根据划线词上文“Years ago, Montoya made extra money by selling macaw eggs and babies as pets — not realizing that(几年前,蒙托亚通过出售金刚鹦鹉卵和幼崽作为宠物赚了额外的钱——他没有意识到)”及下文“When she learned the number of macaws was rapidly declining, Montoya decided to become a ...
The number of scarlet macaws appears to be in decline from the loss of the rainforests due to logging and land clearing. This loss is bolstered by the frequency with which it’s poached for sale on the international pet trade and, less commonly, hunted for the value of its feathers and ...