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Events

Spanish AVIORNIS holds an avicultural convention in March

February 12th, 2016 | by LubosTomiska

Every aviculturist diary has to be really busy at the first quarter of this year. The event which begins the season of international avicultural convention...

Conservation projects

Vanessa Kanaan: We have already released more than 70 Vinaceous Amazons back into the wild

February 11th, 2016 | by LubosTomiska

A few weeks ago, we informed you about activities of Instituto Espaco Silvestre with their releasing project. This organization is focused on...

Conservation projects

Extended study reveals why are parrots one of the most threatened avian orders

February 10th, 2016 | by LubosTomiska

An international research team published a paper which contains alarming data on parrot conservation. It’s been well known that parrots represent...

Breeding

Breeding of the Goldie’s Lorikeet. PART II

February 9th, 2016 | by LubosTomiska

Feeding of lories is such never ending story. Aviculturists have discussed this issue for decades and there are hundreds of homemade...

Events

Avian Society of India is going to host one of the greatest avicultural events of this year

February 5th, 2016 | by LubosTomiska

Aviculture is a hobby popular all over the world. Just ten years ago we would say that the largest collections with rarest parrot species are found in Europe,...

Breeding

Dirk van Abeele is going to publish his most extensive monograph about lovebirds

February 2nd, 2016 | by LubosTomiska

Lovebirds are one of the most popular parrots in the world. They are attractive for pet owners but for breeders as well. Therefore we are glad to...

Breeding

Breeding of the Goldie’s Lorikeet

February 1st, 2016 | by LubosTomiska

In comparison with other groups of parrots, lories are not commonly kept species. In 2001, the Czech loribreeders club was established......

Conservation projects

It’s going to be a good year for the Kakapo

January 29th, 2016 | by LubosTomiska

After unfavourable last years when nesting of Kakapos have been recorded rarely the situation may change, eventually. Representatives...

Conservation projects

Wild population of the Puerto Rican Amazon is recovering rapidly. Sixteen captive bred birds were released.

January 26th, 2016 | by LubosTomiska

The long term training of a group of 30 Puerto Rican amazons in conservation center Rio Abajo leaded to release of 16 birds into the wild in the last...