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The St Vincent parrot, an endangered Caribbean bird

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Frank Lambert
Frank Lambert
Affiliation:
Institute of South-East Asian Biology, Department of Zoology, University of Aberdeen, UK.
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Abstract

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The future of the St Vincent parrot is seriously threatened. It is still captured for the pet trade, its forest habitat is being destroyed and the remnant populations are subject to natural catastrophes. In 1979 Mt Soufrière, the island's active volcano, erupted and many parrots died from the effects of toxic gases. In 1980 Hurrican Allen damaged forest in the east of the island. In 1982 the ICBP, concerned about the effect of these incidents on an already precarious parrot population, promoted an expedition from the University of East Anglia to investigate and FFPS was among those that helped finance it.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 19 , Issue 1 , January 1985 , pp. 34 - 37
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1985

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