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    eBulletin Aleteo    No. 48
 Feb 2009 
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Splendeuptychia ackeryi New species of "moustached" butterfly
A new species of butterfly with a moustache has been discovered and described by ProAves affiliated researcher Blanca Huertas and co-workers on Proyecto YARE. The new species is called the Magdalena Valley Ringlet Splendeuptychia ackeryi. Read more.
Ecological easement 2009 Palm Sunday campaign begins!
With more than 500 people, ProAves and partners launched the 8th Reconcile with Nature campaign on 7 March, 2009, in San Francisco, Cundinamarca, to generate awareness for the protection of the Wax Palm and Yellow-eared Parrot this Easter. Read more.
Eco-volunteers Volunteers urgently needed
ProAves launched its EcoVolunteer Program with amazing opportunities and special offers for anyone interested to help biodiversity conservation and protect critical habitats for threatened species in Colombia. Read more.
Shared responsibility "Shared responsibility" initiative
ProAves participated with the Vice-President of Colombia to launch the "Shared responsibility" initiative in Tolima to generate awareness of the disastrous environmental impacts caused by illegal drugs. Read more.
LoroBus Parrot Bus visits department of Boyacá
Three new municipalities of Colombia were visited by ProAves' Parrot Bus in February, with over 1,000 participants. To date the Parrot Bus has visited 148 municipalities reaching more than 73,000 children who learned about conservation. Read more.
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