Abby Connolly
It’s taken years, lots of hard work, and lots of trial and error to eliminate the invasive plant species and grow thriving native plants to help the Azores bullfinch. Various projects have gone underway, and there’s been a lot of trial and error.
However, thanks to the outreach and education introduced by the Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds about the Azores bullfinch, more people have joined the effort to save them. Around 1,100 acres of laurel forest have been restored, and certain areas contain thriving amounts of native plants like Macronesian holly and Azorean cedar, essential to the bird’s diet and lifestyle.
In 2016, the Azores bullfinch was downgraded from critically endangered to “vulnerable” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Today, approximately over 1,000 Priolos are living happily on their native island.
How amazing is that?
The story of the Azores bullfinch is quite optimistic and proves that if we pay close attention to our environment and give it the true care it needs, all its creatures can thrive.
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