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| Parrots' colour scheme is a real cracker |
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Monday, August 08 2005 @ 06:00 AM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
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 By Deborah Smith Science Editor
July 23, 2005
Now the puzzle of the unique colour scheme of the Australian eclectus parrot has been solved in an eight-year study by researchers who climbed tall rainforest trees to observe them in their nests.
Robert Heinsohn, of the Australian National University, said the males and females were so different-looking they were originally mistaken as separate species. "There is no other bird like it," he said.
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| Kitsap WA’s parrots remain free birds |
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Monday, August 08 2005 @ 05:34 AM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 7689
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BRENT CHAMPACO; The News Tribune Published: July 16th, 2005 12:01 AM
A now-famous colony of Quaker parrots, whose home atop a South Kitsap cell phone tower ignited a passionate animal rights debate, has gone on the lam.
Cingular Wireless was getting ready to replace the animals’ 60-foot-tall tower with one nearly twice as tall. State wildlife officials decided the birds should be captured and relocated to a more controlled environment.
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| Parrots Name Each Other |
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Monday, July 18 2005 @ 11:12 PM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 7350
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 By Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News July 11, 2005
Humans invented the names Big Bird and Tweety Bird, but new evidence suggests at least one species of parrot creates its own names for friends and family members.
Since vocal labeling indicates that the namer must first be able to imagine the individual or object in its mind,the discovery likely means bird thoughts and communication are far more complex and closer to human levels than previously realized.
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| Monk Parrots in Greewood Cemetery, Brooklyn NY |
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Saturday, July 09 2005 @ 02:30 PM UTC
Contributed by: Birdlover
Views: 9141
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Does anyone know if it is possible to move the nests in Edgewater, NJ to a safer place for the birds? They have been nesting in Brooklyn, at the Greenwood Cemetery for years. There has to be some way to protect these birds.
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Most Recent Post: 07/29 10:05PM by EdgewaterParrots
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| Kakapo chicks ready to leave home |
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Friday, June 10 2005 @ 05:41 PM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 5246
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 Nelson's rarest chicks have become awkward teenagers, and it won't be long before they are kicked out of home.
Four kakapo chicks are being handraised at a rented house in a secret location in Nelson [New Zealand]. Five were taken from their home near Stewart Island in April after failing to put on weight in the wild.
Department of Conservation kakapo technical officer Daryl Eason said although one had died the remaining chicks were thriving.
10 June 2005
By SALLY KIDSON
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| Quaker Parakeet Nest Teardowns in Edgewater, New Jersey |
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Tuesday, May 17 2005 @ 08:09 PM UTC
Contributed by: brooklynparrots
Views: 12289
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This Monday, May 17th, PSE&G crews destroyed a significant number of nests built by wild Quaker (AKA "monk") parakeets in Edgewater, New Jersey. This action was not unexpected, but it was very painful to watch. What follows is my report.
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What happened to them? - Mongabay.comTo Save Endangered Species, Should We Bring Them Into Our Cities? - SmithsonianLegal Poaching Is Threatening Miami's Wild Parrots - Miami New TimesParrot-inspired robots track birds across remote landscapes - GeographicalAustin's green parrots deserve a stable home - UT The Daily TexanSocial marketing campaigns can help threatened wildlife species recover - Science DailyTwo rare macaws on show at Bird Park - The Straits TimesParrot that inspired 2011 blockbuster film Rio among bird species that have disappeared - CBC.caPhotos: These animals are bouncing back from the brink of extinction - National GeographicRed-crowned parrots wander into Texas | Local News - Victoria AdvocateThe 2018 Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference: our pledges - BirdLife InternationalIndigenous leaders shoulder duty of saving parrot in peril - The Sydney Morning HeraldScientists Are Tracking Endangered Swift Parrots With Drones - Green MattersWhat the Eight Latest Bird Extinctions Can Tell Us - Natural Resources Defense CouncilCould Machine Learning Be the Key to Better Plant Conservation? - Pacific StandardFlight of Fancy: early depictions of the parrot trade in European art - BirdLife InternationalEndangered Species May Need 'Sanctuary Cities,' Too - CityLab10 birds that came back from the brink of extinction - Business InsiderCussing parrot, dolphins that love TV: The wildest animal news of 2018 - CNETIndonesia adds hundreds of birds to protected species list - Mongabay.comThe wider impact of illegal wildlife trade - Phys.OrgThe tragic story of America's only native parrot, now extinct for 100 years - The Conversation - USCaging parrots can put you behind bars - Mumbai LiveThis parrot was thought to be extinct in the wild — until a farmer spotted one - The Washington PostRarely Glimpsed Scaly Pangolins Caught Hugging Trees in the Dark - InfosurhoyPensacola's wildest of the wild: Our most interesting animal stories of 2018 - Pensacola News JournalPuerto Rico's Parrot Population Is Slowly Recovering - Atlas ObscuraAudio: The best wildlife calls featured on the Mongabay Newscast in 2018 - Mongabay.comHey buddy, want to get rid of that python? - Sun SentinelDid Native Americans Breed Parrots in New Mexico 1,000 Years Ago? - D-brief - Discover MagazineVermin fence poses ‘threat’ to rare parrot - The West AustralianProtecting Honduras’s national bird - The EconomistGood Job, Humans: 8 More Bird Species Confirmed Extinct - HuffPostHow blockchain gaming could benefit wildlife conservation - Mongabay.comVideo: Thousands of illegally caught African gray parrots being rehabilitated - Mongabay.comIn eastern Indonesia, a bird-trafficking hotspot flies under the radar - Mongabay.comSylhet Wildlife Conservation Centre to open on Friday - Dhaka TribuneUN Wildlife Conference Bans Global Trade Of Africa's Grey Parrots - Forbes NowRed-Crowned Parrot Demonstrates Potential Of Moving Endangered Species To Cities - Green MattersDominica's beloved wildlife still shaky a year after Maria - Phys.OrgThese are the animals that went extinct in 2018 - MashableField Notes: Reinvigorating wild parrot populations with captive birds - Mongabay.comLincoln Park Zoo Hosts Conference on Reintroducing Endangered Species - Chicago Tonight | WTTWRecord numbers of Blue-throated Macaws spotted - BirdLife InternationalMating season looking positive for highly endangered orange-bellied parrot - ABC NewsThe week in wildlife – in pictures | Environment - The GuardianWhy Did the Carolina Parakeet Go Extinct? - SmithsonianLondon Zoo's annual weighing of its animals could be a huge help to conservation in the wild - The IndependentThousands of African gray parrots rescued from traffickers in Congo (video) - TreehuggerOne prominent parrot - Otago Daily TimesFloating Museum Employee Cited In Osprey Shooting - WLRNState Wildlife Officers Investigating Osprey Shooting In Key West - WLRNGreat extinction: Blue macaw from the hit movie Rio joins Nature's growing legion of lost species - The New DailyParrot on verge of annihilation poses first hurdle for new Environment Minister - The Sydney Morning HeraldArrests in Kalimantan and Sabah for dealing in protected bird species - TRAFFIC - Wildlife Trade NewsAfrican Grey Parrots Need Your Help! - ScienceBlogsThis Talking Bird Is Disappearing From the Wild - National GeographicWhy Do Wild Parrots Eat Dirt In The Amazon? - Forbes NowIn Puerto Rico, a Hopeful Sight: Endangered Parrot Spotted After Hurricane Maria - NBCNews.com
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