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https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/to-safeguard-a-rare-brazilian-woodpecker-an-ngo-bought-out-its-habitat/>
"Conservationist George Georgiadis vividly remembers the first time he saw
Kaempfer’s woodpecker, a species once thought to be on the brink of extinction.
He heard its drumming, then the bird flew out from the bush, filling the forest
with its dramatic cackle. The encounter inspired Georgiadis, co-founder of the
Araguaia Institute, a conservation NGO, to dedicate himself to the protection
of the rare bird and its habitat, the Cerrado savanna in Brazil.
It’s been five years since several hundred hectares of Cerrado landscape in the
state of Tocantins became the first sanctuary for Kaempfer’s woodpecker
(
Celeus obrieni). The area that once faced an ever-expanding agricultural
frontier and the danger of wildfires became a reserve after the land was
acquired privately. Although still facing risks, this area is now part of a
growing network of protected lands safeguarding the woodpecker and other
threatened species of the Cerrado."
Via
Future Crunch:
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https://futurecrunch.com/good-news-breastfeeding-trachoma-iraq-golden-lion-tamarin-brazil/>
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
