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Seychelles | October 27, 2017, Friday @ 10:00 in Environment » SPECIES | By: Sharon
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(Seychelles News Agency) - A new
DVD promoting the protection of the black parrot - Seychelles' national
bird - is expected to be launched by the Seychelles Islands Foundation.
The initiative comes at the end
of a song and poem competition organised by the foundation as part of its
efforts to protect the black parrot. The contest was opened to all primary and
secondary schools of the island nation. Around 100 entries were received and
winners were rewarded last Thursday.
“The winning songs will be
recorded and made into video clips. We will then give all participants a copy
of the DVD so that they can use for their educational activities. The
foundation will also use these DVDs as promotional materials” said Maria
Brioche, education and outreach programme officer of the foundation.
The black parrot is endemic to
the Seychelles, a group of islands in the western Indian Ocean. Found on the
island of Praslin, its main breeding area is the palm forest of the Vallee de
Mai Nature
Reserve, which is managed by the foundation. They can also be found at Fond
Peper in the Praslin National Park. The birds have also been seen on the
neighbouring island of Curieuse,
where they have been seen feeding though there is no evidence of breeding.
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