Research
May 8th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaHumans are not always the cause of animal decline in the wild. Sometimes species might become threatened because of the competition with other animals. Very good example is the relation between cockatoos and feral bees in...
Tony Silva NEWS
May 7th, 2015 | by
Tony SilvaMy daily routine is always the same: I wake up, brush my teeth, make a cup of coffee and then read emails. Each day without failure I receive at least one email asking the same question: “Sir could you provide some tips for...
Conservation projects
May 6th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaIn today’s civilized world it’s really hard to imagine that somebody can still smuggle living parrots in plastic bottles. However, on this Monday 21 critically endangered Yellow-crested Cockatoos (Cacatua sulphurea) were...
ZOOs and birdparks
May 5th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaAfter many years of intensive work, São Paulo ZOO announced unique success in breeding of the rare Lear’s Macaw (Anodorhynchus leari). The first chick hatched on April 13, 2015 and it is the first breeding achieved in...
Taxonomy
May 4th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaRead also the second part of this article: Do you know all extinct parrots? MACAWS. PART II a According to the latest taxonomic studies order Psittaciformes counts 372 species in 86 genera. Some of them are considered as already...
ACTP NEWS
April 30th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaOn the 21st of March ACTP announced that the fourth chick of the Spix’s Macaw hatched in their facility in this year. If we consider that world population of this species counts about 100 individuals then it’s quite obvious...
Breeding
April 28th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaRead also the first part of this article: Breeding of the Red-bellied Macaw by David T. Longo. PART I a They love water for both bathing and consuming; they do not necessarily like the cold but will bathe even on the coolest of...
Tony Silva NEWS
April 27th, 2015 | by
Tony SilvaRead also the first part of this article: Tony Silva NEWS: Parrot Hand-feeding. PART I a 4)Comfort is in numbers. With very few exceptions, most parrots lay more than one egg; some produce very large clutches. Evolution has...
Breeding
April 23rd, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaRead also the second part of this article: Breeding of the Red-bellied Macaw by David T. Longo. PART II a My arrival in Suriname September 2003 was on a flight that comes into Paramaribo only three times a week. This voyage was...
Tony Silva NEWS
April 22nd, 2015 | by
Tony SilvaAfter the essentials of proper bird care, the next biggest source of questions I receive on a daily basis involves hand-rearing. The types of queries typically suggest a misunderstanding of heat requirements, diet, hygiene and...
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