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Two “notorious” parrot capturers, Roger Atangana and Ignace Onana were recently arrested and detained pending trial, for illegally trapping African Grey Parrots. Read on…
The Phoenix Zoo ON AZFAMILY.COM
Most people think parrots live only in tropical climates, but the endangered thick-billed parrot prefers higher elevations. Read on…
By MARIANELA JIMENEZ Associated Press Writer
LA GARITA DE ALAJUELA, Costa Rica—Endangered scarlet macaws born in captivity are reproducing in the wild for the first time on Costa Rica’s southern Pacific coast. Read on…
BERKELEY – The population of wild Puerto Rican parrots, among the most endangered birds in the world, has languished for decades, with several dozen remaining birds unable to break through the bottleneck that prevents their numbers from growing. Read on…
South Australian volunteers are delighted with the results of the weekend’s annual count of red-tailed black cockatoos. Read on…
Esperance Express by Haidee Vandenberghe
After two years of planning, the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) is beginning to implement a controlled burning program that is hoped to both further protect the critically endangered western ground parrot and prevent enormous and destructive fire events in uncleared land. Read on…
Trinidad & Tobago Express by Kim Boodram
Right now, their parents are still searching frantically, calling for them where their nesting area in the Nariva Wetlands used to be. Read on…
If you use cocaine and need a reason to quit—or one to avoid starting in the first place—think conservation. The national parks of Guatemala and other countries have become the preferred haven of drug traffickers who usurp protected areas and burn the forest to serve their own purposes and the demands of their customers, according to Roan McNab, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) country director for Guatemala. Read on…
Seven kakapo chicks that hatched just over two weeks ago on Whenua Hou (Codfish Island) are to be transferred to special facilities in Nelson to ensure their survival. Read on…
New Zealand Herald By Angela Gregory
The Department of Conservation is concerned at the discovery of dead kaka in a populated area of Great Barrier Island. Read on…
