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"Since 2004—when I had two records on Rote Island off West Timor—remarkably I have had no records outside Lautem district in Timor-Leste, with the conclusion that they have become increasingly ...
News Timor Oriental » Lautem: Timor green pigeon could go extinct without immediate action, study finds
The extremely rare Timor green pigeon has fewer than 500 individuals left in the wild, according to a recent study. Researchers say its extinction risk must be revised from endangered to critically ...
News Timor Oriental » Lautem: Timor green pigeon 'likely to go extinct' without urgent action, according to scientists
In total, there were 96 records of Timor green pigeon, with 74 in Timor-Leste and the majority of these in Lautem district. The majority (82%) of the sightings were located in protected areas, ...
News Timor Oriental » Lautem: Timor green pigeon ‘likely to go extinct’ without urgent action
Jafet Potenzo Lopes, an author of the study from Conservation International, said: “I was born in Lautem District and have been working here as a conservationist for many years. But so much has ...