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Sep 11, 2023

Celebrating COLORES - Parrot Conservation in Guatemala

In Guatemala, hope for the endangered parrots hope never truly dies because beauty is eternal in parrot, forest, and people.

LoraKim Joyner

Jun 30, 2022

The Peace of Wild Parrots

Birds are good for us - they help us come into a sense of peaceful interconnection.

LoraKim Joyner

Jan 25, 2022

Down for the Count

In July Honduras and Guatemala came together to do the first binational count of the endangered yellow-headed parrot. We found low numbers.

Vinaceous-breasted Amazon: The Parrot of the Gods

LoraKim Joyner

Jan 4, 2022

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.

LoraKim Joyner

Jul 20, 2021

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...

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

LoraKim Joyner

Mar 23, 2021

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.

by Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Jul 25, 2019

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

by LoraKim Joyner and Gail Koelln

May 1, 2019

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

Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Apr 18, 2019

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

Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Apr 11, 2019

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

Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Feb 20, 2019

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

Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Jan 29, 2019

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

Breaking the Illegal Wildlife Trade Chain Through Economic Support

Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Dec 4, 2018

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

Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Nov 5, 2018

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

Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Oct 1, 2018

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

Mountains of Hope for Parrots in Paraguay

Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Sep 25, 2018

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

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

Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Sep 19, 2018

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

Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Aug 14, 2018

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

Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Jul 11, 2018

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.

Parrots in Guatemala's Mangroves Few and Far Between

Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Jun 19, 2018

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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