February 10th, 2010
March 2010
A new year, a new issue of PI Press – and all of us at Parrots International wish all of you everything of the best for 2010.
Our Feature Article this issue hands plaudits to ...
February 9th, 2010
A new year, a new issue of PI Press - and all of us at Parrots International wish all of you everything of the best for 2010.
Our Feature Article this issue hands plaudits to two ...
November 25th, 2009
The root causes of parrot trapping are multifactorial. Despite this, there is a tendency, probably ill-placed, to focus overly on legal measures designed to reduce poaching. However, by the time parrots, cockatoos and lorikeets can be recovered from the authorities, their fate is practically sealed and is usually characterized either by death, or a lifetime of neglect, poor treatment and imprisonment in tiny cages.
November 23rd, 2009
Are birds considered anything more than an object we can buy and sell? At present the answer is that they aren't. They are classed as pets. Pets are bred for our amusement and pleasure. This is a profitable business, not only for breeders, but also for traders supplying birds' food, equipment and toys. Opposing these practices are welfare organizations and charities, many of which are written about in the avian press.
November 23rd, 2009
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The Puerto Rican Parrot is unique in that, since 2001, all known nesting in the wild has occurred in standardized artificial cavities, which also provided us a unique opportunity to evaluate nest site selection without confounding effects of the actual nest cavity characteristics.
November 23rd, 2009
Between all the different diets that we can find these days, there is one called intuitive eating. It teaches us how to get in touch with our body and recognize the messages it gives us.
November 23rd, 2009
We fell in love with parrots in the last century (1998) when we got our first pair of Amazons for Christmas. Then fortune gave us an unsexed pair of Blue and Golds which, on being set up in a small apartment, decided to become prolific and give us 16 babies, one clutch after another. In 2000 we started to get serious, with the acquisition of a breeding license from the ministry of environment (IBAMA).
November 23rd, 2009
Have you ever heard the expression, "It's like herdin' cats"? That describes some of the best days working on our internet list, Parrot Behavior Analysis Solutions (PBAS; www.yahoogroups.com).
PBAS is not a chat group; it's a special interest work group dedicated to applying the scientific principles of behavior to living and learning with companion parrots.
November 23rd, 2009
We’re really getting into the swing of our magazine now, and hope that you’re enjoying not only the latest offerings from us, but also the ability to revisit items and articles which appeared in our ...
November 23rd, 2009
An insidious disease that attacks parrots around the world is now one step closer to easy detection, thanks to researchers at the Ontario Veterinary College and the Animal Health Laboratory at the University of Guelph. A new screening test for Avian Bornavirus is now available in Canada only through the Animal Health Laboratory.
November 21st, 2009
Word from Queensland, Australia, has it that the skies around the far west town of Boulia are absolutely teeming with budgerigars, and tourists are streaming to the Australian Outback to witness the rare spectacle.
November 21st, 2009
From Chicago comes news that The Field Museum has received 409,416 euros (approximately $537,344 US dollars) from The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. This funding is to support of a three-year project to establish new conservation landscapes in Amazonian Peru.
