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What a little bird told us

February 24, 2008 — Filed in: Conservation

Los Angeles Times By Jonathan Rosen

Carolina parakeet brittish museum

In the extinction of the Carolina parakeet is a parable on the relationship of man and nature.

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Modern life’s pressures put pets on Prozac

February 24, 2008 — Filed in: Parrot News

Scotsman By Marc Horne

Prozac is used to help stressesd parrots by bigtallguy

PROZAC was certainly was not on Dr Doolittle’s list of remedies. But increasing numbers of pets are being given anti-depressants to help them cope with the strain of 21st century life, not least the tendency for many hard-working owners to leave animals on their own for hours.
Morose Macaws and stressed Spaniels are being prescribed mood-enhancing drugs to contain their distressed and anxious behaviour.

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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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