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| Excerpts from ASPCA Newletter |
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Thursday, January 08 2004 @ 06:31 PM UTC
Contributed by: denisekelly
Views: 10212
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ASPCA has designated January as Adopt-A-Rescue Bird Month. See full details on this program at www.aspca.org.
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| Parrots and People- a Relationship of Conflict |
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Wednesday, January 07 2004 @ 10:52 PM UTC
Contributed by: Tami Myers
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Parrots and People…A Relationship of Conflict
We have all seen the baby parrots in pet stores. They are so darn adorable- helpless, cuddly creatures who crave our attention. They tug at our heartstrings as they beg for warm foods and snuggle up to us. We have read numerous articles on their intelligence and are in awe of their ability to converse in our languages. We are well aware of how breathtakingly beautiful they are when they are fully feathered adults -- But are you aware that the hundreds or even thousands of dollars you are spending on this delightful “pet” may likely be a waste of your money? You are only gambling your hard-earned cash in the hopes that your new purchase will retain those cuddly- baby attributes.
Parrots are wild animals, even if they were hatched in captivity.
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| Children throw fauna traffickers a lifeline |
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Sunday, January 04 2004 @ 05:11 AM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
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By Charles Seabrook in Manaus, Brazil December 26, 2003
In the heart of Brazil's rainforest, a riverboat nudges up to a trading post along the January river, an Amazon tributary. Children laden with animals quickly converge on the passengers. A girl shows off a bright blue-and-red parrot. Another girl has a two-metre-long snake draped over her shoulders. A boy holds up a sad-eyed monkey. The animals are for sale. When asked where she got the parrot, the first girl - an 11-year-old named Isabel - points to the lush rainforest across the river.
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| Another View: The Birds Are Singing This Morning; It's Their Day |
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Thursday, January 01 2004 @ 04:54 PM UTC
Contributed by: denisekelly
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National Bird Day Op Ed - by Sharon St. Joan of Best Friends Animal Society published in The Salt Lake Tribune.
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| Guyana's Pakuri Arawak Amerindians Create "Parrot-Safe" Zone |
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Wednesday, December 17 2003 @ 05:19 AM UTC
Contributed by: Admin
Views: 24143
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 On September 17th, 2003 Chief David Simon of the Pakuri Arawak territory signed the Nancy Lewis Cullity Parrot Protection Act making the entire territory, of some 240 sq. miles, safe for parrots. The national government of Guyana now allows for the export of 30,000 parrots from this nearly pristine ecosystem and is now threatening the survival of many species of parrots with extinction. This act is the first of it's kind to become law on an indigenous reservation in all of Latin America & Chief David Mark Simon becomes the first indigenous leader to make this noble first step.
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Conservation 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 - NPRIn Brazil, free-flight lessons help teach macaws to survive in the wild - MongabayDoes parrot farming protect wild species? Wildlife trade researchers review the evidence - The ConversationVantara reintroduces 41 extinct-in-the-wild Spix’s Macaws in Brazil - Nation ThailandRecord-Breaking Migration of Orange-Bellied Parrot Will be Flying High After Years of Conservation Work Pays Off - Good News NetworkCelebrating 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 GeographicEndangered Neotropical Parrots Inform In Situ and Ex Situ - ResearchGateFinalists for 2025 Indianapolis Prize helping protect parrots, manatees, jaguars and more - IndyStarThese parrots once roamed the American Southwest. Scientists are trying to help them : Short Wave - NPRCritically endangered parakeets get a new home on New Zealand island - MongabayExpectations set for a record-breaking orange-bellied parrot migration as more captive-bred birds released - Australian Broadcasting Corporation(PDF) Effects of bird-feeding activities on the health of wild birds - ResearchGateFor ‘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 - MongabayBreaking Chains, Saving Wings: Wildlife SOS-GSPCA and Forest Department Rescue Parrots from Captivity - Pune Times MirrorFIU conservation scientists give trafficked, endangered parrots fighting chance - FIU NewsRare orange-bellied parrot chick born at Victorian wildlife conservation park - Pulse TasmaniaUsing Permits to Conserve Birds - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (.gov)UC student's parrot conservation work featured in new docuseries - University of CincinnatiWildlife trade targets colorful birds and threatens the aesthetic value of nature - ScienceDirect.comFive seabird species added to conservation 'red list' - BBCSingapore’s Wild Bird Trade Raises Troubling Questions About African Grey Parrots - WCS NewsroomParrots - Defenders of Wildlifeillegal trade in parrots punished with strong convictions - International Fund for Animal Welfare | IFAWTexas A&M Researchers Apply Free-Flight Training To Parrot Conservation - Texas A&M TodaySaving parrots in the illegal wildlife trade with DNA technology - Earth.comEU’s legal loophole feeds gray market for world’s rarest parrot - MongabayExotic Parrot Colonies Are Flourishing Across the Country - National Audubon SocietyTHE PARROT KING - National Audubon SocietyHow the wild parrots of San Diego arrived in America's Finest City - 10News.comBird’s-eye view: Lessons from 50 years of bird trade regulation & conservation in Amazon countries - Traffic.orgCelebrating World Parrot Day: Costa Rica's Commitment to Conservation and Awareness : - The Tico TimesL.A. is home to a famous flocks of parrots. How'd they get there? - National GeographicSaving the blue parrots of South America - BBC EarthSingaporean man jailed and fined for trying to smuggle 11 wild birds into Malaysia - The Straits TimesArizona’s Extirpated, Native Parrots - MeatEaterWildlife Trafficking Is the Biggest Threat to Birds on the 2016 IUCN Red List - National Audubon SocietyField Notes: Reinvigorating wild parrot populations with captive birds - MongabayVideo: 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 ConversationGlobal trade in African grey parrots banned - Phys.orgMore capacity building funds needed for small nonprofit conservation groups (commentary) - MongabaySaving flightless parrots from extinction - BBC Wildlife MagazineSingapore’s Wild Bird Trade Raises Troubling Questions About African Grey Parrots - Traffic.org‘Astronomical Money’: How Smugglers Made Tens of Millions Moving Rare Birds Around the World - Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project | OCCRPSingapore's wild bird trade raises troubling questions about African grey parrots - Phys.orgAfrican grey parrot has global summit to thank for protected status | Illegal wildlife trade - The GuardianA thriving online market for wild birds emerges in Bangladesh - MongabayEcho parakeet management programme - ZSLSpix’s macaw returns to Brazil, but is overshadowed by controversy - MongabayThese parrots developed new dialects in captivity. Can their wild kin understand them? - National GeographicSpix's Macaw returns to wild - BirdGuidesInternational trade in African grey parrots banned - MongabayCritically Endangered Parrot Bounces Back in Huge Conservation Victory - ScienceAlertThis 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 GuardianParrot species declared extinct in the wild flies again - EnviroNews NigeriaHabitat Preferences of the Grey Parrot in Heterogeneous Vegetation Landscapes and Their Conservation Implications - Wiley Online LibraryCeremonial Headdresses Threaten Vulnerable Parrot Species - WorldAtlasParrot Thought To Be Extinct In The Wild Spotted Soaring Free - HuffPostParrots Seized from Congolese Traffickers in April 2022 released to the wild - Modern GhanaThe 12 Endangered Birds Most At Risk of Extinction - Earth.comFeathered Friends Flourish: Pune Wildlife Advocate Turns Her Home Into Parrot Gallery - Times NowHobby aviculturists believe they can help conserve endangered birds - Australian Broadcasting Corporation‘We simply do not have the right to abandon wildlife’ - Times of IndiaUWEC 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 ConversationIslamabad takes proactive measures to protect parrots - The News InternationalParrots Seized from Congolese Traffickers Released to the Wild - SoftPower NewsUWEC unveils African Grey Parrot Conservation Center - ChimpReportsUganda 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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The Animal Protection
Institute (API) in coordination with the Avian Welfare Coalition (AWC)
is calling on activists around the U.S. to take action on behalf of
captive birds by drawing attention to the exploitation of other
country's native birds by the U.S. pet industry on January 5 -- National
Bird Day.
