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of 3,000 birds was concerned and it was estimated that only a couple of hundred were exported that year. So without any problem I got an export license from the Ministry of Eaux et Foret for six birds. With mixed feelings, I took the birds to


the Netherlands, because now I realized that the Lesser Vasa Parrot in particular is threatened to some degree in the wild. Although the species is not seriously threatened yet, according to the latest reports from Bird Life Int., this may change quickly because of the massive deforestation taking place in Madagascar. This is cited by Bird Life Int. also in its final reports. In aviculture there is a risk Lesser Vasa Parrots will


disappear, because of the small number of remaining birds hardly produce offspring and this is all the more reason to breed them. Continued Next Month…


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