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Many inhabitants and visitors in the R\u00edo Negro northeast region<\/a> have noticed an overpopulation of Burrowing Parrots<\/a><\/strong> in the city. Some have even said they are a plague. However, the Doctor in Natural Sciences and well-known Argentine Biologist Juan Masello<\/strong> explains this curious situation as a sign of weakness \u2013rather than strength- of the parrot colony. \u201cWhat happens is that this winter was very hard for them. They didn\u2019t have enough food; so many individuals could not reach an adequate physical condition to reproduce<\/strong>. This is the reason why they are in town and not in their nesting area\u201d, said Mr. Masello in an interview for Noticias Net.<\/p>\n El C\u00f3ndor<\/a> natural reserve in Rio Negro<\/strong>, located near El C\u00f3ndorbeach, is the only unprotected area in this territory, and it is currently affected by a series of threats<\/strong> such as forest clearing and garbage dumps. Additionally, there is an intense real-estate pressure This is the richest bird reserve of the Patagonian northeast region, although 9 out of the 164 species that inhabit this region are globally threatened<\/strong> (Rhea, Magellan Penguin, Black-browed Albatross, Southern Giant Petrel, Chilean Flamingo, Ruddy-headed Sheldgoose, Olrog\u2019s Gull, Yellow Cardinal, and Pampas Meadowlark). Moreover, this reserve, extending along 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) of cliffs, is home to a nesting mixed colony<\/strong> of Burrowing Parrots, swallows, and various birds of prey, which play Together with other researchers and the support of entities such as Fundaci\u00f3n Patagonia Natural (Natural Patagonia Foundation), Fundaci\u00f3n Aves Argentinas (Argentine Birds Foundation) and WCS, Wildlife Conservation Society (a bird-protection organization in New York), Mr. Masello has had the initiative of proposing a bill explaining the advantages of declaring El Condor Reserve a protected area to be recognized as one of the Important Bird Areas <\/strong>(IBAs), which are also promoted by BirdLife International<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Apparently, making the reserve a tourist point for birdwatching <\/strong>is the only way to protect the area and draw the attention of legislators. In times of natural disasters and campaigns aimed at undoing the effects of man-made catastrophes<\/strong>, it is time to repair and push to give birth to a new citizen conscience, or rather, a new human conscience<\/strong>. Although thousands of kilometers away from Katrina hurricane or Indonesian tidal waves, our lands\u2019 inhabitants (people and animals) are not safe from suffering the effects of a global threat. In order to deal with this situation, it is essential to build a global conscience<\/strong>.\u00a0 And a fundamental element of this global conscience is the environmental conscience<\/strong>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Man is active, and the consequences of his actions are sometimes constructive and sometimes devastating. Acting in favor of the conservation of areas rich in biodiversity is a significant step to repair damage, and also to preserve our natural heritage Many inhabitants and visitors in the R\u00edo Negro northeast region have noticed an overpopulation of… Read on<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7428,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[64,196,164],"tags":[66],"class_list":{"0":"post-6842","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-eco-patagonia","8":"category-flora-y-fauna-de-la-patagonia","9":"category-viedma-patagones","10":"tag-especies-en-peligro"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6842"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6842\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7438,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6842\/revisions\/7438"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"La](\"\/images\/aves_mirador_la_loberia1.jpg\")
<\/strong>that results in a growing number of lots for sale, with the consequent natural habitat break up and the resulting unplanned urbanization.<\/p>\n![\"Chorlito](\"\/images\/aves_chorlitodoblecollar_ramonmollerjensen.jpg\")
essential roles for maintaining the ecosystem<\/strong>.<\/p>\n![\"Andean](\"\/images\/aves_condorandino_simberti.jpg\")
This is not as bad as it seems, because El C\u00f3ndor can make a considerable contribution to the development of tourism in the region<\/strong>.<\/p>\n