LPF NEWS
November 16th, 2019 | by
Rafael Zamora PadronThere are several species within the genus Lorius, so breeders should be aware of hybridisations. Sometimes, due to the lack of available specimens, crosses are produced that are camouflaged in a second or third...
Conservation projects
October 10th, 2019 | by
David WaughRecognising that the wild population of the migratory Australian Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor) was in free-fall, in 2010 the Loro Parque Fundación began supporting a vital research initiative to unearth the principal threats...
Conservation projects
September 6th, 2019 | by
David WaughThis genetic survey is regarded as an essential component of the several stages leading to the eventual reintroduction of the macaws to their...
LPF NEWS
August 3rd, 2019 | by
Rafael Zamora PadronThanks to intensive efforts by Loro Parque Fundación, 20 red-masked parakeets are flying free in nature. These parakeets were confiscated in Ecuador and returned to wild after a comprehensive and careful reintroduction...
Conservation projects
July 12th, 2019 | by
David WaughNearing 100 individuals perched in the crown of a large kapok tree (Ceiba trichistandra), in the fading daylight the flock of amazons suddenly took flight and found...
LPF NEWS
May 31st, 2019 | by
Rafael Zamora PadronThe Beni festivities have taken place in Trinidad, where headdresses and sombreros feature strongly in the local celebrations. The presence of Loro Parque Fundación has been decisive, as it stressed the importance of using...
LPF NEWS
March 11th, 2019 | by
Rafael Zamora PadronAt European latitudes, especially in the south and from February on, parrots notice an increase in daylight hours. They are getting more active now...
LPF NEWS
January 9th, 2019 | by
Rafael Zamora PadronThe Loro Parque Fundación recently held the annual meeting of its Advisory Committee, which has decided how to distribute the $1,000,000 that the foundation...
LPF NEWS
December 11th, 2018 | by
Marcia WeinzettlThe peculiar name of this parrot is endemic to New Caledonia and derives from the feathers on its head that look like horns with brilliant tips. We placed our young couple, both one-year-old, in a separate and a quiet...
LPF NEWS
September 21st, 2018 | by
Rafael Zamora PadronAt Loro Parque Fundación we use the auxiliary technique cross-fostering when bird parents are too young and do not know how to complete the breeding process....