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| Macaws in the famous sky over Holland |
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Friday, January 06 2006 @ 03:42 PM UTC
Contributed by: roelantjonker
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20 years ago I first heard about Macaws flying freely in my home country of the Netherlands. I was watching a television show presented by famous Dutch comedian and nature show host Ivo de Wijs. He talked about a 17th century estate in the west of The Netherlands that was recently bought by the national forest service. He pictured the audience a romantic view on the history of the estate with many tropical plants that, like magic, got a foothold in its 17th century landscape.
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| Greek officials hunt for diseased German parrots |
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Tuesday, January 03 2006 @ 09:33 AM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
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3 January 2006
ATHENS - Greek officials began a hunt to track down some 30 parrots imported from Germany which are believed to be carrying a disease that can be passed on to humans, news reports said Tuesday.
Officials in Pireaus, near Athens, said they were starting to track down the birds after they were suspected of having Chlamydia Psittaci, or parrot fever, the Greek daily Kathimerini reported.
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| Who is Stealing the Wild Parrots of Brooklyn? |
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Monday, October 10 2005 @ 11:28 PM UTC
Contributed by: brooklynparrots
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The poachers arrived around 2:00 AM, travelling on bicycles so that sleeping residents did not hear their stealthy approach. They parked their bikes and the leader climbed up the Con Ed power pole until he was within arms' reach of the wild parrot nest. He threw a net over the nest, captured several terrified parrots, and handed down his quarry to a second man, who stuffed the birds into a carrier. The poachers remounted their bikes, rode a few blocks East, climbed another pole, and repeated their operation. Then the thieves were gone, departing as quietly as they had arrived.
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| Birds bid Roaring Fork Valley adieu, as The Gabriel Foundation forced to move |
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Monday, October 03 2005 @ 03:29 AM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
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By Naomi Havlen; October 2, 2005
It's a bittersweet farewell this weekend for about 150 of the Roaring Fork Valley's most colorful, feathery residents.
The birds that live at The Gabriel Foundation, a parrot rescue and adoption agency located in Emma, have found a new home in Elizabeth, 35 miles south of Denver. The nonprofit had been taking in abandoned or mistreated parrots in their Eagle County and then Pitkin County locations, and adopting them out to good homes nationwide, but was cited for land-use violations by both counties.
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| Philatelic praise for Pacific's parrots and pigeons |
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Monday, October 03 2005 @ 03:18 AM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 6579
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19-09-2005
Two new sets of BirdLife International stamps have been issued highlighting the diversity of the Pacific's birds. A number of the species illustrated have never previously featured on a stamp.
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Conservation Program Prepares Captive Parrots For Life In The Wild - Texas A&MThese parrots once roamed the American Southwest. Scientists are trying to help them : Short Wave - NPRTHE PARROT KING - National Audubon SocietyDoes parrot farming protect wild species? Wildlife trade researchers review the evidence - The ConversationNew Study Urges Caution Over Growing Trade in Captive-bred parrots - World Animal ProtectionCritically endangered parakeets get a new home on New Zealand island - MongabayVantara reintroduces 41 extinct-in-the-wild Spix’s Macaws in Brazil - Nation ThailandThis unorthodox method is saving baby parrots from extinction - National GeographicWorld Parrot Day: Wild Africa, World Parrot Trust call for stronger protection of parrots in Nigeria - EnviroNews NigeriaFinalists for 2025 Indianapolis Prize helping protect parrots, manatees, jaguars and more - IndyStar'Another record' expected as more captive-bred orange-bellied parrots released - Australian Broadcasting CorporationBreaking Chains, Saving Wings: Wildlife SOS-GSPCA and Forest Department Rescue Parrots from Captivity - Pune Times MirrorCelebrating World Parrot Day: Introducing the IUCN SSC Wild Parrot Specialist Group to Boost Global Parrot Conservation - International Union for Conservation of NatureFIU conservation scientists give trafficked, endangered parrots fighting chance - FIU NewsChina’s plans to trace wildlife trade risks inflaming trafficking, critics warn - MongabayUC student's parrot conservation work featured in new docuseries - University of CincinnatiFor ‘extinct’ Spix’s macaw, successful comeback is overshadowed by uncertainty - MongabayCurrent protected areas not enough to save parrots from extinction: Study - MongabaySingapore’s Wild Bird Trade Raises Troubling Questions About African Grey Parrots - WCS NewsroomRare orange-bellied parrot chick born at Victorian wildlife conservation park - Pulse TasmaniaAfrican grey parrots – cruel conservation concern and pandemic threat discovered in vodou markets - World Animal Protectionillegal trade in parrots punished with strong convictions - International Fund for Animal Welfare | IFAWSaving parrots in the illegal wildlife trade with DNA technology - Earth.comCan We Conserve Endangered Parrots By Keeping Them In Cities? - ForbesEU’s legal loophole feeds gray market for world’s rarest parrot - MongabayHow To Save Wild Parrots: Some Suggestions From Grey Parrots - ForbesTexas A&M Researchers Apply Free-Flight Training To Parrot Conservation - Texas A&MParrots - Defenders of WildlifeCelebrating World Parrot Day: Costa Rica's Commitment to Conservation and Awareness : - The Tico TimesVideo: Thousands of illegally caught African gray parrots being rehabilitated - MongabayArizona’s Extirpated, Native Parrots - MeatEaterField Notes: Reinvigorating wild parrot populations with captive birds - MongabayThe Kākāpō Parrot Returns To New Zealand - Science FridaySome of San Francisco's iconic wild parrots are sick. Meet the people who are saving them. - SFGATETrade in African Grey Parrots for Belief-Based Use: Insights From West Africa's Largest Traditional Medicine Market - FrontiersSaving the blue parrots of South America - BBC EarthUS Fish And Wildlife Provides Funding To Help Conserve The Puerto Rican Parrot - ForbesThere are 14 wild orange-bellied parrots left – this summer is our last chance to save them - The ConversationJuan Carlos Cantú - Defenders of WildlifeSaving flightless parrots from extinction - BBC Wildlife MagazineOrange-bellied parrot shows there’s more to saving endangered species than captive breeding - The ConversationMore capacity building funds needed for small nonprofit conservation groups (commentary) - MongabayEcho parakeet management programme - ZSLGlobal trade in African grey parrots banned - Phys.org(PDF) Advancing Genetic Methods in the Study of Parrot Biology and Conservation - researchgate.netSingapore's wild bird trade raises troubling questions about African grey parrots - Phys.orgThis parrot was thought to be extinct in the wild — until a farmer spotted one - The Washington PostInternational trade in African grey parrots banned - MongabayAfrican grey parrot has global summit to thank for protected status | Illegal wildlife trade - The GuardianRare Parrots Rebound In New Zealand And Australia - WorldAtlasCritically Endangered Parrot Bounces Back in Huge Conservation Victory - ScienceAlertEndangered Neotropical Parrots Inform In Situ and Ex Situ - researchgate.netConservation Concern for the Deteriorating Geographical Range of the Grey Parrot in Cameroon - Wiley Online LibraryHabitat Preferences of the Grey Parrot in Heterogeneous Vegetation Landscapes and Their Conservation Implications - Wiley Online LibraryFlorida's Wild Parrots Are Being Poached, Sold On the Internet, and It's Perfectly Legal - The Weather ChannelParrots Seized from Congolese Traffickers in April 2022 released to the wild - Modern GhanaHow hobby bird breeders believe they can help save endangered parrots - Australian Broadcasting CorporationHopes of saving orange-bellied parrot hang on foster baby - Australian Broadcasting CorporationForest conservation: Saving the endangered Cape parrot’s natural habitat by planting one tree at a time - Daily MaverickDon’t give up on orange-bellied parrots yet, there’s still hope - The ConversationUWEC releases back into the wild rehabilitated African grey parrots - Nilepost NewsUWEC unveils African Grey Parrot Conservation Center - ChimpReportsWorld Sensation: Return of a Parrot Species Extinct in the Wild – Project Updates - lifePRParrots Seized from Congolese Traffickers Released to the Wild - SoftPower NewsWorld sensation: Return of a parrot species extinct in the wild - lifePREarth Wire -- Global trade in wild African Grey Parrot banned, U.N. meeting rules - ANTARA News119 Grey African Parrots seized from Congolese traffickers released to the wild - standardmedia.co.keUWEC opens Uganda’s first grey parrot conservation centre - Daily MonitorUganda releases parrots seized from Congolese traffickers - PML Daily
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On November 17th, crews from United Illuminating, the USDA, and the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection began killing off Connecticut's population of free-range monk parakeets (otherwise known as monk parrots) using carbon dioxide gas.
