| Amazon Expedition Travel
|
 |
|
|
|
| User Functions
|
|
|
Don't have an account yet? Sign up as a New User
|
|
| Help support this site!
|
|
|
Help support this site... your donations are needed to support research, conservation, and rescue efforts.
|
|
|
|
| Law enforcement fails Bolivia's parrots |
|
Thursday, December 13 2007 @ 04:16 PM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 5198
|
13-12-2007
 In a recently published paper, Asociacion Armonia (BirdLife in Bolivia) monitored the wild birds which passed through a pet market in Santa Cruz between August 2004 to July 2005, and recorded nearly 7,300 individuals of 31 parrot species, of which four were threatened species [1].
There are four other pet markets in Santa Cruz, all of which may be handling similar numbers of parrots, and Armonia expects that the situation is comparable in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba.
“We believe our study describes only a small proportion of the Bolivian parrot trade, underscoring the potential extent of the illegal pet trade and the need for better Bolivian law enforcement”, said Armonia’s Executive Director, Bennett Hennessey
|
|
|
| Rare Kakapo to be Artificially Inseminated |
|
Thursday, November 15 2007 @ 11:46 PM UTC
Contributed by: Paul Brennan
Views: 6824
|
 By DEIDRE MUSSEN - Sunday Star Times | Monday, 12 November 2007
The first artificial insemination of a rare New Zealand bird is planned this summer in a bid to boost kakapo numbers.
Low population numbers have kept the critically endangered nocturnal parrot perilously close to extinction for the past 30 years, since a small breeding population was discovered on Stewart Island. All 86 kakapo, the world's heaviest parrot, known to exist live on offshore predator-free island sanctuaries in the South Island.
Kakapo recovery programme senior technical officer Daryl Eason said he turned to artificial insemination after the last breeding season two years ago was hampered by high levels of egg infertility. Only four kakapo chicks were born from 26 eggs laid on Whenua Hou (Codfish Island), near Stewart Island, and 60% of eggs laid were infertile.
"It wasn't too flash," Eason said.
Kakapo nest only every few years when enough fruit is on the trees.
|
|
|
| Exotic Parrots Return to Cook Islands |
|
Saturday, October 06 2007 @ 01:50 AM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 5981
|
 WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Two centuries after a dazzlingly feathered parrot called the Rimitara lorikeet disappeared from the Cook Islands, a breeding colony of the birds has been re-established with the help of the islands' royalty.
About 100 years ago after the parrots died out on the Cook Islands, the queen of Rimitara Island in French Polynesia to the east issued a royal decree that locals say saved the last naturally occurring population of the lorikeet, one of the Pacific's most beautiful parrots.
The decree prevented lorikeets from being caught and removed from Rimitara.
But now her royal counterpart, Queen Rongomatane of Atiu in the Cook Islands, has accompanied 27 of the birds on the journey back to her island.
|
|
|
| Famous African Gray, Alex, dies |
|
Tuesday, September 11 2007 @ 03:02 AM UTC
Contributed by: Paul Brennan
Views: 9168
|
Alex, a parrot who had a way with words, dies
By BENEDICT CAREY
Published: September 10, 2007
New York Times
 He knew his colors and shapes, he learned more than 100 English words, and with his own brand of one-liners he established himself in TV shows, scientific reports, and news articles as perhaps the world’s most famous talking bird.
But last week Alex, an African Grey parrot, died, apparently of natural causes, said Dr. Irene Pepperberg, a comparative psychologist at Brandeis University and Harvard who studied and worked with the parrot for most of its life and published reports of his progress in scientific journals. The parrot was 31.
|
|
|
| Squawk! Parrots invade Park Slope, Brooklyn |
|
Friday, August 31 2007 @ 03:59 PM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 5800
|
By Dana Rubinstein -The Brooklyn Paper
 A parrot on Eighth Avenue and 14th Street in Park Slope.
Brooklyn’s legendary Monk parrots have migrated to Park Slope.
A flock of about five bright green tropical parrots — an offshoot of the borough’s legendary wild parrot community in Midwood — has been spotted hanging out in a tree on the corner of 14th Street and Eighth Avenue.
Brett Cleaver, who lives on nearby 13th Street, has seen the bright green birds twice in a matter of four days.
“They were cute,” said Cleaver. “It seemed like there were two couples, and an odd man out. A couple of them were kissing. People were stopping and looking — it was certainly a spectacle.”
|
|
|
| Fines for parrot killings in AU |
|
Wednesday, July 25 2007 @ 05:28 AM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 4849
|
Mark Russell
July 22, 2007
 AUSTRALIA'S biggest almond grower will pay out more than $56,000 after admitting responsibility for the massacre of 41 rare regent parrots.
When the company, Select Harvests, was charged over one of the worst killings of threatened birds in Victoria, it blamed two of its workers, sacked them, and vowed to defend the charges. On Tuesday, it pleaded guilty to three charges in the Robinvale Magistrates Court.
Kyndalyn Park Pty Ltd — a wholly owned subsidiary of Select Harvests — was convicted and fined $15,000 on one count of destroying protected wildlife and a total of $1000 without conviction on two counts of breaching their wildlife control permit. The company was also ordered to pay court costs of $40,589.
The executive director for biodiversity and ecosystem services with the Department of Sustainability and Environment, Ian Miles, said the killings were a serious matter.
"This case serves as a warning that shooting protected wildlife will not be tolerated in Victoria," Mr Miles said.
Only about 2400 regent parrots survive in the wild, with half that number in Victoria.
|
|
|
|
|
| Who's Online
|
|
Guest Users: 3
|
|
| Foster Parrots - Adoption and Conservation
|
|
|
|
|
| Vote
|
|
How many years have you lived with a parrot?
1830 votes | 0 comments
|
|
| Vote
|
|
Where does your parrot's species live? (Cast an additional vote for each bird you live with)
1289 votes | 3 comments
|
|
| Adopt a Parrot
|
|
|
|
|
| Current Parrot News
|
|
|
‘We simply do not have the right to abandon wildlife’ - Times of IndiaCritically endangered swift parrot released after surviving 600km journey to Lord Howe Island - ABC News‘World’s most beautiful snails’ threatened by illegal trade - National GeographicWestern Ground Parrot: race to save rare West Australian bird species - PerthNowBushfires prompt translocation plan for near-extinct western ground parrot in WA - The New DailyRegistration, ownership certificate mandatory for rearing exotic birds, animals - Mathrubhumi EnglishParrots collaborate with invisible partners - Science DailySpix's macaw returns to Brazil, but is overshadowed by controversy - Mongabay.comCheetah’s Sound on Being Cuddled Goes Viral: Trending Topics, Viral Videos & Funny Memes of The Day - LatestLYWildlife conservation in a time of pandemic - Phys.orgThe Congo River Basin: Home of the deepest river in the world - Livescience.comHow the world's fattest parrot came back from the brink - The GuardianPreserving Dead Parrots in Order to Save the Living - Natural Resources Defense CouncilTranslocation plan for near-extinct bird - Blue Mountains GazetteSaving the African grey parrot: the battle to beat the pet smugglers - Financial TimesHello From The Wild Side - TTG AsiaWildlife trade in Mexico, conservation, and pandemics - Brookings InstitutionCan tech save the kakapo, New Zealand's 'gorgeous, hilarious' parrot? - CNNHe's a 'foster parent' raising baby birds by hand, helping to save threatened species - CNAOf every 10 parrots captured in Yucatan, 8 die in illegal marketplaces - Yucatán Expat LifeGiant Sunfish Develop from Tiny Larvae, Marine Biologists Say | Biology, Genetics - Sci-News.comNumbers of critically endangered orange-bellied parrot soar from low 20s to more than 100 - The GuardianGrey-breasted Parakeet recovers from three fledglings to a thousand - BirdLife International'Extinction is a choice’: Margaret Atwood on Tasmania's forests and saving the swift parrot - The GuardianHow the Scarlet Macaw Returned to Honduras | Science - Smithsonian.comLoro Parque Foundation Saves 10 Species of Parrots From Total Extinction in the Wild - PRNewswire13 East Coast Vacations You Need to Take at Least Once - Reader's DigestEndangered species have a fighting chance thanks to these Indy Prize nominees - IndyStarAfrican gray parrots, facts and photos - National GeographicNew Parrot Conservation Alliance Launched | surfbirds - Surfbirds NewsNo longer Endangered: the Echo Parakeet's 100-year recovery plan - BirdLife InternationalFlorida grasshopper sparrow will probably go extinct. A conservation effort may be the last hope. - The Washington PostTrack a kÄkÄpÅ? New Zealand's precious parrot under drone eye - The GuardianBlue-throated macaw, facts and photos - National GeographicGet wild with Animal Magic! - WDIV ClickOnDetroitAfrican Grey Parrots Help Each Other in Times of Need - Snopes.comHow humans killed off the only parrot native to the continental U.S. - National GeographicWhy Do Parrots Waste Most Of What You Feed Them? - ForbesPolly share a cracker: Study finds grey parrots are good Samaritans - Mongabay.comHundreds of wild parrots are thriving in this Brazilian city - National GeographicActivist slams illegal wildlife, pet trade: Stop the animal torture - Loop News Trinidad and TobagoRare Parrots Rebound In New Zealand And Australia - World AtlasParrots Make Predictions Based On Statistical Probabilities - ForbesVeterinary Professionals Gained Wildlife Conservation and Rehabilitation Experience through Unique CE Program in Belize - Purdue Veterinary NewsReal-life ‘Rio’: near-extinct macaws return to Brazil - INQUIRER.netAre some parrots selfless? - Medical News TodayA Crucial Step Toward Preventing Wildlife-Related Pandemics - Scientific AmericanScience v poachers: how tech is transforming wildlife conservation - Financial TimesThe dawn chorus that heralds fresh hope for New Zealand's wildlife - The GuardianWild and captive Blue-throated Macaws are genetically distinct - BirdGuidesTo look after these birds is to 'fall in love' with them - Nature.comCarolina parakeet: The high cost of empathy - CGTN'Don't let your cat outside': Q&A with author Peter Christie - Mongabay.comWorld Sensation: The Spix's Macaw Is Back - BenzingaHow the wild parrots of San Diego arrived in America's Finest City - 10NewsAction plan to save Bolivia's red-fronted macaw awaits its reboot - Mongabay.com12 Funny Wild Animal Pictures: A Comedy Wildlife Photography Award Preview - ForbesSA-US breeding programme poses risk to wild birds - IOL10 Reasons Why Getting A Parrot Is Really Bad - World AtlasNew Zealand aims to save the ‘strangest parrot on Earth’ - The Washington PostEscaped pet parrots are now naturalized in 23 US states, study finds - Science DailyHas the Macaw Species from 'Rio' Movies Been Declared Extinct in the Wild? - Snopes.comGrey and Timneh Parrots continue to dwindle in Africa's forests - BirdGuidesCayman parrot amnesty ends - Cayman CompassLegal and illegal trade negatively impacting survival and wellbeing of Africa's wildlife: Report - Mongabay.comGlobal lockdowns spur worrying uptick in wildlife poaching | Daily Sabah - Daily SabahPsychic Numbing: Keeping Hope Alive in a World of Extinctions - Yale Environment 360These blue macaws help grow the forest around them, a new study finds - Mongabay.comMeet The Filipino Wildlife Conservationist Who Is Saving A Fast Vanishing Cockatoo - World AtlasCrime Investigation Tool Reveals Origins Of UK’s Feral Parrots - ForbesParrot sanctuary is something to squawk about - Cayman CompassOutrageous 'Tiger King' zoo owners say they help tigers. Conservation experts disagree. - Livescience.comCovid-19 and wildlife trade bans - The EcologistTo prevent the next pandemic and save species, focus on wildlife trade | TheHill - The HillThinking Like A Parrot: How Do Parrots View The World? - ForbesConservation in the time of Coronavirus: a message from the CEO - BirdLife InternationalRare kakapo parrots have best breeding season on record - BBC NewsAfrican grey parrot outperforms children and college students - Harvard GazetteA look back at some of the biggest bird conservation stories of 2019 - BirdLife InternationalRed List 2019: Guam Rail second bird to recover from extinction in wild - BirdLife InternationalCOVID-19-led ban on wild meat could take protein off the table for millions of forest dwellers - Forests News, Center for International Forestry ResearchTreetop cameras capture first known video of a wild roloway monkey - Mongabay.comFrom crisis to solutions for communities and African conservation (commentary) - Mongabay.comGuam Rails Are No Longer Extinct in the Wild (Something Only One Other Bird Can Claim) - EcoWatchCaptive tigers in the US outnumber those in the wild. It's a problem. - National GeographicOrange-bellied Parrot shows signs of recovery - BirdGuidesThe secret call of the wild: how animals teach each other to survive - The GuardianHumans Don't Have a Monopoly on Culture - Washington MonthlyParrots trained to home-in for their survival - MPNEWS - Mornington Peninsula NewsWildlife wins: 7 good-news stories from 2019 - National GeographicDeadly parrot virus found in native birds from Asia and Africa - Mongabay.comCITES, the Treaty that Regulates Trade in International Wildlife, Is Not the Answer to Preventing Another Zoonotic Pandemic - Scientific AmericanLegal Poaching Is Threatening Miami's Wild Parrots - Miami New TimesNew Parrot Gets New Reserve, Just in Time - Rainforest TrustGenome technology to save Australia's unique biodiversity - News - The University of SydneyAudio: Fred Swaniker on conservation as an economic growth opportunity for Africa - Mongabay.comParrots, Popular Pet Birds, Threatened by Illegal Trade - National Geographic'Nestbox revolution' for Critically Endangered parakeet - BirdGuidesBehold the Return of the Amazing New Zealand “Owl Parrot.†Look at It Dance! - Mother JonesThe Rich Meals That Keep Wild Animals on the Menu - The Atlantic
|
|
|
|
|
