Unit 6
Lesson C
Write about a puertorican animal that is in danger. Why is it in danger? What happen to it in th future?
The puerto rican parrot has been andangered species since 1967. It can be found in the Yunque forest only. Is the only native parrot on the island. The most threatening cause of parrot ectinction is hurricanes. Parrots are suceptible to predator attacs. Without the parrot, may other species will suffer.
Today are less than thirty Amazona vittata living in the wild of the island. Puerto rican parrot recovery plan it involved scientist, and managers from the U.S fish and wild life service, the U.S forest service, and the puertorico department of natural and environmental resources, protect the parrot. In september 1989, hurricane hugo destroy more than half the parrots in the wild.
