Indigenous-Led Conservation Helps Save Endangered Cockatoo
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Indigenous-led conservation helps save endangered cockatoo
An Indigenous community in Indonesia has found a way to protect one of the world's rarest cockatoos without abandoning a centuries-old sacred tradition, according to new research led by The Australian National University (ANU), Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) and Perkumpulan Konservasi Kakatua Indonesia (KKI). The research is published in the Journal of Ethnobiology.
On Seram, a new ‘feather bank’ protects both an endangered cockatoo and a centuries-old transition ritual. Subscribe to the newsletter! Want the latest science news fresh in your inbox every day? Or every week? Subscribe to the newsletter here! For centuries, young men of the Huaulu community wore feathers of the Moluccan cockatoo during an important […] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl.
Indigenous-led conservation efforts boost survival of endangered cockatoos
A Sacred Feather Could Help Save One of the World’s Rarest Cockatoos On Seram Island in Indonesia, an endangered cockatoo is at the center of an unusual conservation breakthrough. The Huaulu Indigenous community has adapted a centuries-old initiation ceremony so that young men can continue to observe a sacred tradition without hunting wild birds. Instead […]
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