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| New York buildings dim lights to save birds |
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Friday, September 23 2005 @ 11:55 PM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 6585
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 Tue Sep 20, 2:06 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The city that never sleeps will darken the lights of the famed Manhattan skyline after midnight to help save migrating birds.
New York civic leaders on Tuesday said the lights of buildings above the 40th floor will be turned off after midnight in the fall and spring migration seasons to save birds.
Since 1997, more than 4,000 migratory birds have been killed or injured from colliding into buildings, bird experts said.
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| The plight of parrots |
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Monday, September 19 2005 @ 07:40 PM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 6396
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 Tuesday, August 30 - 2005 at 15:54 GMT+4
In the wild they fly many miles every day, spend a lot of time socializing, foraging for food, chewing wood and preening themselves. Parrots are as intelligent and sensitive as they are beautiful. But, as more and more end up in pet shops, the threats to them loom large.
Among the variety of wildlife species that enter the pet trade, highly sought after are members of a family that are being, virtually, loved to death. The parrot family.
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| Parrots' colour scheme is a real cracker |
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Monday, August 08 2005 @ 06:00 AM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 6568
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 By Deborah Smith Science Editor
July 23, 2005
Now the puzzle of the unique colour scheme of the Australian eclectus parrot has been solved in an eight-year study by researchers who climbed tall rainforest trees to observe them in their nests.
Robert Heinsohn, of the Australian National University, said the males and females were so different-looking they were originally mistaken as separate species. "There is no other bird like it," he said.
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| Kakapo chicks ready to leave home |
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Friday, June 10 2005 @ 05:41 PM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 5443
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 Nelson's rarest chicks have become awkward teenagers, and it won't be long before they are kicked out of home.
Four kakapo chicks are being handraised at a rented house in a secret location in Nelson [New Zealand]. Five were taken from their home near Stewart Island in April after failing to put on weight in the wild.
Department of Conservation kakapo technical officer Daryl Eason said although one had died the remaining chicks were thriving.
10 June 2005
By SALLY KIDSON
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| Quaker Parakeet Nest Teardowns in Edgewater, New Jersey |
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Tuesday, May 17 2005 @ 08:09 PM UTC
Contributed by: brooklynparrots
Views: 12532
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This Monday, May 17th, PSE&G crews destroyed a significant number of nests built by wild Quaker (AKA "monk") parakeets in Edgewater, New Jersey. This action was not unexpected, but it was very painful to watch. What follows is my report.
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| Species under threat |
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Sunday, April 24 2005 @ 06:07 AM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 5410
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 The Cape parrot is a species endemic to South Africa and classified as critically endangered. A local artist has now helped to raise funds for the survival of the bird. There are currently fewer than 500 left in the wild. Key threats are habitat destruction, seasonal depletion of food sources, disease, low suitable nest-site availability and illegal trapping for trade. The distribution of the parrot is restricted to fragmented Afro-montane forests. Cape parrots are habitat and dietary specialists dependent on yellowwood trees.
Both the parrot and tree species are victims of illegal trade.
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Parrots collaborate with invisible partners - Science DailyMan charged with smuggling 7 parrots into U.S. - New York Daily NewsNo longer Endangered: the Echo Parakeet's 100-year recovery plan - BirdLife InternationalVirus Renews Safety Concerns About Slaughtering Wild Animals - FOX 21 OnlineAuckland parrot, reptile breeding ban sparks backlash - Stuff.co.nzTrying to save the parrot is not all talk - Irish ExaminerHow learning about fish can help us save the Amazon rainforest - Phys.orgThe Bird Folks: Pet bird quandary - Wicked Local OrleansBushfire recovery plan for western ground parrots - Mirage News'Nestbox revolution' for Critically Endangered parakeet - BirdGuidesEmergency recovery plan to protect western ground parrot - Esperance ExpressA Rare Species of Tree Was Saved from Australia's Wildfires. And Then Something Amazing Happened. - Mother JonesNorthfield Bird Club experiences Costa Rican biodiversity through photos, stories - The RecorderFish can tell how to save the Amazon - Yahoo India NewsPopulation of birds in India is declining catastrophically: Report - DevdiscourseSaving the African grey parrot: the battle to beat the pet smugglers - Financial TimesPreserving Dead Parrots in Order to Save the Living - Natural Resources Defense CouncilWhat's Up This Week: Things to do, live music listings, local government meetings - What'sUpNewpHundreds of wild parrots are thriving in this Brazilian city - National GeographicHow humans killed off the only parrot native to the continental U.S. - National GeographicCan tech save the kakapo, New Zealand's 'gorgeous, hilarious' parrot? - CNNHow the wild parrots of San Diego arrived in America's Finest City - 10NewsNominees Announced for World's Leading Animal Conservation Award - Kokomo PerspectiveHas the Macaw Species from 'Rio' Movies Been Declared Extinct in the Wild? - Snopes.comZoos South Australia | Elaine Bensted on 'good zoos' - BlooloopThe dawn chorus that heralds fresh hope for New Zealand's wildlife - The GuardianOnce Believed Extinct, New Zealand's Orange-Fronted Parakeet Makes Comeback - NPREscaped pet parrots are now naturalized in 23 US states, study finds - Science DailyNew Zealand aims to save the ‘strangest parrot on Earth’ - The Washington PostEscaped Pet Parrots Are Doing Great in the Wild - Smithsonian.comLoro Parque Foundation Saves 10 Species of Parrots From Total Extinction in the Wild - PRNewswireBrazil will let hunters shoot endangered jaguars, parrots and monkeys in rainforests under new law, warn conservation experts - The IndependentPolly share a cracker: Study finds grey parrots are good Samaritans - Mongabay.comAre some parrots selfless? - Medical News TodayLegal and illegal trade negatively impacting survival and wellbeing of Africa’s wildlife: Report - Mongabay.comWhy Do Parrots Waste Most Of What You Feed Them? - ForbesEscaped Pet Parrots Are Now Established In 23 U.S. States - ForbesNew Zealand’s Rarest Mainland Forest Bird Is Having an ‘Epic’ Breeding Season - EcoWatchFormer pet parrots breeding and thriving in 23 U.S. states - National GeographicBehold the Return of the Amazing New Zealand “Owl Parrot.” Look at It Dance! - Mother JonesRare kakapo parrots have best breeding season on record - BBC NewsInvasive parrots have varying impacts on European biodiversity, citizens and economy - Science DailyScience v poachers: how tech is transforming wildlife conservation - Financial TimesFossils of a new species of giant parrot found in New Zealand - National GeographicCaptive tigers in the U.S. outnumber those in the wild. It's a problem. - National GeographicRed List 2019: Guam Rail second bird to recover from extinction in wild - BirdLife InternationalAustralian bushfires threaten to drive tiny animal communities extinct - Reuters UKWildlife wins: 7 good-news stories from 2019 - National GeographicThe dinosaur trees that survived Australia's wildfires and the hope they give - National ObserverBack to the drawing board for conservationists battling against infectious parrot disease - Phys.org'Green Oscar' Awarded For Venezuelan Parrot Conservation - ForbesEndangered kakapo parrot gets pioneering brain surgery - BBC NewsParrots, Popular Pet Birds, Threatened by Illegal Trade - National GeographicCITES, the world’s biggest conference on wildlife trade, is happening. Get the details. - National GeographicNew Parrot Gets New Reserve, Just in Time - Rainforest TrustClairvoyant parrots a dying breed, as officials seize birds - South China Morning PostCan We Conserve Endangered Parrots By Keeping Them In Cities? - ForbesUS Fish And Wildlife Provides Funding To Help Conserve The Puerto Rican Parrot - ForbesSaving Guatemala’s vanishing macaws: Q&A with veterinarian Luis Fernando Guerra - Mongabay.comWhat is the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species? - National Geographic'A legitimate zoo?' How an obscure German group cornered global trade in endangered parrots - The GuardianU.S. demand for pets and skins threatens some African animals - National GeographicDeadly parrot virus found in native birds from Asia and Africa - Mongabay.comNewly described giant extinct penguin and parrot once lived in New Zealand - Mongabay.comSweeping extent of global trade in wild animals revealed - Nature.comFeral Parrots Are Taking Over America - GizmodoLegal Poaching Is Threatening Miami's Wild Parrots - Miami New TimesWhat the Amazon fires mean for wild animals - National GeographicThis Popular Parrot 'Talks' Like Us. But We're Silencing It. - National GeographicLike a bird on a wire: Sharing a wild creature’s tragedy - Long Beach PostUps and downs for endemic parrots and coffee in Ethiopia - BirdGuidesFlorida's Wild Parrots Are Being Poached, Sold On the Internet, and It's Perfectly Legal - The Weather ChannelWildlife trafficking threatens hyacinth macaw eggs - National GeographicA Breeding Breakthrough for New Zealand's Chubby Night Parrot - Atlas ObscuraHope for 'world's fattest' parrot as endangered kakapo have record-breaking breeding season - South China Morning PostThis bird was nearly extinct. Now, its population could double thanks to an 'epic' breeding season - CNNForever Gone: The Tale of the Carolina Parakeet - Utne Reader OnlineThese 3 animals are no longer endangered in the U.S. - National GeographicWildlife Law Enforcement Leaders Honored at CITES - Animal Welfare InstituteThe People's Parrot Inspires First Community-Sponsored Genome Project - Forbes‘Time running out to reduce greenhouse gas emissions’ - The HinduCeremonial Headdresses Threaten Vulnerable Parrot Species - World AtlasLost species day: These three rare species could still be out there - InverseReport: Turkish carrier is ‘poacher’s airline of choice’ for parrot trade - Mongabay.comSix-month amnesty for parrot owners - Cayman CompassVideo: Thousands of illegally caught African gray parrots being rehabilitated - Mongabay.comThe Real Case for Saving Species: We Don't Need Them, But They Need Us - Yale Environment 360Blue macaw parrot that inspired "Rio" is now officially extinct in the wild - CBS NewsAustralian fires have incinerated the habitats of up to 100 threatened species - Science NewsInvasive Parakeets Disrupt Hawaii's Agriculture - Island Conservation - Island Conservation NewsHi-tech nestboxes protect Swift Parrots from predation - BirdGuidesHow one Amazon community is trying to move on from illegal wildlife tourism - National GeographicCute, but environmentally damaging parrots spotted in Titirangi, West Auckland - Stuff.co.nz'Extinction crisis' pushes countries to agree stronger protection for global wildlife - UN NewsAustralia has all the tools to protect its birds from extinction – but it is failing - The GuardianInside the efforts to help animals hurt by the Amazon fires - National GeographicJohn Brooks: Bill Clinton redux - San Diego ReaderForest fire pushes imperilled parrot closer to the brink - Phys.OrgWildlife traffickers thrive on Guatemala’s murky border with Belize - Mongabay.comThe Perfect Storm: Hurricane Dorian And People May Annihilate Three Bird Species - Forbes
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