Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican parrot threatened by more intense, climate-driven hurricanes
Hurricane Maria nearly wiped out an endangered parrot in Puerto Rico, highlighting the grave threat climate change-fueled storms pose to endangered species.
There were 56 wild, endangered Puerto Rican parrots living around El Yunque National Forest before Hurricane Maria in 2017. After the storm, there was only one survivor.
"I'll admit that a couple of times I just cried," said Tom White, a biologist wi... [4765 chars]
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