16 Bird Species Saved by Conservation Efforts
August 28, 2006 — Filed in: Conservation
But many more are under threat
Some of the most beautiful and rare types of birds, ranging from the Norfolk Island green parrot to the Mauritius parakeet, were critically endangered in 1994 with populations less than 100. Dr Stuart Butchart, an expert with the British-based group BirdLife International, has now conducted a global audit of 27 of the threatened species.
