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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: 6366
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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: 6203
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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: 6349
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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: 5278
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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: 12332
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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: 5254
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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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How the wild parrots of San Diego arrived in America's Finest City - 10NewsExotic pet-keepers a different breed - Gainesville SunRare kakapo parrots have best breeding season on record - BBC NewsCities may save some species from extinction, but they don’t save species’ ecological functions - Mongabay.comWhich threatened animals would kids save? 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But We're Silencing It. - National GeographicTracking Critically Endangered Swift Parrots Using Drones - ForbesGlobal trade in exotic pets threatens endangered parrots through the spread of a virus - Science DailyLegal Poaching Is Threatening Miami's Wild Parrots - Miami New TimesA new action plan to tackle illegal parrot trading in Indonesia - BirdLife InternationalBird's-eye view: Lessons from 50 years of bird trade regulation & conservation in Amazon countries - TRAFFIC - Wildlife Trade NewsBans on the bird trade in South America yield mixed results - Mongabay.comStunning Blue Macaw Species that Inspired Kids' Movie Rio Extinct From Wild - PEOPLE.comNew Zealand scientists are getting creative to save the kapako - National GeographicResearchers use genome mapping to save rare parrot species - Phys.OrgLincoln Park Zoo Hosts Conference on Reintroducing Endangered Species - Chicago Tonight | WTTWTo Save Endangered Species, Should We Bring Them Into Our Cities? - SmithsonianBack to the drawing board for conservationists battling against infectious parrot disease - EurekAlertSocial marketing campaigns can help threatened wildlife species recover - Science DailyDozens of last blue macaws to be reintroduced to Brazil - Phys.OrgThe week in wildlife – in pictures | Environment - The GuardianAudio: The best wildlife calls featured on the Mongabay Newscast in 2018 - Mongabay.comWildlife traffickers thrive on Guatemala’s murky border with Belize - Mongabay.comFive ways our partners are working to prevent the next Spix's Macaw - BirdLife InternationalUS Fish and Wildlife Service assigns funds for the preservation of the Puerto Rican parrot - AccuWeather.com8 Bird Species Have Disappeared This Decade - National GeographicAustin's green parrots deserve a stable home - UT The Daily TexanPoachers driving African parrots to extinction in spiralling ‘exotic’ pet trade, investigation finds - The IndependentSwift parrot polyamory a new threat to critically endangered species' survival - The GuardianPrivate plane to fly endangered orange-bellied parrots for summer sojourn - The GuardianVideo: Thousands of illegally caught African gray parrots being rehabilitated - Mongabay.comThe 2018 Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference: our pledges - BirdLife InternationalWhat the Eight Latest Bird Extinctions Can Tell Us - Natural Resources Defense CouncilRainforest Trust Saves 20 Million Acres of Land for Wildlife and Communities - Rainforest TrustRat Poison Linked to Several Deaths of San Francisco’s Iconic Parrots - EcoWatchPhotos: These animals are bouncing back from the brink of extinction - National GeographicBlue parrots that inspired the film 'Rio' are now thought to be extinct in the wild, study finds - indy100Parrot Genomes Provide Insights Into Evolution Of Longevity And Cognition - ForbesFrom Snow Leopards to Soldiers: Conservation in a War-torn Land - The RevelatorCould Machine Learning Be the Key to Better Plant Conservation? - Pacific StandardHey buddy, want to get rid of that python? - Sun SentinelNew at the Zoo: Hawk-Headed Parrot - Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology InstituteEndangered Species May Need 'Sanctuary Cities,' Too - CityLab10 birds that came back from the brink of extinction - Business InsiderRed-crowned parrots wander into Texas | Local News - Victoria AdvocateMajor Protection for Grauer's Gorillas in the Congo Rainforest - Rainforest TrustIn eastern Indonesia, a bird-trafficking hotspot flies under the radar - Mongabay.comDelays in banning wildlife trade put hundreds of species at risk - Science DailyProtecting Honduras's national bird - Guarding guaras - The EconomistParrot that inspired 2011 blockbuster film Rio among bird species that have disappeared - CBC.caCussing parrot, dolphins that love TV: The wildest animal news of 2018 - CNETMacaws In Danger: Bird Lovers Sound The Alarm As Numbers Dwindle - WLRNThe majority of animals in the wildlife trade are not protected by CITES - National GeographicThreatened orange-bellied parrots to hitch ride on plane in effort to save species - ABC NewsPensacola's wildest of the wild: Our most interesting animal stories of 2018 - Pensacola News JournalField Notes: Reinvigorating wild parrot populations with captive birds - Mongabay.comParrot Uses Amazon Alexa to Order Items While Its Owner Is Away - The Epoch TimesLove Triangles Kill, at Least for Swift Parrots - EcoWatchThis parrot was thought to be extinct in the wild — until a farmer spotted one - The Washington PostBehavior change campaigns found to be an effective conservation tool • Earth.com - Earth.comThousands of African gray parrots rescued from traffickers in Congo (video) - TreehuggerWild-caught raccoon stirs health alert - Apalachicola TimesForever Gone: The Tale of the Carolina Parakeet | UTNE READER - Utne Reader OnlineEight bird species are first confirmed avian extinctions this decade - The GuardianFlight of Fancy: early depictions of the parrot trade in European art - BirdLife InternationalThese are the animals that went extinct in 2018 - MashableOne-two punch of habitat loss, capture hammers Southeast Asian birds - Mongabay.comForeign donations prop up Australia's endangered parrot response - The GuardianRed-Crowned Parrot Demonstrates Potential Of Moving Endangered Species To Cities - Green MattersFor the birds | News - Palo Alto OnlineConservation officers forced online in fight against bird trafficking - Mongabay.comScientists Are Tracking Endangered Swift Parrots With Drones - Green MattersChicago Zoo, Brewery Partner on Beer to Help Parrots Hurt by Hurricane - Chicago Tonight | WTTWThe Invasive Rose-ringed Parakeet – a Threat from Hawai'i to Spain - Island Conservation NewsMauritian island awarded for saving species through education - BirdLife InternationalPuerto Rico's Parrot Population Is Slowly Recovering - Atlas ObscuraPrince William accused of 'white saviour' mentality in Africa wildlife film - The GuardianNew Oakland Zoo-themed beer to prowl the market - The Mercury NewsPet Talk - Parrots - KBTXThis Talking Bird Is Disappearing From the Wild - National Geographic
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