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Wildlife Messengers

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Wildlife Messengers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the purpose of conserving wildlife and habitats through scientific research, on-the-ground action, and communication. https://wildlifemessengers.org

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Mongabay@mongabay.com · 3mo ago

On Indonesia’s Seram Island, the Huaulu Indigenous community is adapting a centuries-old coming-of-age ritual to protect the endangered salmon-crested cockatoo. Instead of hunting birds for ceremonial feathers, they now use naturally shed ones from rescue centers. @basten.bsky.social reports.

On an Indonesian island, an ancient ritual evolves to protect an endangered cockatoo

An Indigenous community on Indonesia’s Seram Island is preserving a centuries-old coming-of-age ritual while helping protect the endangered salmon-crested cockatoo, a new study has found. The study,…

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Science Magazine@science.org · 8mo ago

On Peru’s arid coast, some ancient elites signaled their power and standing by wearing headdresses festooned with brilliantly colored feathers from birds found in distant rainforests. A new study reveals how they acquired these showy ornaments more than 800 years ago. https://scim.ag/4sJOOZf

Ancient Peruvians transported live parrots across the Andes Pre-Inca elites wore headdresses made of feathers from Amazonian macaws