Launch of a new book on the Tricahue parrot in northern Chile

The text presents important antecedents about the knowledge of the ecology of this subspecies of the Burrowing Parrot that the State of Chile recognizes as "Vulnerable" in the South of its distribution (regions of O'Higgins and Maule) and as "Endangered" in the North (Atacama and Coquimbo regions).

The academics of the Department of Biology of the University of La Serena, Drs. Francisco Squeo and Renzo Vargas, recently launched the book ''Natural History of the Tricahue Parrot in Northern Chile'', a text that seeks to document the natural history of the Tricahue parrot in a graphic way and with concise stories that present the knowledge acquired throughout of the project carried out by both researchers.
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''We concentrate our stories in the North, due (…) to the need to report locally. Starting from the premise that nobody keeps what they do not value and nobody values ​​what they do not know, we undertake this task that we hope will take us to every corner of the Tricahue's distribution area to tell children and adults, students and businessmen and above everything to decision makers, why we have to conserve the Tricahue, why it represents a marvel of animal evolution and what is the value and meaning it has for society,'' the scientists say in this publication from Editorial Universidad from La Serena.
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''Natural History of the Tricahue Parrot in the North of Chile'', presents important antecedents about the knowledge of the ecology of this subspecies of the Burrowing Parrot that the State of Chile recognizes as ''Vulnerable'' in the South of its distribution (regions de O'Higgins and Maule) and as ''Endangered'' in the North (Atacama and Coquimbo regions). In addition, it exposes antecedents related to its conservation, the threats to its survival and the activities that are carried out within the framework of the Program for the Conservation and Management of the Tricahue Parrot of the U. de La Serena.
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This book can be purchased at the University of La Serena Bookstore (Prat 446) and is available in digital format through the page www.biouls.cl.
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