623C0BB2" alt="art.chicks.ap.jpg" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/05/08/bird.rescue.ap/index.html"> The parrots once occupied all of Costa Rica. But hunting and poaching dramatically cut their population, and they are now found only in two national parks along the coast.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/05/08/bird.rescue.ap/index.html"> The parrots, which live up to 80 years, can start reproducing at age 7.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/05/08/bird.rescue.ap/index.html"><P> Many parrots in the breeding program were confiscated by environmental authorities or turned in by their former owners. 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