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...
Diseases
March 12th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaPBFD and chlamydias represent the best known diseases of parrots. However, PDD (Proventricual Dilatation Disease) is no less common and dangerous. It was firstly described in 1970 as the Macaw Wasting...
Tony Silva NEWS
March 11th, 2015 | by
Tony SilvaRead also the first part of this article: Tony Silva NEWS: Cockatoos aggression – possible causes and solutions. PART I a Placing a ball on the tip of the bill has also been tried, though the beak continues to grow and the...
Conservation projects
March 10th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaThe endangered Swift Parakeet has to face attacks of the Sugar Glider. The australian team of researchers found out that this mammal destroys the most of all nests....