"These birds are like part of my family, says Guevara, who has been feeding macaws for the past five years. It fills my heart with joy."
"If they don't find a place where they can breed, there will be no new generation of macaws, warns biologist Maria Lourdes Gonzalez."
"Officials are taking these old palm trees down in several parks and public spaces as they try to beautify the city, which threatens the macaws' nesting."
Karem Guevara feeds blue and gold macaws daily from her apartment, forming a bond with them. These birds, now common in Caracas, are not native and rely on specific palm trees for nesting. However, city authorities are removing these trees to beautify the city, which threatens the macaws' breeding. Biologist Maria Lourdes Gonzalez warns that without suitable nesting sites, the macaw population could decline significantly in the coming years, as they depend on decaying chaguaramo palms for reproduction.
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