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Status and Conservation

The imperial amazon is a critically endangered species with only around 50 individuals remaining in the wild. Efforts are being made to protect habitat and breed the parrots in captivity to help increase the population.

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Status and Conservation

The imperial amazon is a critically endangered species with only around 50 individuals remaining in the wild. Efforts are being made to protect habitat and breed the parrots in captivity to help increase the population.

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Status and conservation[edit]

The imperial amazon is a critically endangered species. There are estimated to be only about 50
mature individuals left in the wild as of 2019.[12] There have been many efforts to help the habitat for
these parrots. With the help of Dominica's Forestry, and the Wildlife and Parks Division and the Rare
Species Conservatory Foundation (RSCF), areas such as the Northern Forest Reserve and the
Central Forest Reserve are protected.[13] However areas adjacent to the Northern Forest Reserve
and the Central Forest Reserve remain unprotected. [13] Efforts are being made to help make other
areas of Dominica protected. Many of the organizations have helped create groups of people to
raise awareness, provide education, and conduct research. [14] The educational programs held in
Dominica have reduced the bird trade. [14] The first successful breeding of this species by humans
was conducted in 2011.[13] The captive-bred parrot developed fully in 12 weeks and resembled the
wild imperial amazon parrots.[15] No one really knew what the reproductive potential of these parrots
was. The imperial amazon has the lowest reproductive potential of any of the Amazona species.[15]

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