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Luton Today

Owner climbs on to a roof to catch his beloved bird Read on…

The Age by Ari Sharp

Melbourne’s Arts Centre spire is under attack from a small but persistent flock of sulphur-crested cockatoos, but a group of trained raptors may be the landmark’s saviour. Read on…

ABC news

Animal rescuers say a cockatoo rescued from a tree last night had been kept alive for two weeks by his fellow feathered friends.

A rescue team was called to Kilsyth east of Melbourne overnight to rescue the sulphur-crested cockatoo. Read on…

Lancaster Newspapers

In the face of angry opposition from pet owners, the Pennsylvania Game Commission Tuesday dropped a proposal that would have banned ownership of nanday conures, a popular South American parrot. Read on…

By Adam Brandolph: Sacramento Bee

Bird owners are raising a flap over a Pennsylvania Game Commission plan to ban a fowl some now keep as pets. Read on…

By Dr. Marty Becker and Gina Spadafori

The beak of a bird is a tool with many features. It’s a weapon that can put a dent in any enemy or damage the relationship with a friend. It can be a delicate tool for feeding a newly hatched chick or for the precise adjustment of feathers while grooming. With their beaks, birds can pick a lock, crush a walnut or peel the skin off a grape.

Beak shapes and sizes vary widely, depending mostly on the kind of food a certain species eats. The short, straight bill of canaries and other finches is ideal for plucking out seeds, grubs and other edibles. Birds of the parrot family – including budgies, cockatiels and the larger parrots such as macaws – are known as “hookbills,” because of the shape and function of their beaks. Read on…

Newstalk ZB

Two juvenile Kea have been found stapled to a road sign near Arthur’s Pass National Park.

Department Of Conservation ranger Wayne Costello says he is unsure how the native parrots died. They are being sent to Massey University for an autopsy to determine the cause. Read on…

St George news By Jim Gainsford

THE RSPCA is urging the public to come forward with any information they might have about the shooting deaths of cockatoos at Caringbah. Read on…

The Age

Pet birds are getting sick on well-meaning Christmas presents.

Veterinary practices are reporting an increase in the number of pet birds with heavy-metal poisoning and other injuries sustained by eating parts of toys. Read on…

March 1-2, 2008 “Parrot Behavior, Training and Enrichment Symposium” Leiden, Netherlands. Hosted by City Parrots this comprehensive two day event for companion parrot owners features international speakers Barbara Heidenreich and Robin Shewokis. Read on…