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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: 9365
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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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Grey-breasted Parakeet recovers from three fledglings to a thousand - BirdLife InternationalWildlife trade in Mexico, conservation, and pandemics - Brookings InstitutionParrots trained to home-in for their survival - Mornington Peninsula NewsCITES, the Treaty that Regulates Trade in International Wildlife, Is Not the Answer to Preventing Another Zoonotic Pandemic - Scientific American10 Top Amazon Parrot Species as Pets - Tech News VisionExtinction crisis 'poses existential threat to civilisation' - BBC NewsAustralia's national environment laws 'actually allow extinction to happen' - The GuardianKiller of wild toucan is identified; watch groups to protect birds are encouraged - Yucatán Expat LifeBackyard gardeners around the world are helping to save Australia's deeply ancient Wollemi pine - MENAFN.COMGenome technology to save Australia's unique biodiversity - News - The University of SydneyHidden In Plain Sight: New Cockatoo Subspecies Identified In Australia - ForbesParrots collaborate with invisible partners - Science Daily'Don't let your cat outside': Q&A with author Peter Christie - Mongabay.comHow the world's fattest parrot came back from the brink - The GuardianZoos, wildlife sanctuaries re-opening soon - South Florida Sun SentinelPreserving Dead Parrots in Order to Save the Living - Natural Resources Defense CouncilSpix's macaw returns to Brazil, but is overshadowed by controversy - Mongabay.comWildlife conservation in a time of pandemic - Phys.orgCan tech save the kakapo, New Zealand's 'gorgeous, hilarious' parrot? - CNNSaving the African grey parrot: the battle to beat the pet smugglers - Financial TimesEndangered species have a fighting chance thanks to these Indy Prize nominees - IndyStarOf every 10 parrots captured in Yucatan, 8 die in illegal marketplaces - Yucatán Expat LifeHundreds of wild parrots are thriving in this Brazilian city - National GeographicNew Parrot Conservation Alliance Launched | surfbirds - Surfbirds NewsNumbers of critically endangered orange-bellied parrot soar from low 20s to more than 100 - The GuardianThese parrots are the first birds observed showing kindness to others - Science MagazineLoro Parque Foundation Saves 10 Species of Parrots From Total Extinction in the Wild - PRNewswireNo longer Endangered: the Echo Parakeet's 100-year recovery plan - BirdLife InternationalHow humans killed off the only parrot native to the continental U.S. - National GeographicHow the Scarlet Macaw Returned to Honduras | Science - Smithsonian.comTo Prevent Next Coronavirus, Stop the Wildlife Trade, Conservationists Say - The New York TimesAfrican gray parrots, facts and photos - National GeographicAfrican Grey Parrots Help Each Other in Times of Need - Snopes.comExtinction Watch: Saving the Macaw, one headdress at a time - Economic TimesBlue-throated macaw, facts and photos - National GeographicThe dawn chorus that heralds fresh hope for New Zealand's wildlife - The GuardianParrots Make Predictions Based On Statistical Probabilities - ForbesAre some parrots selfless? - Medical News TodayActivist slams illegal wildlife, pet trade: Stop the animal torture - Loop News Trinidad and Tobago'Extinction is a choice’: Margaret Atwood on Tasmania's forests and saving the swift parrot - The GuardianEscaped pet parrots are now naturalized in 23 US states, study finds - Science DailyFlorida grasshopper sparrow will probably go extinct. A conservation effort may be the last hope. - The Washington PostWhy Do Parrots Waste Most Of What You Feed Them? - ForbesCarolina parakeet: The high cost of empathy - CGTNThe secret call of the wild: how animals teach each other to survive - The GuardianThinking Like A Parrot: How Do Parrots View The World? - ForbesOnce Believed Extinct, New Zealand's Orange-Fronted Parakeet Makes Comeback - NPRConservation in a time of pandemic - FIU NewsInvasive parrots have varying impacts on European biodiversity, citizens and economy - Science DailyRare Parrots Rebound In New Zealand And Australia - World AtlasHow the wild parrots of San Diego arrived in America's Finest City - 10NewsWild and captive Blue-throated Macaws are genetically distinct - BirdGuidesCayman parrot amnesty ends - Cayman CompassScience v poachers: how tech is transforming wildlife conservation - Financial TimesLegal and illegal trade negatively impacting survival and wellbeing of Africa's wildlife: Report - Mongabay.comWorld Sensation: The Spix's Macaw Is Back - Yahoo FinanceReal-life ‘Rio’: near-extinct macaws return to Brazil - INQUIRER.netGrey and Timneh Parrots continue to dwindle in Africa's forests - BirdGuidesNew Zealand aims to save the ‘strangest parrot on Earth’ - The Washington PostBrazil will let hunters shoot endangered jaguars, parrots and monkeys in rainforests under new law, warn conservation experts - The IndependentSA-US breeding programme poses risk to wild birds - IOLVirginia Zoo welcomes newest ambassador, Zeke the parrot - WAVY.comBehold the Return of the Amazing New Zealand “Owl Parrot.” Look at It Dance! - Mother JonesU.S. demand for pets and skins threatens some African animals - National GeographicRed List 2019: Guam Rail second bird to recover from extinction in wild - BirdLife InternationalGuam Rails Are No Longer Extinct in the Wild (Something Only One Other Bird Can Claim) - EcoWatchNew Zealand’s Rarest Mainland Forest Bird Is Having an ‘Epic’ Breeding Season - EcoWatchHas the Macaw Species from 'Rio' Movies Been Declared Extinct in the Wild? - Snopes.comFossils of a new species of giant parrot found in New Zealand - National GeographicTo look after these birds is to 'fall in love' with them - Nature.comThese blue macaws help grow the forest around them, a new study finds - Mongabay.comAustralia’s beloved native birds are disappearing – and the cause is clear - The GuardianCrime Investigation Tool Reveals Origins Of UK’s Feral Parrots - ForbesEscaped Pet Parrots Are Doing Great in the Wild - Smithsonian.comAction plan to save Bolivia's red-fronted macaw awaits its reboot - Mongabay.comConservation in the time of Coronavirus: a message from the CEO - BirdLife InternationalNew Parrot Gets New Reserve, Just in Time - Rainforest TrustCOVID-19-led ban on wild meat could take protein off the table for millions of forest dwellers - Forests News, Center for International Forestry ResearchCaptive tigers in the U.S. outnumber those in the wild. It's a problem. - National GeographicPsychic Numbing: Keeping Hope Alive in a World of Extinctions - Yale Environment 360Trying to save the parrot is not all talk - Irish ExaminerFormer pet parrots breeding and thriving in 23 U.S. states - National GeographicDeadly parrot virus found in native birds from Asia and Africa - Mongabay.comEscaped Pet Parrots Are Now Established In 23 U.S. States - ForbesTo prevent the next pandemic and save species, focus on wildlife trade | TheHill - The HillEmergency recovery plan to protect western ground parrot - Esperance ExpressUps and downs for endemic parrots and coffee in Ethiopia - BirdGuides'Nestbox revolution' for Critically Endangered parakeet - BirdGuidesRare kakapo parrots have best breeding season on record - BBC News'A legitimate zoo?' How an obscure German group cornered global trade in endangered parrots - The GuardianExperience The Great Outdoors From Your Living Room With These Wildlife Live Streams - ForbesRare orange-fronted parakeets released into the wild as coronavirus restrictions ease - Stuff.co.nzCovid-19 and wildlife trade bans - The EcologistGovernment to commit $50m for wildlife affected by bushfires as green groups call for action - The GuardianNewly described giant extinct penguin and parrot once lived in New Zealand - Mongabay.comCraze for feathers pushes 'Dracula parrot' to brink - The TimesParrots, Popular Pet Birds, Threatened by Illegal Trade - National GeographicLegal Poaching Is Threatening Miami's Wild Parrots - Miami New TimesRecovery plan to save critically endangered western ground parrot underfunded say supporters - ABC NewsWildlife wins: 7 good-news stories from 2019 - National Geographic
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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.
