2.Establish a captive population on the mainland as soon as possible to protect against catastrophic loss of the species and to assist in analysis of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER), Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program, US Fish and Wildlife World’s rarest Amazon parrot in struggle for survival The world’s population of about 600 Puerto Rican Amazons (Amazona vittata) resides in … In this Nov. 6, 2018 photo, Puerto Rican parrots huddle in a flight cage at the Iguaca Aviary in El Yunque, Puerto Rico, where the U.S. Puerto Rican Parrot Comeback. Puerto Rico’s Parrot Population Is Slowly Recovering Although the wild birds seem reluctant to breed, dozens of fledglings have successfully hatched in captivity. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has also provided a grant of $11 million to support this work. Greg Breining; Conservation; Sep 28, 2015; HIGH IN THE VINE-ENTANGLED HILLS of western Puerto Rico’s Rio Abajo State Forest, Ricardo Valentin sits amid the parrot cages of José L. Vivaldi Memorial Aviary and complains of an “egg tsunami.” Puerto Rico’s Parrot Population Is Slowly Recovering Although the wild birds seem reluctant to breed, dozens of fledglings have successfully hatched in captivity. Biologists are trying to save the last of the endangered Puerto Rican parrots after more than half the population of the ... parrot recovery program coordinator for Puerto Rico… The U.S. and Puerto Rican governments launched a program in 1972 that eventually led to the creation of three breeding centers. Estamos en el … RECOMMENDATIONS - PUERTO RICAN PARROT PVA 1.Establish a collaborative Recovery and Captive Masterplan program in 1989. Fish & Wildlife Service runs a parrot recovery program in collaboration with the Forest Service and the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Parrots International was honored to receive the “US Fish and Wildlife Puerto Rican Parrot Partnership Award” from the head of the US Fish and Wildlife Authority at an official ceremony in the U.S Capital, LBJ Room, Washington, D.C. for involvement with the Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program. The Puerto Rican Parrot (Amazona vittata) is the only native parrot in Puerto Rico and it is an endangered species since 1967. 'We have a lot of work to do,' said Gustavo Olivieri, parrot recovery program coordinator for Puerto Rico's Department of Natural Resources. Their main goals are as listed: 1. In this Nov. 6, 2018 photo, Puerto Rican parrots feast inside one of the flying cages in the Iguaca Aviary at El Yunque, were the U.S. The recovery program for the Puerto Rican parrot is an interagency effort between the USFWS, the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, and the U.S. Forest Service. Once nearly extinct, a rare parrot is staging a surprise recovery. For the first time, Puerto Rican parrots now reside outside of the island and will serve as conservation ambassadors for the Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program, a multi … 2. Fish & Wildlife, Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program, after Hurricane Maria affected their facilities in El Yunque rainforest. The Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program was making great strides to renew the population and at last count, before Hurricanes Irma and Maria, there were almost 60 parrots in the wild.