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.

By: CBS News

May 27 2024
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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]