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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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    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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    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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    Parrots and People Carry Messages
    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    4 X 4 Parrot Conservation
    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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    Nicaragua, Here I Come!
    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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    It Takes a Village to Protect Parrots
    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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    Parrots and People of Latin America
    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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