Population Monitoring

All Posts
Honduras
Homed Parrots
Avian Welfare
Central America
Politics
South America
Illegal Wildlife Trade
Rescue
Nurture Nature
Nicaragua
Nurture Nature Tip of the Week
People Stories
Freedom Project
Population Monitoring
Unitarian Universalism
One Earth Conservation
Caribbean
Guatemala
Intersectionality
Human Wildlife Conflict
Videos
Guyana
Wildlife Conservation
Book
Biodiversity
Hope
Climate Chage
Climate Change
Biodiversity Loss
Religion

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

98 viewsWrite a comment

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

22 viewsWrite a comment

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

92 viewsWrite a comment

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

152 viewsWrite a comment

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

624 viewsWrite a comment

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

46 viewsWrite a comment

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

40 viewsWrite a comment

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

40 viewsWrite a comment

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

59 viewsWrite a comment

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

45 viewsWrite a comment

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

41 viewsWrite a comment

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

53 viewsWrite a comment

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.

70 viewsWrite a comment

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

69 viewsWrite a comment

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

43 viewsWrite a comment

Motto for Conserving the Endangered Sun Parakeet in Guyana

Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Apr 17, 2018
3 min

Motto for Conserving the Endangered Sun Parakeet in Guyana

While there we talked with the villagers who had been poaching the birds, and unfortunately, found out that some still are. Also, the repor

103 viewsWrite a comment

{"items":["5def88d12c735100174be048","5def88d141f99c0017d8b9a2","5def88ce8e59d9001750f961","5def88d1333b440017eb9fe4","5def88d1f4b6e200173322ae","5def88d0b8ec980017310a15","5def88d0f4b6e200173322ab","5def88d037f4560017f69006","5def88d08e59d9001750f966","5def88cf8b49fe0018969c8b","5def88d0ff16ee0017d4c63f","5def88d08e59d9001750f968","5def88d0af552b0017d2225b","5def88cfed13e00017cb82fa","5def88cfaad2700017f353ca","5def88cefa3b1f0018094035"],"styles":{"galleryType":"Columns","groupSize":1,"showArrows":true,"cubeImages":true,"cubeType":"fill","cubeRatio":1.3333333333333333,"isVertical":true,"gallerySize":940,"collageAmount":0,"collageDensity":0,"groupTypes":"1","oneRow":false,"imageMargin":16,"galleryMargin":0,"floatingImages":0,"chooseBestGroup":true,"smartCrop":false,"hasThumbnails":false,"enableScroll":true,"isGrid":true,"isSlider":false,"isColumns":false,"isSlideshow":false,"cropOnlyFill":false,"fixedColumns":1,"enableInfiniteScroll":true,"isRTL":false,"minItemSize":50,"rotatingGroupTypes":"","rotatingCubeRatio":"","gallerySliderImageRatio":1.7777777777777777,"numberOfImagesPerRow":1,"numberOfImagesPerCol":1,"groupsPerStrip":0,"borderRadius":0,"boxShadow":0,"gridStyle":1,"mobilePanorama":false,"placeGroupsLtr":false,"viewMode":"preview","thumbnailSpacings":4,"galleryThumbnailsAlignment":"bottom","isMasonry":false,"isAutoSlideshow":false,"slideshowLoop":false,"autoSlideshowInterval":4,"useCustomButton":false,"bottomInfoHeight":0,"titlePlacement":"SHOW_ON_THE_RIGHT","galleryHorizontalAlign":"center","galleryTextAlign":"center","galleryVerticalAlign":"center","scrollSnap":false,"itemClick":"expand","fullscreen":true,"allowSocial":true,"allowDownload":false,"allowTitle":true,"allowDescription":false,"loveButton":true,"loveCounter":false,"videoPlay":"hover","scrollAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","scrollDirection":0,"overlayAnimation":"FADE_IN","arrowsPosition":0,"arrowsSize":23,"watermarkOpacity":40,"watermarkSize":40,"useWatermark":true,"watermarkDock":{"top":"auto","left":"auto","right":0,"bottom":0,"transform":"translate3d(0,0,0)"},"loadMoreAmount":"all","defaultShowInfoExpand":1,"allowTitleExpand":true,"allowDescriptionExpand":true,"allowLinkExpand":true,"expandInfoPosition":0,"allowFullscreenExpand":true,"fullscreenLoop":false,"galleryAlignExpand":"left","addToCartBorderWidth":1,"addToCartButtonText":"","slideshowInfoSize":200,"playButtonForAutoSlideShow":false,"allowSlideshowCounter":false,"hoveringBehaviour":"NEVER_SHOW","thumbnailSize":120,"magicLayoutSeed":1,"imageHoverAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","calculateTextBoxHeightMode":"AUTOMATIC","calculateTextBoxWidthMode":"PERCENT","textBoxHeight":0,"textBoxWidth":200,"textBoxWidthPercent":50,"textImageSpace":10,"textBoxBorderRadius":0,"textBoxBorderWidth":0,"textsVerticalPadding":0,"textsHorizontalPadding":-30,"titleDescriptionSpace":6,"customButtonText":"","customButtonBorderWidth":1,"customButtonBorderRadius":0,"loadMoreButtonText":"","loadMoreButtonBorderWidth":1,"loadMoreButtonBorderRadius":0,"imageInfoType":"ATTACHED_BACKGROUND","itemBorderWidth":1,"itemBorderRadius":0,"itemEnableShadow":false,"itemShadowBlur":20,"itemShadowDirection":135,"itemShadowSize":10,"imageLoadingMode":"BLUR","expandAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imageQuality":90,"usmToggle":false,"usm_a":0,"usm_r":0,"usm_t":0,"videoSound":false,"videoSpeed":"1","videoLoop":true,"gallerySizeType":"px","gallerySizePx":940,"itemBorderColor":{"themeName":"color_12","value":"rgba(209,224,235,1)"},"galleryLayout":2,"modifiedGallerySize":true,"selectedLayout":"2|bottom|1|fill|true|0|true","layoutsVersion":2,"selectedLayoutV2":2,"isSlideshowFont":false,"externalInfoHeight":0,"externalInfoWidth":0.5},"container":{"width":940,"galleryWidth":972,"galleryHeight":1440,"scrollBase":0,"height":null}}

Join our mailing list and get your FREE copy of our Nurture Nature Guide