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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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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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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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Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Feb 12, 2019
2 min

Parrots and People Carry Messages

We are journeying up and down the Pacific coast of Guatemala in the range of the endangered yellow-naped amazon. What message do we deliver

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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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Rainbow Over Guatemala - Returning the Scarlet Macaw

Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Oct 30, 2018
3 min

Rainbow Over Guatemala - Returning the Scarlet Macaw

Our hope is that the colors that once flew here - the oranges, the reds, and yellows of the scarlet macaw - return to Southern Guatemala. T

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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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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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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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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

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Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Dec 12, 2017
3 min

4 X 4 Parrot Conservation

We don’t want to lose the population here on the Pacific coast of Honduras, well, first, because this culture and parrot families matter. An

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Freedom in Nicaragua for People and Parrots

Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Nov 28, 2017
2 min

Freedom in Nicaragua for People and Parrots

Really what One Earth Conservation is after is freedom, for none are free until all are free. This is the work of conservation. This is the

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by Gail Koelln

Nov 21, 2017
2 min

Nicaragua, Here I Come!

I am so excited to be going on my first trip ever to Latin America. I’ll be joining LoraKim and nine other North Americans from December 2 t

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Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Jul 6, 2017
1 min

It Takes a Village to Protect Parrots

What can be more fun than joining young children with sharp eyesight and a passion for counting parrots? Not only is it fun, it builds hope

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Endangered Yellow-Faced Parrots in Paraguay

Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Nov 1, 2016
3 min

Endangered Yellow-Faced Parrots in Paraguay

The yellow-faced parrot is newly documented in Paraguay. We went to find out more about them, and did we ever!

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Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Aug 12, 2016
2 min

Parrots and People of Latin America

Today we journey to the Valle Department of Southern Honduras. We wind through sandy beaches and mangrove canals to get to where the last yellow-naped amazons are on the Pacific coast of Honduras. We have just finished two parrot counts over the last 24 hours, and on our way out we visit families with homed parrots. (Counting parrots in Valle, Honduras - looking towards the mangrove swamps shown above) Orange-fronted parakeet on floor next to stove One of first stops is Tio'

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