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| National Bird Day Endorsement - Douglas Causey, Senior Biologist & Ornithologist, Harvard |
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Tuesday, December 16 2003 @ 05:54 PM UTC
Contributed by: Admin
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All wild birds have protected status in the US, in response to our concern over decades about their population declines. And yet that same kind of protection is not given to wild birds native to other countries when we permit trade here that impacts their lives. Even when that trade is unsustainable or inhumane.
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| Problems with the Wild and Domestic Bird Trade |
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Monday, December 15 2003 @ 06:20 PM UTC
Contributed by: monica
Views: 6680
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Any legal trade in exotic species, whether wild-caught or captive-bred, usually leads to an increase in popularity and demand for the animals as "pets," a demand for which there are always people eager to supply the pet market to make a fast buck, usually at the animal's expense.
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| An economic assessment of the potential for predator management to benefit Puerto Rican parrots |
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Wednesday, December 10 2003 @ 04:57 AM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 6999
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Engeman RM, Shwiff SA, Cano F, Constantin B
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
46 (2): 283-292 SEP 2003
Abstract:
The Puerto Rican parrot is one of the ten most endangered birds in the world, with the only wild population comprised of 30-40 birds. Predation has been identified as one of the factors limiting Puerto Rican parrot productivity in the wild, and the loss of a very few birds can have a great impact on the species. Management of red-tailed hawks, and black rats, feral cats and Indian mongooses, as well as further management of pearly-eyed thrashers is potentially beneficial to the parrot population. Because funding for the recovery of this rare species is finite, an analytical examination of the economics of predator management as a species enhancement method can provide managers with a solid basis for justifying and implementing this management approach.
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| Wild Monk Parrots of Brooklyn |
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Sunday, December 07 2003 @ 07:22 AM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 34706
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In and around streets and fields of Brooklyn College, Monk parrots thrive. The neighborhood values these transplanted bits of the wild, and reseachers at the college are observing their everyday habits.
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| Stereotypies in caged parrots, schizophrenia and autism: evidence for a common mechanism |
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Saturday, December 06 2003 @ 10:43 PM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 11375
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Here we show that stereotypy in captive Orange-Wing Amazon Parrots (Amazona amazonica) is correlated with poor performance on the same psychiatric task (the 'gambling task') as stereotypy in autistic and schizophrenic patients.
Garner JP, Meehan CL, Mench JA
BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
145 (1-2): 125-134 OCT 17 2003
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| Ecotour Log: Los Ebanos, Tamaulipas, Mexico by J. Marie Digatono |
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Friday, December 05 2003 @ 09:40 PM UTC
Contributed by: Admin
Views: 10301
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 Just back from our ecotour to amazon country, we are truly in awe of what we have been fortunate enough to see! A pair of Amazona oratrix (Double Yellow-headed Amazons) flew directly over as we began our first morning tour, giving new visitors a taste of the excitement to come. Oratrix always seem to be having so much fun out there in the big open sky, yodeling duets with their mates and squawking at others who dare to land on "their" branch. That first afternoon, we got to observe a group of nine fairly closely!
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Conservation Program Prepares Captive Parrots For Life In The Wild - Texas A&MThese parrots once roamed the American Southwest. Scientists are trying to help them : Short Wave - NPRDoes parrot farming protect wild species? 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Meet the people who are saving them. - SFGATETrade in African Grey Parrots for Belief-Based Use: Insights From West Africa's Largest Traditional Medicine Market - FrontiersSaving the blue parrots of South America - BBC EarthUS Fish And Wildlife Provides Funding To Help Conserve The Puerto Rican Parrot - ForbesThe Kākāpō Parrot Returns To New Zealand - Science FridayThere are 14 wild orange-bellied parrots left – this summer is our last chance to save them - The ConversationJuan Carlos Cantú - Defenders of WildlifeSaving flightless parrots from extinction - BBC Wildlife MagazineOrange-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) - MongabayEcho parakeet management programme - ZSLGlobal trade in African grey parrots banned - Phys.org(PDF) Advancing Genetic Methods in the Study of Parrot Biology and Conservation - researchgate.netThis parrot was thought to be extinct in the wild — until a farmer spotted one - The Washington PostInternational trade in African grey parrots banned - MongabayAfrican grey parrot has global summit to thank for protected status | Illegal wildlife trade - The GuardianRare Parrots Rebound In New Zealand And Australia - WorldAtlasCritically Endangered Parrot Bounces Back in Huge Conservation Victory - ScienceAlertEndangered Neotropical Parrots Inform In Situ and Ex Situ - researchgate.netHabitat 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 LibraryFlorida's Wild Parrots Are Being Poached, Sold On the Internet, and It's Perfectly Legal - The Weather ChannelParrots Seized from Congolese Traffickers in April 2022 released to the wild - Modern GhanaHow hobby bird breeders believe they can help save endangered parrots - Australian Broadcasting CorporationHopes of saving orange-bellied parrot hang on foster baby - Australian Broadcasting CorporationForest conservation: Saving the endangered Cape parrot’s natural habitat by planting one tree at a time - Daily MaverickDon’t give up on orange-bellied parrots yet, there’s still hope - The ConversationUWEC releases back into the wild rehabilitated African grey parrots - Nilepost NewsUWEC unveils African Grey Parrot Conservation Center - ChimpReportsWorld Sensation: Return of a Parrot Species Extinct in the Wild – Project Updates - lifePRIslamabad takes proactive measures to protect parrots - The News InternationalParrots Seized from Congolese Traffickers Released to the Wild - SoftPower NewsWorld Sensation: Return of a Parrot Species Extinct in the Wild - Project Updates - lifePRWorld sensation: Return of a parrot species extinct in the wild - lifePREarth Wire -- Global trade in wild African Grey Parrot banned, U.N. meeting rules - ANTARA News119 Grey African Parrots seized from Congolese traffickers released to the wild - standardmedia.co.keUWEC opens Uganda’s first grey parrot conservation centre - Daily MonitorUganda releases parrots seized from Congolese traffickers - PML Daily
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