Thick billed Parrot Recovery Plan (Finally!)

The Thick Billed Parrot finally has a recovery plan in progress - was listed on the US Endangered Species List in 1973! Please see these articles;

No protection for USA's last native mainland parrot Conservation News - No Recovery Plan for the Endangered Thick Billed Parrot | That Bird Blog

Thick Billed Natural History, Zoo Care The USA

Recovery Plan: Register your comments Society for Conservation Biology | SCB Recommends Steps to Restore Thick-billed Parrot to its Historic Range in the United States

Enjoy, Frank

findi said:

The Thick Billed Parrot finally has a recovery plan in progress - was listed on the US Endangered Species List in 1973! Please see these articles;

No protection for USA's last native mainland parrot Conservation News - No Recovery Plan for the Endangered Thick Billed Parrot | That Bird Blog

Thick Billed Natural History, Zoo Care The USA

Recovery Plan: Register your comments Society for Conservation Biology | SCB Recommends Steps to Restore Thick-billed Parrot to its Historic Range in the United States

Enjoy, Frank

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Frank

Sorry to say your link is not working and connecting me to the recover plan. The last link you provided.

Jeremy A. Rich

MotherlodeParrot said:

findi said:

The Thick Billed Parrot finally has a recovery plan in progress - was listed on the US Endangered Species List in 1973! Please see these articles;

No protection for USA's last native mainland parrot Conservation News - No Recovery Plan for the Endangered Thick Billed Parrot | That Bird Blog

Thick Billed Natural History, Zoo Care The USA

Recovery Plan: Register your comments Society for Conservation Biology | SCB Recommends Steps to Restore Thick-billed Parrot to its Historic Range in the United States

Enjoy, Frank

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Frank

Sorry to say your link is not working and connecting me to the recover plan. The last link you provided.

Jeremy A. Rich

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Hello Jeremy,

Sorry about that; you can read the SCB's comments here. The period for public comment has likely expired, which is why the original link did not work.

Please let me know if you need further info, Best, Frank

findi said:

Hello Jeremy,

Sorry about that; you can read the SCB's comments here. The period for public comment has likely expired, which is why the original link did not work.

Please let me know if you need further info, Best, Frank

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Frank

Thanks for the PDF! A couple of conservation minded friends of mine and I were recently just chatting about why the recovery of this species (Thick Billed Parrots) in the USA was stopped. It is definitely a restoration/reintroduction that would be a great to watch becoming an accomplished if accomplishment.

It has been great watching California Condors return to the skies here in Central California. Watching giant birds with ten foot wingspans flying over the mountains and hill county is epic. As well watching from six to ten of these giant birds flock seems as something that you would read about in a phantasy story/book. Watching restored populations of Thick Billed Parrots would greatly add to that.

Cheers
Jeremy A. Rich

There is a photo of a thick billed conure in a pine tree in Arizona... I heard that their reintroduction was stopped due to predators (i.e. hawks). Would love to see them successfully reintroduced! I'm always happy to see more of these birds as pets or as breeders!

Hi Jeremy,

Must be wonderful to see condors regularly. I had a chance to see the program up close at San Diego years ago, & have worked with South Americans in captivity, but not the same, of course. Just this week had my 5 yr old nephew in front of the SA Condor exhibit at the American Mus of Nat History..he gasped "Oh my goodness"!

Here's a quick note on some challenges that still faced Cal Condors awhile ago...I've not updated recently.

Best, Frank

findi said:

Hi Jeremy,

Must be wonderful to see condors regularly. I had a chance to see the program up close at San Diego years ago, & have worked with South Americans in captivity, but not the same, of course. Just this week had my 5 yr old nephew in front of the SA Condor exhibit at the American Mus of Nat History..he gasped "Oh my goodness"!

Here's a quick note on some challenges that still faced Cal Condors awhile ago...I've not updated recently.

Best, Frank

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Frank

They are not regularly seen they are seen occasionally. Even with most of the birds in the flock being somewhat habituated to people.

Jeremy

Frank

Theoretically it is possible (if reintroduced goals are accomplished) to see Thick Billed Parrots and California Condors in Arizona and New Mexico in the same habitats. That would be an awesome day of birding.

Jeremy A. Rich