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| Wild Parrot Nest Teardowns in Brooklyn |
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Sunday, May 08 2005 @ 11:16 PM UTC
Contributed by: brooklynparrots
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 Last Tuesday, May 3rd, a concerned resident of Brooklyn witnessed Con Edison contractors tearing down a mid-sized monk parrot nest built on a pole supporting a power transformer. This action appears to signal the opening salvo in the annual battle between New York City's utility company and the wild parrots of Brooklyn.
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| Species under threat |
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Sunday, April 24 2005 @ 06:07 AM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 6454
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 The Cape parrot is a species endemic to South Africa and classified as critically endangered. A local artist has now helped to raise funds for the survival of the bird. There are currently fewer than 500 left in the wild. Key threats are habitat destruction, seasonal depletion of food sources, disease, low suitable nest-site availability and illegal trapping for trade. The distribution of the parrot is restricted to fragmented Afro-montane forests. Cape parrots are habitat and dietary specialists dependent on yellowwood trees.
Both the parrot and tree species are victims of illegal trade.
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| Petco gives in to activists, will stop selling parrots |
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Sunday, April 24 2005 @ 06:02 AM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 25179
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SAN DIEGO -- Petco Animal Supplies Inc. said Tuesday it will stop selling large birds in a deal with an animal rights group, which agreed to end its boycott.
Amazon and African grey parrots, cockatoos and macaws will no longer be sold at Petco stores.
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| Photo Essay: Brooklyn Parrots |
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Friday, April 01 2005 @ 04:25 AM UTC
Contributed by: brooklynparrots
Views: 11777
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Dear fellow wild parrot fans.
I've created a brief photo essay describing the life and times of my favorite bunch of feathered Brooklynites: the wild monk parakeets of Brooklyn College.
www.brooklynparrots.com
Although New York is a city that prides itself as being "in the know", I'm amazed at how many people regard the Brooklyn feral parakeets as "urban legends", at least until they see these birds up-close-and-personal!
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| Nesting Begins for Endangered Parrots |
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Saturday, February 12 2005 @ 02:57 AM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 8149
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 CARIBBEAN NATIONAL FOREST, Puerto Rico -- Raucous squawking erupts from cages filled with dozens of parrots -- a hopeful sound from a species on the brink of extinction. The last chance of survival for the Puerto Rican parrot may lie in forest aviaries where these captive birds began their nesting in January under close observation.
Researchers estimate only 30 to 35 Puerto Rican parrots remain in the wild, making it one of the world's 10 most endangered birds.
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| Ring neck parrots in Germany |
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Friday, January 28 2005 @ 08:03 PM UTC
Contributed by: Janice
Views: 15728
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While visiting Mannheim, Germany (near Heidelberg) last May (04) we were surprised to find a large flock of feral Alexandrine Ringneck parrots nesting at the Schwetzingen Castle park.
Our friend in Mannheim says they often visit his walnut trees, and chase little birds away from his feeder. He mentions they wake him up rather frequently as well.
Apparently the cold temperatures are not a problem for this hardy species!
If you go, be sure to take your binoculars!
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Jailbird Parrots Return to the Wild...As Fugitives - National Audubon SocietyConservation Program Prepares Captive Parrots For Life In The Wild - Texas A&M TodayThese parrots once roamed the American Southwest. Scientists are trying to help them : Short Wave - NPRDoes parrot farming protect wild species? 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Scientists are trying to help them : Short Wave - NPRIn Brazil, free-flight lessons help teach macaws to survive in the wild - MongabayMedia Release - Vantara Partners with ACTP to Reintroduce 41 Extinct-in-the-Wild Spix’s Macaws in Brazil An Initiative Demonstrating Vantara’s Commitment to Advancing Global Wildlife Conservation Jamnagar (Gujarat), 30th January 2025: Declared extinct - FacebookBreaking Chains, Saving Wings: Wildlife SOS-GSPCA and Forest Department Rescue Parrots from Captivity - Pune Times MirrorFor ‘extinct’ Spix’s macaw, successful comeback is overshadowed by uncertainty - MongabayChina’s plans to trace wildlife trade risks inflaming trafficking, critics warn - MongabayCITES suspends Bangladesh as illegal wild bird trade continues - MongabayInstitutional conflict puts successful Spix’s macaw reintroduction at risk - MongabayFIU conservation scientists give trafficked, endangered parrots fighting chance - FIU NewsUsing Permits to Conserve Birds - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (.gov)Rare orange-bellied parrot chick born at Victorian wildlife conservation park - Pulse TasmaniaUC student's parrot conservation work featured in new docuseries - University of CincinnatiSingapore’s Wild Bird Trade Raises Troubling Questions About African Grey Parrots - WCS NewsroomFive seabird species added to conservation 'red list' - BBCTo Feed or Not to Feed Wild Birds - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (.gov)Texas A&M Researchers Apply Free-Flight Training To Parrot Conservation - Texas A&M TodayExotic Parrot Colonies Are Flourishing Across the Country - National Audubon Societyillegal trade in parrots punished with strong convictions - International Fund for Animal Welfare | IFAWSaving parrots in the illegal wildlife trade with DNA technology - Earth.comSaving Hawaii's Forest Birds - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (.gov)EU’s legal loophole feeds gray market for world’s rarest parrot - MongabayTHE PARROT KING - National Audubon SocietyHow the wild parrots of San Diego arrived in America's Finest City - 10News.comParrots - Defenders of WildlifeCan We Conserve Endangered Parrots By Keeping Them In Cities? - ForbesSaving the blue parrots of South America - BBC EarthBird’s-eye view: Lessons from 50 years of bird trade regulation & conservation in Amazon countries - Traffic.orgWildlife Trafficking Is the Biggest Threat to Birds on the 2016 IUCN Red List - National Audubon SocietyL.A. is home to a famous flocks of parrots. How'd they get there? - National GeographicField Notes: Reinvigorating wild parrot populations with captive birds - MongabayArizona’s Extirpated, Native Parrots - MeatEaterSingaporean man jailed and fined for trying to smuggle 11 wild birds into Malaysia - The Straits TimesVideo: Thousands of illegally caught African gray parrots being rehabilitated - MongabayMEDIA NOTE: Confiscated Birds Released to Wild in Indonesia - WCS NewsroomThere are 14 wild orange-bellied parrots left – this summer is our last chance to save them - The ConversationJuan Carlos Cantú - Defenders of WildlifeSome of San Francisco's iconic wild parrots are sick. Meet the people who are saving them. - SFGATEBans on the bird trade in South America yield mixed results - MongabayTrade in African Grey Parrots for Belief-Based Use: Insights From West Africa's Largest Traditional Medicine Market - FrontiersOrange-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) - MongabaySingapore’s Wild Bird Trade Raises Troubling Questions About African Grey Parrots - Traffic.orgGlobal trade in African grey parrots banned - Phys.orgAfrican grey parrot has global summit to thank for protected status | Illegal wildlife trade - The GuardianSingapore's wild bird trade raises troubling questions about African grey parrots - Phys.orgSaving flightless parrots from extinction - BBC Wildlife MagazineEcho parakeet management programme - ZSLCoxen’s fig parrot - Queensland GovernmentA thriving online market for wild birds emerges in Bangladesh - Mongabay‘Astronomical Money’: How Smugglers Made Tens of Millions Moving Rare Birds Around the World - Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project | OCCRPInternational trade in African grey parrots banned - MongabaySpix’s macaw returns to Brazil, but is overshadowed by controversy - MongabayThreats to Birds: Habitat Impacts - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (.gov)Spix's Macaw returns to wild - BirdGuidesThis parrot was thought to be extinct in the wild — until a farmer spotted one - The Washington Post‘A legitimate zoo?’ How an obscure German group cornered global trade in endangered parrots - The GuardianCritically Endangered Parrot Bounces Back in Huge Conservation Victory - ScienceAlertParrot species declared extinct in the wild flies again - EnviroNews NigeriaCeremonial Headdresses Threaten Vulnerable Parrot Species - WorldAtlasHabitat Preferences of the Grey Parrot in Heterogeneous Vegetation Landscapes and Their Conservation Implications - Wiley Online LibraryConservation Concern for the Deteriorating Geographical Range of the Grey Parrot in Cameroon - Wiley Online LibraryThe 12 Endangered Birds Most At Risk of Extinction - Earth.comParrots Seized from Congolese Traffickers in April 2022 released to the wild - Modern GhanaHobby aviculturists believe they can help conserve endangered birds - Australian Broadcasting CorporationUWEC releases back into the wild rehabilitated African grey parrots - Nilepost NewsHopes of saving orange-bellied parrot hang on foster baby - Australian Broadcasting CorporationDon’t give up on orange-bellied parrots yet, there’s still hope - The ConversationUWEC unveils African Grey Parrot Conservation Center - ChimpReportsParrots Seized from Congolese Traffickers Released to the Wild - SoftPower NewsUganda releases over 50 captive parrots into the wild - NewVision.co.ugEarth Wire -- Global trade in wild African Grey Parrot banned, U.N. meeting rules - ANTARA NewsUWEC opens Uganda’s first grey parrot conservation centre - Daily MonitorNew general licences for the control of wild birds - GOV.UK
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