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| The Real Macaws - NATURE |
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Wednesday, February 18 2004 @ 02:09 AM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
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 PBS's NATURE takes you to the deepest enclaves of the Amazon for a first-hand look at macaws. Hosted by Tony Junitper, with Charlie Munn.
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| Red-crowned Parrot Amazona viridigenalis: Short History of Sightings in Florida |
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Tuesday, January 20 2004 @ 03:52 PM UTC
Contributed by: Admin
Views: 8911
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The Red-crowned Parrot is a popular species in the pet trade, where it is often known as the Green-cheeked Parrot. It is native to the eastern coast of Mexico and was one of the first of the amazons to appear in numbers in South Florida.
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| Harvesting, local trade, and conservation of parrots in the Northeastern Peruvian Amazon |
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Monday, January 12 2004 @ 01:03 AM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
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Gonzalez JA
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
114 (3): 437-446 DEC 2003
Abstract:
In some places of the northeastern Peruvian Amazon the harvesting and local trade of parrot nestlings is still a common practice (loreada) that takes place every year between February and April, despite being banned by the national laws. Between 1996 and 1999, 1 monitored the use of these birds in 3890-ha of Mauritia flexuosa-palm swamps, located close to the village of Victoria (Loreto, Peru). Seven species of parrots were collected by local poachers in the study area, with Amazonia amazonica (61.1% of the captures) and Ara ararauna (25.9%) the most commonly harvested.
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| Children throw fauna traffickers a lifeline |
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Sunday, January 04 2004 @ 05:11 AM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
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By Charles Seabrook in Manaus, Brazil December 26, 2003
In the heart of Brazil's rainforest, a riverboat nudges up to a trading post along the January river, an Amazon tributary. Children laden with animals quickly converge on the passengers. A girl shows off a bright blue-and-red parrot. Another girl has a two-metre-long snake draped over her shoulders. A boy holds up a sad-eyed monkey. The animals are for sale. When asked where she got the parrot, the first girl - an 11-year-old named Isabel - points to the lush rainforest across the river.
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Drones and big data: the next frontier in the fight against wildlife extinction - DroneDJWorld's biggest bee rediscovered in Indonesia - BreakingNews.ieResearchers use genome mapping to save rare parrot species - Phys.OrgDelays in banning wildlife trade put hundreds of species at risk - Science DailyFears for endangered parrot after bushfire - SBS NewsWhy are there so many parakeets in south Manchester? These are the wild theories that might just be true - Manchester Evening NewsRainforest Trust Saves 20 Million Acres of Land for Wildlife and Communities - Rainforest TrustAuckland Island: Conservation and Restoration - Island Conservation - Island Conservation NewsTurkish airline used to transport illegally trafficked endangered parrots - iNewsThe night parrot and the scientists, Indigenous rangers and naturalists who search for Australia's most elusive bird - ABC NewsNational birds to be returned to St. Vincent - St. Lucia News OnlineSearch widens for endangered western ground parrot - The West AustralianCan City Life Help Some Endangered Animals? - Voice of AmericaHow illegal UAE wildlife sales have shifted online - ArabianBusiness.comCulinary Extravaganza Gone Wild at Emirates Park Zoo & Resort - Al-BawabaUS Fish And Wildlife Provides Funding To Help Conserve The Puerto Rican Parrot - ForbesBans on the bird trade in South America yield mixed results - Mongabay.com'A legitimate zoo?' How an obscure German group cornered global trade in endangered parrots - The GuardianGlobal trade in exotic pets threatens endangered parrots through the spread of a virus - Science DailyTracking Critically Endangered Swift Parrots Using Drones - ForbesThe sixth mass extinction, explained - The Week MagazineAnimal smugglers elude cops - Trinidad GuardianFlorida's Wild Parrots Are Being Poached, Sold On the Internet, and It's Perfectly Legal - The Weather ChannelDeadly parrot virus found in native birds from Asia and Africa - Mongabay.comForever Gone: Eight Bird Species Confirmed Extinct This Decade - ForbesScientists work to save Puerto Rican parrots after Hurricane Maria - The Washington PostGlobal Parrot Trade Threatens All Endangered Parrots By Spreading Deadly Virus - ForbesThis Popular Parrot 'Talks' Like Us. But We're Silencing It. - National GeographicA new action plan to tackle illegal parrot trading in Indonesia - BirdLife InternationalBentley grandfather awarded Medal of the Order of Australia - Community Newspaper GroupFlorida's Wild Parrots Are Being Poached and It's Perfectly Legal - The Weather Channel'Blu' macaw that inspired movie Rio one of eight bird species newly listed as extinct - ABC NewsStunning Blue Macaw Species that Inspired Kids' Movie Rio Extinct From Wild - PEOPLE.comPrivate plane to fly endangered orange-bellied parrots for summer sojourn - The GuardianDozens of last blue macaws to be reintroduced to Brazil - Phys.OrgParrot patrol - Nature.comVirus that robs parrots of their plumage has spread around the globe - Nature.comBird's-eye view: Lessons from 50 years of bird trade regulation & conservation in Amazon countries - TRAFFIC - Wildlife Trade NewsSwift parrot polyamory a new threat to critically endangered species' survival - The GuardianThreatened orange-bellied parrots to hitch ride on plane in effort to save species - ABC NewsFive ways our partners are working to prevent the next Spix's Macaw - BirdLife InternationalForeign donations prop up Australia's endangered parrot response - The GuardianMacaws In Danger: Bird Lovers Sound The Alarm As Numbers Dwindle - WLRNEight bird species are first confirmed avian extinctions this decade - The GuardianTo Save Endangered Species, Should We Bring Them Into Our Cities? - SmithsonianParrot Genomes Provide Insights Into Evolution Of Longevity And Cognition - ForbesIndonesia confiscated some 200 pet cockatoos. What happened to them? - Mongabay.comParrot-inspired robots track birds across remote landscapes - GeographicalLegal Poaching Is Threatening Miami's Wild Parrots - Miami New TimesAustin's green parrots deserve a stable home - UT The Daily TexanSocial marketing campaigns can help threatened wildlife species recover - Science DailyBlue parrots that inspired the film 'Rio' are now thought to be extinct in the wild, study finds - indy100Indigenous leaders shoulder duty of saving parrot in peril - The Sydney Morning HeraldTwo rare macaws on show at Bird Park - The Straits TimesPhotos: These animals are bouncing back from the brink of extinction - National GeographicRed-crowned parrots wander into Texas | Local News - Victoria AdvocateBlue parrot featured in ‘Rio’ likely no longer exists in the wild, study concludes - KFVSThe 2018 Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference: our pledges - BirdLife InternationalFlight of Fancy: early depictions of the parrot trade in European art - BirdLife InternationalWestern Ground Parrot nest discovered in Cape Arid - Esperance ExpressScientists Are Tracking Endangered Swift Parrots With Drones - Green MattersVideo: Thousands of illegally caught African gray parrots being rehabilitated - Mongabay.comWhat the Eight Latest Bird Extinctions Can Tell Us - Natural Resources Defense CouncilCould Machine Learning Be the Key to Better Plant Conservation? - Pacific StandardEndangered Species May Need 'Sanctuary Cities,' Too - CityLab10 birds that came back from the brink of extinction - Business InsiderCussing parrot, dolphins that love TV: The wildest animal news of 2018 - CNETIndonesia adds hundreds of birds to protected species list - Mongabay.comThe tragic story of America's only native parrot, now extinct for 100 years - The Conversation - USThe wider impact of illegal wildlife trade - Phys.OrgCaging parrots can put you behind bars - Mumbai LiveThis parrot was thought to be extinct in the wild — until a farmer spotted one - The Washington PostPensacola's wildest of the wild: Our most interesting animal stories of 2018 - Pensacola News JournalAudio: The best wildlife calls featured on the Mongabay Newscast in 2018 - Mongabay.comPuerto Rico's Parrot Population Is Slowly Recovering - Atlas ObscuraHey buddy, want to get rid of that python? - Sun SentinelVermin fence poses ‘threat’ to rare parrot - The West AustralianLincoln Park Zoo Hosts Conference on Reintroducing Endangered Species - Chicago Tonight | WTTWGood Job, Humans: 8 More Bird Species Confirmed Extinct - HuffPostThese are the animals that went extinct in 2018 - MashableSylhet Wildlife Conservation Centre to open on Friday - Dhaka TribuneProtecting Honduras’s national bird - The EconomistHow blockchain gaming could benefit wildlife conservation - Mongabay.comDominica's beloved wildlife still shaky a year after Maria - Phys.OrgRed-Crowned Parrot Demonstrates Potential Of Moving Endangered Species To Cities - Green MattersDid Native Americans Breed Parrots in New Mexico 1,000 Years Ago? - D-brief - Discover MagazineUN Wildlife Conference Bans Global Trade Of Africa's Grey Parrots - Forbes NowField Notes: Reinvigorating wild parrot populations with captive birds - Mongabay.comIn eastern Indonesia, a bird-trafficking hotspot flies under the radar - Mongabay.comRecord numbers of Blue-throated Macaws spotted - BirdLife InternationalThousands of African gray parrots rescued from traffickers in Congo (video) - TreehuggerSaving Our Superb Parrot project in Southern Tablelands receives financial boost - Yass TribuneThese species went extinct in 2018. More may be doomed to follow in 2019. - USA TODAYMating season looking positive for highly endangered orange-bellied parrot - ABC NewsThe week in wildlife – in pictures | Environment - The GuardianLondon Zoo's annual weighing of its animals could be a huge help to conservation in the wild - The IndependentWhy Did the Carolina Parakeet Go Extinct? - SmithsonianOne prominent parrot - Otago Daily TimesFloating Museum Employee Cited In Osprey Shooting - WLRNIn Puerto Rico, a Hopeful Sight: Endangered Parrot Spotted After Hurricane Maria - NBCNews.com
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The IUCN put together this action plan for all of the world's endangered parrots, including descriptions of the problems facing each species, and recommendations for their recovery. 
The Animal Protection
Institute (API) in coordination with the Avian Welfare Coalition (AWC)
is calling on activists around the U.S. to take action on behalf of
captive birds by drawing attention to the exploitation of other
country's native birds by the U.S. pet industry on January 5 -- National
Bird Day.
