1.0American Bird Conservancyhttps://abcbirds.orgJordan Rutterhttps://abcbirds.org/author/jordan/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="JkdZncjoOS"><a href="https://abcbirds.org/news/will-french-energy-company-voltalia-doom-an-endangered-brazilian-parrot/">Will French Energy Company Voltalia Doom an Endangered Brazilian Parrot?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://abcbirds.org/news/will-french-energy-company-voltalia-doom-an-endangered-brazilian-parrot/embed/#?secret=JkdZncjoOS" width="600" height="338" title="“Will French Energy Company Voltalia Doom an Endangered Brazilian Parrot?” — American Bird Conservancy" data-secret="JkdZncjoOS" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://abcbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Lears-Macaws-by-Maggie-Forrester_news.png610400French energy company Voltalia is rapidly pushing forward with construction of a wind energy facility that threatens the Endangered Lear’s Macaw, a parrot that numbers only about 2,000 individuals and exists solely in the Brazilian state of Bahia. The project is destroying Lear’s Macaw habitat and once operational, will put the parrots at risk of fatal collisions with turbines. Conservation groups have pleaded with the company to relocate the project to minimize impacts, but Voltalia is continuing with construction.