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    The Peace of Wild Parrots
    Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
    • Jun 30
    • 4 min

    The Peace of Wild Parrots

    Birds are good for us - they help us come into a sense of peaceful interconnection.
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    Down for the Count
    Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
    • Jan 25
    • 2 min

    Down for the Count

    n July Honduras and Guatemala came together to do the first binational count of the endangered yellow-headed parrot. We found low numbers.
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    Vinaceous-breasted Amazon: The Parrot of the Gods
    Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
    • Jan 4
    • 2 min

    Vinaceous-breasted Amazon: The Parrot of the Gods

    During August 2021 a diverse team came together to count the vinaceous-breasted amazon at Limoy Reserve in Paraguay.
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    Is the Devil in the Details?
    Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
    • Jul 20, 2021
    • 3 min

    Is the Devil in the Details?

    Parrot team in Guatemala, April 2021, with Dr. LoraKim Joyner This week, One Earth Conservation teams up with Cuerpo de Conservación in...
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    RIVER TRANSECTS IN PARROT POPULATION MONITORING - Come Play with Us!
    Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
    • Mar 23, 2021
    • 2 min

    RIVER TRANSECTS IN PARROT POPULATION MONITORING - Come Play with Us!

    To assess the parrot populations in hard to reach areas, we experimented with a methodology to survey parrot populations from rivers.
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    We Count Them Because We Count on Them
    by Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
    • Jul 25, 2019
    • 6 min

    We Count Them Because We Count on Them

    The lead parrot conservationist told me on the last day, “This parrot project has benefited so many people on this island.”  I teared up, kn
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    Guatemala Census and Celebration!
    by LoraKim Joyner and Gail Koelln
    • May 1, 2019
    • 2 min

    Guatemala Census and Celebration!

    In 2017, One Earth Conservation invited visitors from the United States to join us on a trip to Ometepe Island in Nicaragua to learn about a
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    A New Dawn for Parrot Conservation
    Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
    • Apr 18, 2019
    • 3 min

    A New Dawn for Parrot Conservation

    The past is full of anguish and loss in these colonized areas of Latin America, but there is still an ever present beauty in the people and
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    Parrot's Patience Wearing Thin
    Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
    • Apr 11, 2019
    • 3 min

    Parrot's Patience Wearing Thin

    I was ushered quickly towards the school building where the leaders were meeting, when a scarlet macaw swooped over me to land in the trees
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    How To Keep Parrots Flying Free
    Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
    • Feb 20, 2019
    • 2 min

    How To Keep Parrots Flying Free

    In every country I work, I hear one story after another about how international buyers come to an area to buy adult birds, chicks and/or egg
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    eBird and gBird (Gone-birds)
    Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
    • Jan 29, 2019
    • 3 min

    eBird and gBird (Gone-birds)

    Torn, I have nevertheless made a decision to no longer enter parrot data on eBird, at least temporarily.  Given the fact that parrots are ne
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    Breaking the Illegal Wildlife Trade Chain Through Economic Support
    Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
    • Dec 4, 2018
    • 3 min

    Breaking the Illegal Wildlife Trade Chain Through Economic Support

    Every conservation project is an art, and a dance of relationships, so direct community employment may not work in every region, with every
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    Perfection in Parrot Conservation
    Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
    • Nov 5, 2018
    • 3 min

    Perfection in Parrot Conservation

    Okay, first off, there is no such thing as "perfection" in conservation. It's an art that depends on so many factors, and the
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    Surveying Parrots, Dreams, and Parks
    Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
    • Oct 1, 2018
    • 3 min

    Surveying Parrots, Dreams, and Parks

    We need to go beyond this initial survey and impressions, and any defeatist refrain of "it's no use,"  to return to the area t
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    Mountains of Hope for Parrots in Paraguay
    Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
    • Sep 25, 2018
    • 2 min

    Mountains of Hope for Parrots in Paraguay

    After the count we toured the facilities at the ranger station and were impressed. Though the laboratory building is currently without water
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    Triple Alliance of Compassion, Awareness,  and Hard Work: Saving the Parrots of Paraguay
    Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
    • Sep 19, 2018
    • 2 min

    Triple Alliance of Compassion, Awareness, and Hard Work: Saving the Parrots of Paraguay

    We who love Paraguay and her wildlife assert that we will make a stand here, saying, "Let the parrots live well along with this country
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    Toasting Parrots Before They Are Toast
    Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
    • Aug 14, 2018
    • 4 min

    Toasting Parrots Before They Are Toast

    There is a bird known as the vinaceous-breasted parrot (Amazona vinacea) of South America. The name means “color of red wine,” descriptive o
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    Moon Rising Over Macaws in Guyana
    Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
    • Jul 11, 2018
    • 3 min

    Moon Rising Over Macaws in Guyana

    The Rupununi savannah in Guyana is full of life. We are here to count the red-bellied macaw that nests, roosts, and feeds in the Ite palms.
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    Parrots in Guatemala's Mangroves Few and Far Between
    Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
    • Jun 19, 2018
    • 2 min

    Parrots in Guatemala's Mangroves Few and Far Between

    We were glad to know that these parrots still exist on the coast, but frightened to know how few and how heavy is the poaching pressure. Wha
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    Future Parrot Conservationists of Guyana
    Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
    • Jun 5, 2018
    • 2 min

    Future Parrot Conservationists of Guyana

    We began by telling them why we were there in Guyana. I explained because we in North America had lost our only parrot species, the Carolina
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