Conservation projects
December 1st, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaHas the Western Ground Parrot become Australia’s rarest bird after bushfires destroyed 90% of its known occupied habitat? A field team from the Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife together with a group of...
Conservation projects
November 30th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaThe African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus) is the most favourite bird pet over the world. In Europe, USA, Asia, just everywhere thousands of these birds are traded every year. Many breeders are focused on breeding of this...
Events
November 25th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaYesterday, we brought you a pricelist from one of the greatest European bird markets in Reggio Emilia. Today, you can enjoy a photoreport from this event. a Read: PRICELIST from Reggio Emilia birdmarket 2015 a Photos: (c) Lubomir...
Events
November 23rd, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaOne of the greatest European bird markets took place in Reggio Emilia, Italy, in days 20th to 22nd November. It is organized regularly once a year for 76 years and that’s why this is the oldest event of its kind. In 1948,...
Diseases
November 17th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaA 32 year old African Grey Parrot was referred to Myvets Hospital for cataract diagnosis and assessment. Ophthalmic examination revealed normal ocular palpebral reflexes, eye movements, corneal scarring was present, hyper mature...
Conservation projects
November 16th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaThe Orange-bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster) is currently one of the most endangered parrots in the world. According to Birdlife, Int. there are no more than 50 individuals left in the wild. However, this species is also...
Photoreports
November 13th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaWhat’s the greatest experience for every aviculturist when visits Australian bush? To see black cockatoos, of course! These birds are still very expensive in other parts of the world and so only a few breeders can get them....
Conservation projects
November 10th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaVIDEO IN – According to recent decrease of this species in the wild it was decided to reclassify it to a new category within the IUCN Red List. That’s why the Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor) is not considered as...
Diseases
November 9th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaProventricular dilatation disease (PDD) caused by Avian Bornavirus is one of the most lethal diseases in parrots. However, a team of scientists (Drs. Ian Tizard, Jianhua Guo, Susan Payne, and Samer Hameed) at Texas A&M...
Conservation projects
November 4th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaResults of a detailed survey of illegal bird trade in three biggest markets in Jakarta were brought by non-governmental association Traffic. In Indonesia we can find the highest number of endangered bird species in whole Asia....
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