A rare raptor symbolizes Brazil’s reforestation revival

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A rare raptor symbolizes Brazil’s reforestation revival

Forest corridors such as this one, in western São Paulo state, are crucial to the survival of endangered animal and plant species. Photo: Laurie Hedges

Measuring roughly 60 centimeters high with striking eyes and a spectacular black crest, the appearance of the endangered Ornate Hawk-Eagle in a fragment of Atlantic Forest in western São Paulo state came as a shock to local biologists — and validation that nearby reforestation efforts are bearing fruit.

The Ornate Hawk-Eagle is an apex predator, and as such typically only lives in well-balanced ecosystems with abundant fauna and dense vegetation…

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