How drug cartels destroy the last habitat of Mexico’s thick-billed parrot (commentary)

Mongabay
Jul 14, 2025, 11:46 am32 pts
While supporting conservation research in Mexico’s Sierra Madre Occidental with teams from the U.S.-based Columbia University and San Diego Zoo Global, I assisted in work involving the endangered thick-billed parrot. That experience — observing their habitat and the threats it faces — made clear how…

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