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Amazona o. auropalliata<\/em><\/p>\n

Nicaragua<\/h3>\n

Parrots International contributes funds to the ongoing Paso Pacifico Yellow-naped Amazon Project incentive program directed by Sarah Otterstrom, PhD.<\/p>\n

In addition to monitoring parrot populations in Nicaragua, Paso Pacifico has established an incentive program, providing financial rewards for each successfully fledged parrot. This new project , supported in part by Parrots International, establishes incentive payments to landowners and farmers who protect parrot nests from poachers. Whenever the field staff of Paso Pacifico can document that juvenile parrots are able to successfully leave their nests, Paso Pacifico makes a cash award.<\/p>\n

Paso Pacifico has also begun a pilot study for the use of artificial nest boxes for parrots in areas where field staff have observed loss of nesting trees due to coastal development.<\/p>\n

The nest boxes (pictured below) are\u00a0camouflaged with paint, branches, and leaves. Once they've been disguised, the former poachers (who have been recruited to become conservationists) climb high into the trees to place the nest boxes where they'll be safe from predators. Once the nests are secured, the Paso Pacifico forest rangers watch over them.<\/p>\n

As with Paso Pacifico\u2019s other integrative conservation programs, the parrot project advances parrot education programs, and incorporates community workshops and film nights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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    Dr. Tom White (USFWS) volunteering to teach artificial nest box construction to the Paso Pacifico field team. Dr. White refined his nest boxes over years with the Puerto Rican Parrot Project. Nicaragua. Photo courtesy of Tom White, PhD.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n
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    Junior Rangers participating in the Paso Pacifico Project community outreach program. Education of the local children regarding the importance and conservation of the Yellow-naped Amazon is a primary goal of the Project. Nicaragua. Photo courtesy Paso Pacifico <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n
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    The Yellow-naped Amazon, Amazona auropalliata. Nicaragua. Photo courtesy of Paso Pacifico<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n
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    Nest checking by the Paso Pacifico team. Nicaragua. Photo courtesy of Paso Pacifico<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n
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    Sarah Otterstrom, PhD., director of Paso Pacifico, a Parrots International partner<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n
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    A pet Yellow-naped Amazon within the local community. Paso Pacifico is educating the local community against poaching and discouraging parrots as pets. Nicaragur. Photo courtesy Paso Pacifico<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n
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      Amazona o. auropalliataNicaraguaParrots International contributes funds to the ongoing Paso Pacifico Yellow-naped Amazon Project incentive program directed by Sarah Otterstrom, PhD.In addition to monitoring parrot populations in Nicaragua, Paso Pacifico has established an incentive program, providing financial rewards for each successfully fledged parrot. This new project , supported in part by Parrots International, establishes incentive […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":538,"parent":36,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-532","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","post","post-with-thumbnail","post-with-thumbnail-large"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/parrotsinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/parrotsinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/parrotsinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/parrotsinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/parrotsinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=532"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/parrotsinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":544,"href":"http:\/\/parrotsinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/532\/revisions\/544"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/parrotsinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/parrotsinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/parrotsinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}