Saturday, September 6, 2014

The week in wildlife – in pictures, The Guardian


theguardian.comA breeding endangered Puerto Rican parrot near the Rio Abajo Nature Preserve, in Puerto Rico. The parrot who is wearing a tag is one of a pair of birds that had been reintroduced into the wild by scientists. Officials say that two endangered Puerto Rican parrots where born from the introduced breeding pair and are the first ones born in the wild outside a national forest, in a natural nest, for the first time in 144 years.
An endangered Puerto Rican parrot near the Rio Abajo nature preserve, Puerto Rico. The bird is one of a pair born in the wild outside a national forest, in a natural nest, for the first time in 144 years. Photograph: Tanya Martinez/AP                                          Pictures here...
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