December 21, 2008 — Filed in: Conservation
Documents released under Freedom of Information laws have revealed Forestry Tasmania was advised not to log part of a coupe on South Bruny Island because of its potential as a Swift Parrot habitat.
Source: ABC Online
December 19, 2008 — Filed in: Conservation
Berlin - A German has succeeded in breeding a rare macaw that is believed to be extinct in the wild. Frieda is the name of the female Spix’s Macaw that was born nearly a month ago in Schoeneiche near Berlin.
Source: Earthtimes
December 08, 2008 — Filed in: Parrot News
DAVISON TOWNSHIP, Michigan—A curious dermatologist and a dead parrot have helped unlock the secrets of a virus that has eluded animal researchers for decades.
December 06, 2008 — Filed in: Feral, Naturalized and City Parrots
ON a rainy afternoon recently in this river town, many of its noisiest — and possibly best-loved — residents were snug in their nests in the trees across from the Salsa, a restaurant on River Road.
Source: New York Times By David Holmberg
December 01, 2008 — Filed in: Parrot News
Alex & Me How a Scientist and a Parrot Uncovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence - and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process By Irene M. Pepperberg Illustrated. 232 pages. Collins. $23.95.
December 01, 2008 — Filed in: Feral, Naturalized and City Parrots
STAMFORD - Almost three weeks after the light poles containing their basket-like nests came down, the monk parakeets at Cummings Park have shown no sign of moving to four nesting platforms constructed for them by the city.
Source: Norwalk Advocate By Wynne Parry
November 19, 2008 — Filed in: Conservation
(Washington, D.C.) A project to boost the population of the endangered Thick-billed Parrot in Mexico by creating protected reserves to conserve habitat and providing nest boxes to increase reproduction may make it possible for the species to be once again found in the United States. In September, American Bird Conservancy worked with its Mexican partner group Pronatura Noreste to support the acquisition of 2,470 acres of vital old-growth nesting habitat at Mesa de las Guacamayas in northwestern Mexico, one of three primary nesting areas remaining.
Source: American Bird Conservancy
November 10, 2008 — Filed in: Conservation
Asociación Armonía (BirdLife in Bolivia), with the support of American Bird Conservancy and World Land Trust-US, has created the world’s first protected area for the Critically Endangered Blue-throated Macaw Ara glaucogularis, a species with an estimated global population of 300 individuals. The group purchased a 3,555 hectare ranch in the grasslands of eastern Bolivia, a site with 20 Blue-throated Macaws during the breeding season.
Source: BirdLife International
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