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  2. Río Abajo State Forest - Wikipedia

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    Puerto Rican parrot (Amazona vittata) populations have been re-introduced into the forest since 1983 as part of a conservation program by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The forest is also home to the José Luis Vivaldi Lugo Aviary, dedicated to the breeding of ...

  3. El Yunque National Forest - Wikipedia

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    El Yunque is also the object of Puerto Rican folklore and pop culture. Along with the coqui and the Puerto Rican parrot, El Yunque is considered a symbol of Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans. Along with the former two, it was chosen to be Puerto Rico's entry in the America the Beautiful Quarters program.

  4. Puerto Rican amazon - Wikipedia

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    The Puerto Rican amazon was described by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1780 in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux. [3] The bird was also illustrated in a hand-coloured plate engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet in the Planches Enluminées D'Histoire Naturelle which was produced under the supervision of Edme-Louis Daubenton to accompany Buffon's text. [4]

  5. Northeast Ecological Corridor - Wikipedia

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    El Convento Beach within the Northeast Ecological Corridor (Fajardo, Puerto Rico) and panoramic view of El Yunque National Forest in the background. A grassroots campaign started in the late '90s by concerned citizens, and eventually led by Sierra Club 's newly formed Puerto Rico Chapter and other member organizations since 2004, had as its ...

  6. El Yunque - Wikipedia

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    El Yunque National Forest, a rainforest in eastern Puerto Rico (formerly, Caribbean National Forest) El Yunque (Puerto Rico) , the second-tallest mountain within El Yunque National Forest Organizations

  7. El Yunque (Puerto Rico) - Wikipedia

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    El Yunque or El Yunque Peak (Spanish: Pico El Yunque) (Taíno: Yukiyu [1]) is a mountain located fully within the boundaries of the El Yunque National Forest, part of the U.S. Forest Service, which is the only tropical rainforest under the U.S. Forest Service jurisdiction. It is located in the municipality of Río Grande.

  8. Parrot unveils 13 new minidrones to tackle air, sea and land

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    Parrot has just revealed a pile of inexpensive new minidrones, 13 in all, including one that tackles a new medium: water. That hybrid UAV/Boat is called the Hydrofoil Drone, and is joined by a ...

  9. Fauna of Puerto Rico - Wikipedia

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    Currently, the total wild parrot population is estimated at 44 individuals, and 105 birds are in captivity. [56] This program was fundamental in raising ecological awareness in Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rico Breeding Bird Survey (PRBBS), established in 1997, is a program with the purpose of monitoring the status and trends of Puerto Rican ...