February 2012
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Santa Barbara Bird Farm - What's New →
“Rather than trimming flight feathers the second the youngsters started to flap, she allowed them to fledge and learn to fly as nature intended. By allowing them to learn to control their flight, her babies developed athletic skills that gave them better muscular control, and this control increased their self-confidence exponentially, which allowed them to develop a sense of wonder and curiosity...
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Expert Bird Care Instruction | Eductational DVDs... →
Foods for Different Avian Species
These forms cover basic food choices and methods of diet conversion for commonly kept pet bird species (parrots, Passeriformes and Columbiformes). This is a guide only does not provide definitive dietary recommendations for any birds. For more details on pet bird diets, see ‘Basic Avian Nutrition’ in the Expert Companion Bird Care Series: Volume I DVD.
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WatchConservationists try to keep rare parrots alive in captivity as their numbers dwindle in the wild.
(via Video — Parrot Gene Pool — National Geographic)
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January 2012
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Watch(via The wild budgies of Billabong - ABC Mid West WA - Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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Why does the caged bird sing? Surviving with Grace... →
It is a miracle that the caged bird sings, despite the fact he has a terrible existence. How can this exploited creature keep on singing when he continually beats his wing on the cruel bars and pain throbs in the old scars? Imagine how the bird feels when he is caged up and sees nature in all of its splendor on the outside. The bright sun shines, the soft wind stirring and the river flowing would...
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“I feel the average age of a pet parrot has reduced from approximately 40 to 50...”
– Longevity in Captivity - Animals & Enclosures | The Parrot Zoo
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WWF - Wildlife Trade - Parrot Trade FAQs →
According to the 2002 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 94 of the world’s parrot species are considered to be threatened with extinction, largely because of habitat loss and excessive capture for trade. There are more than 25 parrot species listed on the U.S. Endangered Species Act, including the Puerto Rican parrot (Amazona vittata), the glaucous macaw (Anodorhynchus glaucus) from Latin...
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“Captive breeding is not the answer — protection in the wild is. A focus on...”
– Will Travers: Canary in a Coal Mine? A Day to Save the Birds….
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December 2011
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“Members of the order Psittaciformes (parrots and cockatoos) are among the most...”
– Survival on the ark: life-history trends in captive parrots - Young - 2011 - Animal Conservation - Wiley Online Library
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“Confinement of birds in cages violates their right to live:
Gujarat High...”
– Confinement of birds in cages violates their right to live: HC
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“Today, more than a thousand species of birds face extinction. Many more are in...”
– The Plight of Birds | Worldwatch Institute
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Thinking Outside the Cage | Truthout →
But imagine if today’s bird watchers encountered people climbing trees with nets in their hands, hunting down and snaring large flocks of North American blue jays or cardinals. What if they witnessed baby red-tailed hawks being robbed from their nests and stuffed into knapsacks? Worst of all, what if they learned that these beautiful creatures were being shipped to foreign countries to be...
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Too Many Parrot Feathers? Send them to the Feather... →
Awhile back I was very fortunate to hear Anthropologist Dr Jonathon Reyman lecture on a topic I found fascinating. He explained that feathers were an important part of the culture of native peoples who live in Pueblos of the southwest. As I recall he explained years ago he was doing some work in this area and was asked by the Pueblo Indians if he could help them acquire feathers. Although not...
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Watch112 Rescued Parrot Chicks (by Echo)
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Smuggled Jamaican Parrots big hit at Vienna Zoo ...
A further search of Marian P’s luggage turned up two cookie boxes and in the coconut, the controllers found 74 bird eggs. The customs criminal investigation department was immediately contacted. The bird eggs were confiscated and the Slovaks interrogated. Roland P denied any knowledge about the eggs, but Marian P claimed that he really liked the ‘green birds’ in Jamaica and he...
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“189 birds are classified as Critically Endangered. In the last thirty years...”
– Birdlife Data Zone - list of Critically Endangered birds.
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November 2011
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