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Written by Mehab Qureshi
Pune | Updated: August 26, 2022 3:08:52 pm
For centuries, parrots of the family Psittacidae of Central America have been considered excellent pets, either because of their color, ability to speak, or easy adaptation to domestic life. But this has led to a lucrative illicit trade in the birds, particularly scarlet macaws and yellow-naped parrots. To make matters worse, when these species are transported from the area whey they are stolen to the selling locations, an approximate 80 percent die because of the conditions in which they are being carried, according to Fernando Martínez, director of ARCAS, a Guatemalan nonprofit organization that protects wildlife animals.
For centuries, parrots of the family Psittacidae of Central America have been considered excellent pets, either because of their color, ability to speak, or easy adaptation to domestic life. But this has led to a lucrative illicit trade in the birds, particularly scarlet macaws and yellow-naped parrots. To make matters worse, when these species are transported from the area whey they are stolen to the selling locations, an approximate 80 percent die because of the conditions in which they are being carried, according to Fernando Martínez, director of ARCAS, a Guatemalan nonprofit organization that protects wildlife animals.
Additionally threatened by habitat loss, due mainly to unlawful logging of forests, the growth of the agricultural frontier, and urban population density, the population of Psittacidae parrots has fallen by almost 90 percent. In the case of the scarlet macaws, there are approximately 1,000 left, according to WCS Guatemala. For the yellow-naped parrots, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) declared the species critically endangered after its number was reduced alarmingly in 2020.
In the wild, the parrots look for tall, isolated trees or palm trees for nesting, and their diet consists of fruits, nuts, and seeds, which means that their habitat must meet their nutritional needs. As a result, they are strong fliers that travel long distances searching for food. This allows the parrots to play the crucial role of seed dispersers, contributing to various tree species’ regeneration.
The significant destruction of their habitat due to cultivation, hunting, and trafficking indicates a reduction of more than 40 percent of the species, according to Norlan Zambrana, Vice President of the Biometepe Cooperative in Nicaragua.
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