“The population of the red-tailed amazon parrot has nearly doubled over the past two decades, thanks in part to a birdhouse-building initiative. The species is no longer considered ‘endangered'”, reports The Doomslayer.
Mongabay adds that “Habitat loss and the illegal pet trade drove” the population of these parrots down
to fewer than 5,000 individuals by the end of the 20th Century. Thanks to a project to install artificial nests on an island on the Paraná coast, the number of parrots almost doubled in 20 years, taking the bird from ‘endangered’ to ‘near threatened’ status, the only case of its kind in Brazil….
The area is vast, but the parrots are few: 9,000 individuals in the wild, according to the latest census, concentrated in about a dozen communal roosts. It’s a very specific habitat: coastal plains with shallow, sandy soils resulting from sediments of the Serra do Mar, covered by mangroves and restinga vegetation. Not by chance, it’s the same habitat as the guanandi tree, the parrot’s favorite. It’s one of the few trees able to dig strong enough roots to rise up to 30 meters (100 feet) high….The red-tailed amazon sleeps, nests and feeds in the guanandi. They will use other trees, but the guanandi is their favorite. While its broad, high canopy provides safe shelter, its fruit is rich in protein and minerals. Additionally, the guanandi’s trunk forms natural hollows that make perfect nesting sites.
In Florida, populations of manatees and sea turtles have rebounded.
Fish species are rebounding off the coast of California due to their young finding a sanctuary in abandoned oil rigs.
Scientists recently discovered that the world’s coral reefs are more plentiful than previously thought.
In 2023, a baby beaver was born in London, the first beaver birth there in 400 years, and carnivorous plants were reintroduced to English wetlands. And a dog discovered a species of mole long thought to be extinct, De Winton’s golden mole.
