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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Two endangered Puerto Rican parrots were born in the wild in a natural nest found outside a national forest in the U.S. territory for the first time in 144 years, officials said Tuesday. Scientists discovered the nest in May near the Rio Abajo Nature Preserve in western Puerto Rico and monitored it with cameras until they saw the parrots take flight in late July, according to Natural Resources Secretary Carmen Guerrero. "The historical importance of this makes your hairs stand up," she said in a phone interview. "They're one of the top 10 most endangered birds in the world." The two parrots were born to birds that had been reintroduced into the wild by scientists in the Rio Abajo Nature Preserve, one of two breeding centers in the island located in western Puerto Rico. Parrots had previously been born in natural nests in 1973 and 1993 in El Yunque, the only tropical rain forest in the U.S. National Forest system that also serves as a

Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla became the first Caribbean leader to perform the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge on Sunday. The challenge sees participants dump buckets of cold ice water over their heads in an effort to raise awareness for the neurodegenerative disease. Those who perform the challenge the nominate others to do the same, and Garcia Padilla nominated Puerto Rican music star Ricky Martin and Puerto Rican lawmaker Jaime Perello Borras. The ice bucket campaign has been among the most successful internet charity campaigns in history. It has been taking the Internet by storm, and Garcia Padilla pitched in himself on Sunday with help from a local firefighting station in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico Governor Does ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, Nominates Ricky Martin