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Trade and the conservation status of the family Psittacidae in Venezuela

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2010

Philip Desenne  and
Stuart D. Strahl
Philip Desenne
Affiliation:
Fundación para la Defensa de la Naturaleza, Apartado 70376, Caracas 1071-A, Venezuela.
Stuart D. Strahl
Affiliation:
Wildlife Conservation International, New York Zoological Society, 185th St. and Southern Blvd., Bronx, NY 10460, U.S.A.
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An assessment of trade in parrots throughout Venezuela, 1988–1989, reveals alarmingly high internal and international levels. The national trade has main outlets in major cities, but is now compounded by the use of feathers for Indian artifacts sold to tourists. International trade involves illegal export chiefly from the Orinoco Delta, the majority of such birds (65,000–75,000) destined for Guyana. The large macaws suffer badly from both types of trade, but owing to its restricted range the endemic Amazona barbadensis is perhaps the most critically threatened species. Other species are assessed and, along with key sites, identified in priority order for remedial action, which should include more detailed field studies, rigorous trade data analysis, exchange of trade data with major neighbours, census and monitoring technique improvements, educational campaigns, and strict breeding facility control.

Type
Research Article
Information
Bird Conservation International , Volume 1 , Issue 2 , June 1991 , pp. 153 - 169
Copyright
Copyright © Birdlife International 1991

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