Illegal Mexican Parrot Trade Targeted by New Ban
October 02, 2008 — Filed in: Conservation
A new permanent ban on parrot sales in Mexico may protect the country’s exotic birds from a thriving illegal wildlife trade, conservationists say.
City Parrots
Urban Parrot Conservation
Swift parrot on its own as Garrett evades plea for help
September 29, 2008 — Filed in: Conservation
Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has sidestepped pleas to halt plans to log southern Tasmania’s forests which would threaten the survival of one of Australia’s rarest parrots.
Farmers warned: Don’t shoot killer parrots
September 25, 2008 — Filed in: Conservation
High country farmers are being urged not to break the law to stop a protected bird preying on their livestock.
Planning move may allow farmers to remove trees
September 24, 2008 — Filed in: Conservation
A Wimmera shire is hoping to be able to give farmers the chance to remove buloke trees from their properties, without denying an endangered bird its habitat.
Source: ABC News
Sun conures in Boa vista
September 12, 2008 — Filed in: News from City Parrots Feral, Naturalized and City Parrots Conservation
Although I have never seen much fact in the many accusations that have been made towards introduced city parrots, as a conservation biologist I do prefer threatened parrots to populate cities in their native ranges, where they are most appropriate. Today, trough our flickr pool, we discovered just such a threatened parrot: Sun Conures (Aratinga solstitialis) are colonizing the city of Boa vista in the state of Roraima, Brazil which is located in the conures natural range.
Results just superb
September 08, 2008 — Filed in: Conservation
Katunga irrigated crop farmer Colin Rendell has devoted nearly 10 per cent of his 129 ha farm to superb parrot habitat since 2003.
Source: By Sophie Bruns - Country News
Government criticised for environment cuts
September 01, 2008 — Filed in: Conservation
The Opposition is criticising the Federal Government for cutting the Environmental Stewardship program for farmers by $12 million.
Source: ABC Rural
Geometric model could mean breakthrough in saving endangered kakapo
September 01, 2008 — Filed in: Conservation
A mathematical model used to assess the nutrient balance of the kakapo diet has the potential to help solve one of the main challenges to saving the endangered native parrot
Source: Massey University
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