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Hyacinth Macaws in Brazil and Peru

 -  "A lovely report on an Ecotrip led by Charlie Munn to see the beautiful Hyacinth Macaws in Brazil and Peru."

The Echo Parakeet Responds - A Partnership between Conservation Biology, Av

 -  "The Echo Responds - A Partnership between Conservation Biology, Aviculture and Veterinary Science A. G. Greenwood MA VetMB MIBiol MRCVS International Zoo Veterinary Group Keighley, West Yorkshire United Kingdom Excerpted from the Proceedings of the International Aviculturists Society, January 1996, Orlando, FL Introduction The island of Mauritius, lying in the western Indian Ocean to the east of Madagascar, is home to some of the most endangered birds in the world. There are nine endemic species, all of which are in tiny populations, some at critical risk of extinction. Many others like the Dodo are long gone. The causes of these severe conservation problems are varied, but include introduced predators, habitat degradation and destruction and heavy pesticide use during the 1960s, all familiar factors on many other isolated islands. Since the early 1970s, ornithologists have recognised the dangers to Mascarene birds and have struggled to pull them back from the brink. Efforts were, and still are, limited by funding and the early work begun by Stanley Temple very much concentrated on the Mauritius kestrel (Falco punctatus), which is now an internationally famous success story. From there, Carl Jones and his team have progressed to the Pink pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri) and, since 1987, have been doing year round work "

The Hyacinth Macaw Project

 -  "The Hyacinth Macaw Project 1996-1997 Piaui, Brasil Heather Bowles senior veterinary student Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine Reprinted fron the Proceedings of the International Aviculturists Society, January, 1997. The Hyacinth Macaw, Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus, was at one time widely distributed through Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay. However, a more recent survey has estimated their total numbers to be between 2500 to 5000, in three distinct populations. These populations are located in the rainforests of Para, Brazil, in the seasonally dry, rocky valleys of northeastern Brazil (Tocantins, Piaui, Maranhao, and Bahia), and the Pantanal wetland of Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay. At this time the most studied population had been that one located in the Pantanal, leaving these other two to be further examined. This Hyacinth Macaw is currently considered rare to endangered, and at a definite risk of becoming extinct if the causal factors continue to operate. To this day international trade, hunting, agriculture, logging, and hydroelectric projects considerably insult their survival. The objectives of this study were to asses the Hyacinth "

African Grey Research

 -  "Field Studies of African Grey Parrots in the Central African Republic Diana L. May Department of Psychology, Psychobiology Program University of Arizona "

Birding Trip To Manu by Nancy Lee

 -  "Nancy's account of her trip to Manu with Dr. Charlie Munn"

Butchered Macaws of Bolivia

 -  "THE BUTCHERED MACAWS OF BOLIVIA by Dave Poole The grisly trade in animal parts is never a comfortable subject to contemplate. At this very moment, in stores in Bolivia, pieces of Macaws, other parrots and a wide range of unidentified birds lie neatly piled in polyethelene packs, for sale to anyone who is sick enough to pay for them. Wings, breasts and whole tails are hacked off birds and sold as fashion accessories to adorn grotesque headdresses which are worn during street festivals, carnivals and parades. These are not sold for traditional use by indigenous peoples, these are worn by ordinary city and town dwellers purely as decoration. There can never be any "

Buying a parrot, Mexican style by Gail E. Martin

 -  "Echo, my Scarlet hen, was hatched in Cancun, Mexico on January 29, 1995. The search to find a reputable breeder in Mexico was not at all like buying a bird here. I would like to take you on an incredible (and sometimes sad) journey. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have always been terrified of birds; Sparrows, Crows, Robins…they all made my skin crawl. But I was TERRIFIED of parrots. That's why, when I made the momentous decision that I wanted a parrot, my husband thought I had lost my mind. In Mexico, you can't go to a grocery store, restaurant or even church without the requisite tiny seed strewn cage, filled with a large Amazon Parrot. I had seen enough to make me want to "save" one of these poor birds. Keep in mind that I was a "Bird Moron". I knew nothing about Psitticines. I didn't even know the names of any of the Amazons; they were just "green parrots" to me. At the "

Envirovet Program

 -  "A wonderful look at a world-wide vet program that helps endangered species."

Hyacinth Macaws in Brazil and Peru

 -  "A lovely report on an Ecotrip led by Charlie Munn to see the beautiful Hyacinth Macaws in Brazil and Peru."

Macaw Behavior in Savanahs and Jungles

 -  "Macaw Behaviour in the Jungles and Savannahs of Bolivia Catherine Soos, B.Sc., DVM'97 Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario Laurel Neufeld and I studied the behaviour o"

Saving Endangered Parrots

 -  "World Parrot Trust's efforts to save wild species."

The Echo Parakeet Responds - A Partnership between Conservation Biology, Av

 -  "The Echo Responds - A Partnership between Conservation Biology, Aviculture and Veterinary Science A. G. Greenwood MA VetMB MIBiol MRCVS International Zoo Veterinary Group Keighley, West Yorkshire United Kingdom Excerpted from the Proceedings of the International Aviculturists Society, January 1996, Orlando, FL Introduction The island of Mauritius, lying in the western Indian Ocean to the east of Madagascar, is home to some of the most endangered birds in the world. There are nine endemic species, all of which are in tiny populations, some at critical risk of extinction. Many others like the Dodo are long gone. The causes of these severe conservation problems are varied, but include introduced predators, habitat degradation and destruction and heavy pesticide use during the 1960s, all familiar factors on many other isolated islands. Since the early 1970s, ornithologists have recognised the dangers to Mascarene birds and have struggled to pull them back from the brink. Efforts were, and still are, limited by funding and the early work begun by Stanley Temple very much concentrated on the Mauritius kestrel (Falco punctatus), which is now an internationally famous success story. From there, Carl Jones and his team have progressed to the Pink pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri) and, since 1987, have been doing year round work "

The Hyacinth Macaw Project

 -  "The Hyacinth Macaw Project 1996-1997 Piaui, Brasil Heather Bowles senior veterinary student Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine Reprinted fron the Proceedings of the International Aviculturists Society, January, 1997. The Hyacinth Macaw, Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus, was at one time widely distributed through Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay. However, a more recent survey has estimated their total numbers to be between 2500 to 5000, in three distinct populations. These populations are located in the rainforests of Para, Brazil, in the seasonally dry, rocky valleys of northeastern Brazil (Tocantins, Piaui, Maranhao, and Bahia), and the Pantanal wetland of Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay. At this time the most studied population had been that one located in the Pantanal, leaving these other two to be further examined. This Hyacinth Macaw is currently considered rare to endangered, and at a definite risk of becoming extinct if the causal factors continue to operate. To this day international trade, hunting, agriculture, logging, and hydroelectric projects considerably insult their survival. The objectives of this study were to asses the Hyacinth "

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