March 17th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiska Read also the second part of this interview: Lubica Necasova talks about a very common disease in parrots – PDD. PART II a She belongs among the most respected avian vets in the Czech Republic. She says that she can’t be...
March 16th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiska It has been already the second year when the conservation project for saving of the Spix’s Macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii) was successful with the artificial insemination of females. This species is extinct in the wild. Within the...
March 13th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiska Read also the first part of this interview: Interview with David T. Longo, the successful exporter and breeder of parrots. PART I a When did you start working as a bird trader? What do you like about this job? I started seeking...
March 12th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiska PBFD and chlamydias represent the best known diseases of parrots. However, PDD (Proventricual Dilatation Disease) is no less common and dangerous. It was firstly described in 1970 as the Macaw Wasting...
March 11th, 2015 | by
Tony Silva Read also the first part of this article: Tony Silva NEWS: Cockatoos aggression – possible causes and solutions. PART I a Placing a ball on the tip of the bill has also been tried, though the beak continues to grow and the...
March 10th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiska The endangered Swift Parakeet has to face attacks of the Sugar Glider. The australian team of researchers found out that this mammal destroys the most of all nests....
March 9th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiska Read also the first part of this interview: Expert on Blue-winged parrots Jan Cvrcek talks about breeding of this species. PART I a How many pairs of the Blue-winged Parrot do you have in your facility? I had 10 pairs in the last...
March 6th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiska Read also the second part of this interview: Interview with David T. Longo, the successful exporter and breeder of parrots. PART II a What’s your relationship to parrots? You are a breeder, trader, both…? I have had birds...
March 5th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiska Conservation of critically endangered Puerto Rican Amazon (Amazona vittata) recorded great success. Firstly, after 144 years a nesting pair of this species was found out of natural reserves....
March 4th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiska A A CURRENTLY EXTINCT IN NATURE, SPIX’S MACAW EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED TO THE WILD IN 2021 Only 93 living Spix’s macaws in global breeding programs German wildlife conservation organization ACTP from Schöneiche serves as a...