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| Feral African lovebirds are breeding in Scotland |
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Monday, May 10 2004 @ 06:11 AM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
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Lothian lovebirds thrive as parrots set experts a-twitch
EAST African parrots are breeding in the wild in Scotland for the first time, after setting up home in a coastal town.
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| Gabriel Foundation parrot rescue may be forced to move |
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Monday, May 10 2004 @ 03:06 AM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
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Cracker? Polly may want a packer ...
Parrot refuge yakking its way out of a home
The macaws, cockatiels, Amazons and other parrots at the Gabriel Foundation's sanctuary near Glenwood Springs may have to find a new home.
Part of the problem is that the nearly 200 birds can put up quite a squawk.
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| New EU 'will boost illegal wildlife trade' |
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Tuesday, April 27 2004 @ 12:16 AM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
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 UNSCRUPULOUS traders will exploit the enlargement of the European Union to sell illegally obtained wildlife, experts will warn today.
Speaking as the EU prepares to welcome ten new members, Traffic and WWF, the global environment network, urged the accession countries to increase efforts to stem the illegal wildlife trade.
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| Parrots on parade at school and nursing home |
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Monday, April 26 2004 @ 09:21 PM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 8528
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Exotic birds entertain and educate.
Parrots of all types, sizes ages and colors have been on parade.
Parrots have become popular pets in recent years and, although they are beautiful, many new bird owners do not realize the challenges of keeping birds only recently removed from the wild.
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| There's no "there" there. |
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Saturday, April 24 2004 @ 08:06 AM UTC
Contributed by: visualizer
Views: 7561
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You often hear that "parrots were meant to be in the wild, where humans do not belong, where humans do not intervene," or similar ravings. It's bunk.
Humans need the wild places even more as everyone on the planet migrates to cities.
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Does parrot farming protect wild species? Wildlife trade researchers review the evidence - The ConversationCelebrating World Parrot Day: Introducing the IUCN SSC Wild Parrot Specialist Group to Boost Global Parrot Conservation - IUCNThis unorthodox method is saving baby parrots from extinction - National GeographicFinalists for 2025 Indianapolis Prize helping protect parrots, manatees, jaguars and more - IndyStarInstallation of artificial nest boxes for the conservation of cavity and hole nesting birds in Islamabad, Pakistan - World Wildlife FundFor ‘extinct’ Spix’s macaw, successful comeback is overshadowed by uncertainty - Mongabay.comSaving parrots in the illegal wildlife trade with DNA technology - Earth.comCritically Endangered Parrot Bounces Back in Huge Conservation Victory - ScienceAlertUnleashing the conservation potential of captive parrots by enabling wild behaviours - University of BirminghamCITES suspends Bangladesh as illegal wild bird trade continues - Mongabay.comFive seabird species added to conservation 'red list' - BBCMy Wild Escape Into the Parrot Protection Program - NarrativelyL.A. is home to a famous flocks of parrots. How'd they get there? - National GeographicFIU conservation scientists give trafficked, endangered parrots fighting chance - FIU NewsNew Defenders of Wildlife Report Highlights Success of Mexico’s Parrot Trade Ban - Defenders of WildlifeUWEC unveils African Grey Parrot Conservation Center - chimpreports.comSaving Hawaii's Forest Birds - US Fish and Wildlife Service7 Simple Actions to Live Bird Friendly® - Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology InstituteEU’s legal loophole feeds gray market for world’s rarest parrot - Mongabay.comParrots - Defenders of WildlifeUC student's parrot conservation work featured in new docuseries - University of CincinnatiHow the wild parrots of San Diego arrived in America's Finest City - ABC 10 News San Diego KGTVTexas A&M Researchers Apply Free-Flight Training To Parrot Conservation - Texas A&M University TodayExotic Parrot Colonies Are Flourishing Across the Country - National Audubon SocietyCan We Conserve Endangered Parrots By Keeping Them In Cities? - ForbesMore capacity building funds needed for small nonprofit conservation groups (commentary) - Mongabay.comillegal trade in parrots punished with strong convictions - International Fund for Animal WelfareJailbird Parrots Return to the Wild...As Fugitives - National Audubon SocietyWildlife Trafficking Is the Biggest Threat to Birds on the 2016 IUCN Red List - National Audubon SocietyEnforcement curbs illegal bird trade - China DailySome of San Francisco's iconic wild parrots are sick. Meet the people who are saving them. - SFGATEArizona’s Extirpated, Native Parrots - MeatEaterField Notes: Reinvigorating wild parrot populations with captive birds - Mongabay.comSaving the blue parrots of South America - BBC EarthHow New Zealand saved the kakapo from extinction - National GeographicUS 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 ConversationA thriving online market for wild birds emerges in Bangladesh - Mongabay.comThis parrot was thought to be extinct in the wild — until a farmer spotted one - The Washington PostSingapore's wild bird trade raises troubling questions about African grey parrots - Phys.orgVideo: Thousands of illegally caught African gray parrots being rehabilitated - Mongabay.comUWEC opens Uganda’s first grey parrot conservation centre - MonitorThis Is The Shocking Way Wild Parrots End Up As Pets - The Dodo‘Astronomical Money’: How Smugglers Made Tens of Millions Moving Rare Birds Around the World - OCCRPTanya Plibersek announced swift parrot plan without showing recovery team who helped develop it - The GuardianParrots Seized from Congolese Traffickers in April 2022 released to the wild - Modern GhanaDeadly parrot virus found in native birds from Asia and Africa - Mongabay.comThis bird survived Maui’s fires—but it could soon vanish - National GeographicSpix’s macaw returns to Brazil, but is overshadowed by controversy - Mongabay.comGlobal trade in African grey parrots banned - Phys.orgFormer pet parrots breeding and thriving in 23 U.S. states - National GeographicAfrican grey parrot has global summit to thank for protected status - The GuardianThe 12 Endangered Birds Most At Risk of Extinction - Earth.comWild macaw parrots need to be protected from poachers in Miami-Dade, residents say - WPLG Local 10Ceremonial Headdresses Threaten Vulnerable Parrot Species - Worldatlas.comMiami's Wild Parrots Are Being Poached, and There's No Law to Protect Them - Miami New TimesParrot Thought To Be Extinct In The Wild Spotted Soaring Free - HuffPostConservation Concern for the Deteriorating Geographical Range of the Grey Parrot in Cameroon - Wiley Online LibraryBirds are more like ‘feathered apes’ than ‘bird brains’ - The GuardianSeduced By a Rare Parrot - Smithsonian MagazineHobby aviculturists believe they can help conserve endangered birds - ABC NewsDon’t give up on orange-bellied parrots yet, there’s still hope - The ConversationUganda releases over 50 captive parrots into the wild - New VisionThe parrot clawing its way back from the brink, one nest at a time - Sydney Morning Herald119 Grey African Parrots seized from Congolese traffickers released to the wild - The StandardOpinion | BAN THE IMPORTATION OF WILD-CAUGHT BIRDS - The Washington PostNew general licences for the control of wild birds - GOV.UK
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Conservationists in Nigeria are concerned by a growing trade in the export of grey parrots from Nigeria and neighbouring Cameroon.
