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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: 6647
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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: 6958
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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: 34594
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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: 11301
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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: 10265
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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&M TodayThese parrots once roamed the American Southwest. Scientists are trying to help them : Short Wave - NPRDoes parrot farming protect wild species? 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Scientists are trying to help them : Short Wave - NPRIn Brazil, free-flight lessons help teach macaws to survive in the wild - MongabayMedia Release - Vantara Partners with ACTP to Reintroduce 41 Extinct-in-the-Wild Spix’s Macaws in Brazil An Initiative Demonstrating Vantara’s Commitment to Advancing Global Wildlife Conservation Jamnagar (Gujarat), 30th January 2025: Declared extinct - Facebook(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 - MongabayExpectations set for a record-breaking orange-bellied parrot migration as more captive-bred birds released - Australian Broadcasting CorporationBreaking 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 TasmaniaUC student's parrot conservation work featured in new docuseries - University of CincinnatiSingapore’s Wild Bird Trade Raises Troubling Questions About African Grey Parrots - WCS NewsroomFive seabird species added to conservation 'red list' - BBCTexas A&M Researchers Apply Free-Flight Training To Parrot Conservation - Texas A&M TodayExotic Parrot Colonies Are Flourishing Across the Country - National Audubon Societyillegal trade in parrots punished with strong convictions - International Fund for Animal Welfare | IFAWSaving parrots in the illegal wildlife trade with DNA technology - Earth.comEU’s legal loophole feeds gray market for world’s rarest parrot - MongabayTHE PARROT KING - National Audubon SocietyHow the wild parrots of San Diego arrived in America's Finest City - 10News.comParrots - Defenders of WildlifeCan We Conserve Endangered Parrots By Keeping Them In Cities? - ForbesSaving the blue parrots of South America - BBC EarthBird’s-eye view: Lessons from 50 years of bird trade regulation & conservation in Amazon countries - Traffic.orgWildlife Trafficking Is the Biggest Threat to Birds on the 2016 IUCN Red List - National Audubon SocietyL.A. is home to a famous flocks of parrots. How'd they get there? - National GeographicCelebrating World Parrot Day: Costa Rica's Commitment to Conservation and Awareness : - The Tico TimesField Notes: Reinvigorating wild parrot populations with captive birds - MongabayVideo: Thousands of illegally caught African gray parrots being rehabilitated - MongabaySingaporean man jailed and fined for trying to smuggle 11 wild birds into Malaysia - The Straits TimesMEDIA 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. - SFGATEUS Fish And Wildlife Provides Funding To Help Conserve The Puerto Rican Parrot - ForbesBans 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 ConversationMore capacity building funds needed for small nonprofit conservation groups (commentary) - MongabaySingapore’s Wild Bird Trade Raises Troubling Questions About African Grey Parrots - Traffic.orgGlobal trade in African grey parrots banned - Phys.orgSaving flightless parrots from extinction - BBC Wildlife MagazineSingapore'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 GuardianCoxen’s fig parrot - Queensland GovernmentA thriving online market for wild birds emerges in Bangladesh - Mongabay‘Astronomical Money’: How Smugglers Made Tens of Millions Moving Rare Birds Around the World - Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project | OCCRPInternational trade in African grey parrots banned - MongabaySpix’s macaw returns to Brazil, but is overshadowed by controversy - MongabaySpix's Macaw returns to wild - BirdGuidesThis 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 GuardianCritically Endangered Parrot Bounces Back in Huge Conservation Victory - ScienceAlertParrot species declared extinct in the wild flies again - EnviroNews NigeriaBirds are more like ‘feathered apes’ than ‘bird brains’ - The GuardianCeremonial Headdresses Threaten Vulnerable Parrot Species - WorldAtlasHabitat 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 LibraryParrot Thought To Be Extinct In The Wild Spotted Soaring Free - HuffPostParrots Seized from Congolese Traffickers in April 2022 released to the wild - Modern GhanaHobby aviculturists believe they can help conserve endangered birds - Australian Broadcasting CorporationUWEC 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 ConversationUWEC 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.UKUganda releases parrots seized from Congolese traffickers - PML Daily
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