Experts from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance have determined where the endangered species Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha, known as the thick-billed ara, whose primary nesting habitat is pine forests in northwestern Mexico, go to winter. These animals make the migration to the southern part of the Western Sierra Madre range every October. There, according to the researchers, these birds spend a little less than half a year.
The researchers pointed out that only 8.5 per cent of the area where the thick-billed ara is overwintering is currently protected. As noted by experts, the rest of this territory is under the threat of logging for timber harvesting and agricultural development. In total, according to scientists, only 20 per cent of the entire habitat of this endangered species is protected.
