Long before ready made medicines were available, our ancestors helped themselves with herbs when they were physically or psychologically unwell. Wild animals have also been observed to medicate themselves with nature’s remedies. Unfortunately, much knowledge has been forgotten. This is a shame, as sometimes heavy duty medicines with all their side effects are not required and we could help our animals and ourselves with much gentler cures.
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“Part of the answer is accreditation,” according to Matt. “Because the number of parrots in need has grown exponentially in the past decade and because there is comparatively very little financial support for even the best of organizations operating in a limited capacity, parrots will continue to find themselves languishing in cruel and neglectful situations.”
(via A Wing and a Prayer: Rescuing More than 100 Parrots - Wayne Pacelle: A Humane Nation)
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The HSUS helped rescue more than 100 parrots and other birds today from deplorable conditions in Moraine, Ohio. Rescuers took the birds to an emergency shelter for veterinary evaluation and treatment.
“Whether or not Wings Over the Rainbow started out with good intentions, we can’t turn our backs on animals in need,” said The HSUS’s Adam Parascandola. “Parrots are highly intelligent, social, and long-lived animals, and they deserve to be protected from cruelty.”
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Herbs for parrots - an introduction
(via Herbs for parrots - an introduction | The Bird School by Ann Castro)
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Wood / Trees / Bushes Considered Safe for Birds
Source: avianweb.com
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If the animal survives the capture and the poor condition of transportation to get to buy, it still has to adapt to captivity. And this process is not easy, often leading to self-mutilation.
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fantastic parrot photos
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The Spix’s Macaw has been extinct in the wild for ten years after its numbers collapsed due to deforestation and poaching but births in captivity are rising.
‘There are only 73 in the captive breeding programme and the birth of this chick is a global victory,’ said Dr David Waugh of Tenerife’s Loro Parque Foundation.
He hopes to release birds back into the wild one day.
Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/news/836189-baby-chick-helping-to-bring-world-s-rarest-parrot-back-from-extinction#ixzz1tfOVBWgR
(via Baby chick helping to bring world’s rarest parrot back from extinction | Metro.co.uk)
Source: metro.co.uk
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Parrotsurvey
Do you have a pet parrot? Would you like to learn more about your parrot’s behaviour? So would we!
Researchers at the University of Guelph (Canada) and the University of Utrecht (Netherlands) are seeking parrot owners or caretakers who are willing to participate in an online survey focusing on their parrot’s behaviour and living environment. We are interested in all psittacine species: from budgerigars, to cockatoos, to macaws – and all species in between. We would like to collect information on both healthy, problem-free birds and those with health or behaviour problems. We invite you, as the owner of a pet parrot or parakeet, to participate in this international research project! You can be assured that your important contribution will help to improve the welfare of captive parrots. And, who knows? Maybe you’ll learn some new and interesting things about your own parrot in the process…
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A notorious parrot trapper, Roger Atangana, and three of his accomplices, have once again been arrested. Atangana was caught with 113 parrot heads, 43 death parrots, 85 smoked parrots, 13 live parrots and 1650 tails inside Lobéké National Park, in the East Region of Cameroon. Two motorbikes were also seized from the capturers.
(via AfricaNews - Cameroon: African grey parrot butcher arrested - Walter)
