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| Urban Jungle: Lost in the Land of Parrots |
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Thursday, February 05 2004 @ 06:46 PM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
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 Travels into the heart of a wild parrot metropolis left me with a feeling akin to what a parrot must feel when taken out of its world and into our own. Charlie the parrot was taken from a vast psittacine metropolis, to live in a NYC apartment; but he led me, a city kid, out of my urban jungle and into the verdant cities of his own.
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| Parrots Housed in Pairs Fair Better than Singles, research shows |
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Friday, January 23 2004 @ 08:22 PM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 7892
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 It has been suggested that isolation from conspecifics may contribute to the development of abnormal behaviors that are common in captive parrots, including stereotypy, feather plucking, excessive fearfulness and aggression. Thus, we assessed the influence of isosexual pair housing on the development of these behaviors, as well as the incidence of illness and injury, in young Orange-winged Amazon parrots (Amazona amazonica).
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| Awesome Careers That are For the Birds |
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Wednesday, January 21 2004 @ 08:40 AM UTC
Contributed by: paulafitz
Views: 15940
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"What type of career can I find that involves companion birds?" is a question that many of us bird lovers have pondered at one time or another. Answers to this question are provided in "The Companion Bird Lover's Guide to Careers" (PJ Publications, 2004).
Provides valuable information about careers involving companion birds -- including avian rescue founder and director, avian
veterinarian, veterinarian technician, freelance writer, marketing manager, bird boarding entrepreneur, and selling wares to the companion bird market.
Information about this new booklet -- as well as articles about companion birds -- is available at http://www.pjpublications.com.
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| Red-crowned Parrot Amazona viridigenalis: Short History of Sightings in Florida |
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Tuesday, January 20 2004 @ 03:52 PM UTC
Contributed by: Admin
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The Red-crowned Parrot is a popular species in the pet trade, where it is often known as the Green-cheeked Parrot. It is native to the eastern coast of Mexico and was one of the first of the amazons to appear in numbers in South Florida.
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| Parrot's oratory stuns scientists - BBC article |
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Sunday, January 18 2004 @ 02:21 AM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 6592
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Feathered prodigy: N'kisi leads the field
The finding of a parrot with an almost unparalleled power to communicate with people has brought scientists up short. The bird, a captive African grey called N'kisi, has a vocabulary of 950 words, and shows signs of a sense of humour.
He invents his own words and phrases if he is confronted with novel ideas with which his existing repertoire cannot cope - just as a human
child would do.
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| Harvesting, local trade, and conservation of parrots in the Northeastern Peruvian Amazon |
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Monday, January 12 2004 @ 01:03 AM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 6507
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Gonzalez JA
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
114 (3): 437-446 DEC 2003
Abstract:
In some places of the northeastern Peruvian Amazon the harvesting and local trade of parrot nestlings is still a common practice (loreada) that takes place every year between February and April, despite being banned by the national laws. Between 1996 and 1999, 1 monitored the use of these birds in 3890-ha of Mauritia flexuosa-palm swamps, located close to the village of Victoria (Loreto, Peru). Seven species of parrots were collected by local poachers in the study area, with Amazonia amazonica (61.1% of the captures) and Ara ararauna (25.9%) the most commonly harvested.
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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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