The Aruba Birdlife Conservation organization is rallying for the preservation of the local ground owl, the Shoco, by requesting that it gain the status of national bird of Aruba. At the moment, the shy, burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia arubensis) has not obtained a protected status and is threatened by a variety of predators such as boa constrictors and other dangers, among others, mass tourism. Therefore, the organization is seeking a protected status for this rare bird.
The Aruba Birdlife Conservation organization aims to protect Aruban biodiversity in general and birds in particular. Among other things, the foundation focuses on increasing the survival chances of species of wild birds by promoting their preservation and conservation.
To sign a petition, you may write to aruba.birdlife.conservation@gmail.com
See the shoco here:
For original article (in Dutch), see http://caribemagazine.nl/bloggen/nieuws/shoco-als-nationale-vogel-aruba.html
We hope you are successful in this endeavor-the Burrowing Olw is our official bird in Cape Coral Fl. It is on the species of specia concern list-check out our website.www.ccfriendsofwildlife.org
By: Pascha on March 6, 2011
at 8:15 pm