Conservation projects
March 26th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaThe government on the island state Tasmania is criticized for the reckless attitude to local deforastation which occurs near to nesting localities of the Swift Parrot. What is more, authorities have very good knowledge about...
Tony Silva NEWS
March 25th, 2015 | by
Tony SilvaRead also the first part of this article: Tony Silva NEWS: The races of Amazona aestiva. PART I a My attempts to clarify the taxonomic status of Amazona aestiva has taken me into the archives of museums in Brazil, the US and...
Diseases
March 24th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaRead also the first part of this interview: Interview with the czech vet Lubica Necasova who is focused on avian medicine: Introduction. PART I a What is your opinion about vaccination of birds? We’ve just published the book...
Tony Silva NEWS
March 23rd, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaA well known aviculturist and ornithologist Tony Silva came to the Czech Republic to promote his new book Psittaculture which was released on Sunday in the Czech language. Tony also used of the opportunity to come on the national...
Breeding
March 20th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaRead also the second part of this interview: Ondrej Stafek talks about his collection of South American parrots. PART II a He used to be a breeder of exotic spiders and leaf insects. However, 4 years ago the young breeder from...
Legislation
March 19th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaMany of us often complain about excessive byrocracy related to breeding of animals. Fortunately, we are still not told in how big cages our birds should be kept....
Tony Silva NEWS
March 18th, 2015 | by
Tony SilvaRead also the second part of this article: Tony Silva NEWS: The races of Amazona aestiva. PART II a Carolus Linnaeus (Linné) published the 10th edition of his systematic list in 1758. His Systema Naturae gave order to the...
Diseases
March 17th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaRead 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...
Research
March 16th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaIt 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...
Breeding
March 13th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaRead 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...