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Help save Black Cockatoos!

May 17, 2007 — Filed in: Conservation

During the Parrot International Symposium Rosemary Low showed us this remarkable video of a an Australian couple, David and Deidre Patterson, who are working hard to save two distinct subspecies of black cockatoos from going extinct. In the video they tell about the importance of the area next to their property, Helms block, for the black cockatoos, which is a key area for food and nesting sites and its survival is imperative for the release of the cockatoos that they rehabilitate.  We were alarmed to learn that the moratorium on logging this area made in 2001 has been overturned.

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Cuba and UN Protect Aratinga euops

May 17, 2007 — Filed in: Conservation

Prensa Latina

Cuban Parakeet (Aratinga euops)

Havana, Cuban experts report the UN is currently carrying out a conservation project for the Cuban Parakeet (Aratinga euops), an endemic bird in danger of extinction.

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Our Mission

Our mission in parrot conservation is best summarized in these two articles:

Objectives of City Parrots:

  • Enjoy free-ranging parrots
  • Investigate potential uses of free-ranging parrots for conservation
  • Educating the public on the plight for parrots

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