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| Parrot refuge squawks at Canada's bird flu cull |
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Monday, April 19 2004 @ 04:33 AM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 8 (Reuters) - Canada's largest parrot refuge wants to avoid being the victim of a plan to kill an estimated 19 million birds to stop an outbreak of avian influenza, its president said on Thursday.
Officials have ordered bird flocks in the Fraser Valley near Vancouver culled to keep the disease from spreading, but the For the Love of Parrots Rescue Society plans to fight to have its 400 avian residents excluded.
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| Vet Sued For Overclipping Parrot's Wings |
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Sunday, April 18 2004 @ 10:25 PM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 7750
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BALTIMORE -- The owners of an African gray parrot have sued a veterinarian, alleging the young bird's wing feathers were overclipped -- causing her to over-prune herself.
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| The Riddle of the Spix |
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Tuesday, April 06 2004 @ 03:29 AM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 6936
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 When is a species extinct, even though living members
still exist? Before we can look at an answer to this grave and tantalizing
question, lets look at the Spixs Macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii).
This gray-headed, blue-bodied bird was thought to be gone from the wild
until 1990, though some still remained in private hand in captivity around
the world (and still do). Then, traveling in the forests near Curaca,
Brazil, two ornithologists spotted one lone male Spix, the last of its
kind to have known life at the tops of the trees. It was the only Spix on
earth eating a diet perfectly suited to its nature. It was the only Spix
which knew the local seasonal variations in fruits, and in water, as any
farmer would know his own land. This was the only living Spix which knew,
from its own experience and from watching the experiences of others, what
living threats to its survival were all around.
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| Seeing Scarlet - The search for Costa Rica's last macaws |
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Monday, April 05 2004 @ 12:50 PM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 6736
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 They'd never seen a scarlet macaw except in a cage.
So this best-selling author and her ornithologist husband decided to seek the magnificent bird in one of its last strongholds:
Corcovado National Park.
By Barbara Kingsolver and Steven Hopp
read more...
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| Parrot Jungle ceases exotic-bird sales |
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Wednesday, March 31 2004 @ 01:28 AM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 13641
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Parrot Jungle Island, one of the oldest tourist attractions in Miami, has
announced it no longer will sell expensive exotic birds, including macaws. There
had been complaints that these birds were being abandoned or given away.
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| Hope for your lost Birdie! |
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Monday, March 22 2004 @ 04:30 PM UTC
Contributed by: Dave
Views: 6736
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One of our unclipped Cockatiels flew out the door on Saturday March 20, the first day of spring. My Girlfriend and I loaded the mate of the one that flew off into the vet trip cage and started to drive the neighborhood with the cage in back of the truck to sing and hopefully hear a call back from the mate...
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Night at Adventure Aquarium NJ Aug 20 - 94.5 PSTWildlife Revival Sparks Conservation Craze in New Zealand's Capital - BloombergRARE PARROTS FLY FREE - Born Free FoundationThe parrot clawing its way back from the brink, one nest at a time - Sydney Morning HeraldWorld Parrot Day was founded by the World Parrot Trust in 2004 - UPI NewsTexas A&M Researchers Apply Free-Flight Training To Parrot Conservation - Texas A&M University TodayThe future is bleak for the world's most traded bird - Monitor7 of the Worldâs Most Endangered Bird Species - EARTH.ORGTo Curb Smuggling, Norway Has Been Killing Confiscated Wildlife - Undark MagazineRemarkable Female Heroes of Bird Conservation - Psychology TodayRachel Carson's 'Silent Spring' 60 years on: Birds still fading from the skies - Mongabay.comInbreeding and Families: How To Save Australia's Orange-Bellied Parrot - ForbesFree-flight training could boost parrot conservation - Futurity: Research NewsHow To Save Wild Parrots: Some Suggestions From Grey Parrots - ForbesTake a walk on the wild side in Litchfield Park - Arizona's FamilyLargest parrot colony in the world lives in Patagonia's crumbling cliffs - CNNWhy do parrots live so long? - Livescience.comHow the wild parrots of San Diego arrived in America's Finest City - ABC 10 News San Diego KGTVThe Australians who take care of our trees â and how you can too - ABC NewsMajor wildlife report struggles to tally humanity's exploitation of species - Nature.comâItâs not rocket scienceâ: how the worldâs fastest parrot could be saved - The GuardianBirdwatch: St Lucia parrot adds colour to independence day celebrations - The GuardianWild macaw parrots need to be protected from poachers in Miami-Dade, residents say - WPLG Local 10Orange-bellied parrot numbers are increasing in the wild, giving hope for the species' survival - ABC News11 animal species that have come back from the brink of extinction - BBC Discover WildlifeBiologist Dejan Stojanovic: Protecting the Swift Parrot - CosmosThese parrots developed new dialects in captivity. Can their wild kin understand them? - National GeographicBird singing contests: A clash of culture and conservation - Phys.orgBack from the brink of extinction: The best conservation success stories - BBC Science Focus MagazineConservationists say tourist development of national parks is changing their purpose - ABC NewsPermits | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - US Fish and Wildlife ServiceThis parrot was thought to be extinct in the wild â until a farmer spotted one - The Washington PostBig tech, regulators and conservationists must unite to tackle online wildlife trade - The ConversationSeduced By a Rare Parrot | Science - Smithsonian MagazineFor birdwatchers, the princess parrot is one of Australia's most highly desired - Australian GeographicChasing the Night Parrot: The 'Ghost Bird' of Australia's Outback - The New York TimesâNo excusesâ: limited conservation efforts could save at least 47 Australian animals from extinction - The GuardianFormer pet parrots breeding and thriving in 23 U.S. states - National GeographicSpecies suffer a second extinction when society forgets about them - Earth.comHow the Houston Zoo helped Caribbean parrots survive a volcano - ChronCurious Questions: Are parakeets a treasure or a curse? - Country LifeAs animal seed dispersers go the way of the dodo, forest plants are at risk - Mongabay.comPreserving Dead Parrots in Order to Save the Living - NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council)Escaped Pet Parrots Are Doing Great in the Wild - Smithsonian.comâWe are going to lose these birdsâ: the quiet fight to save the golden-shouldered parrot - The GuardianCockatoo Rescue collapse makes case for Animal Welfare Act inspection - Animals 24-7Hundreds of wild parrots are thriving in this Brazilian city - National GeographicRare Parrots Rebound In New Zealand And Australia - Worldatlas.comFive Ways to Help Wildlife on Earth Day - Defenders of WildlifeHe rescued a baby parrot with birth defects. His reaction to its first steps is priceless. - UpworthyMore Than 100 Australian Birds Die in Suspected Poisoningďżź - EcoWatchUnleashing the conservation potential of captive parrots by enabling wild behaviours - University of BirminghamSix Australian birds you may never have heard of ⌠and may not be heard from again - The GuardianNew Sentinel Landscape Designated Across Florida Panhandle - Defenders of WildlifeCalifornia Has a Peacock Problem | Audubon - National Audubon SocietySpix's macaw returns to Brazil, but is overshadowed by controversy - Mongabay.comParrots Live in New York City. Here's How They Make It in the Urban Jungle - DISCOVER MagazineHeat, drought and wildfires during one of the warmest Julys on record - Modern DiplomacyThe conservation success stories of 2021 - The Natural History MuseumNew Zealand's quirky kÄkÄpĹ are pulled back from the edge of extinction - The Natural History Museum70% of Singapore parrot owners disapprove of wild parrot poaching | surfbirds - Surfbirds NewsBirds of a feather: conservation on tour - Australian GeographicConservation Biologist Murdered In Colombia Saved Two Species - Forbes
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