Saving the Cape parrot

Cape Parrots are under threat from poachers, loss of habitat, and parrot beak and feather disease. Photo: Steve BurtonA COMMUNITY project in a mountain village is helping to create jobs at the same time as protecting a rare forest bird. The R1.6-million Cata Eco-Tourism Development Project was established through an agreement between the EU and the office of the premier in the Eastern Cape, to help the people of Cata, a village near Keiskammehoek, at the foot of the Amatola Mountains.

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Bahama Parrots on Abaco

Abaco National Park ParrotABACO ISLAND, BAHAMAS—I am being watched. Through a mass of dark green leaves, there’s a hooked beak pointed in my direction. I squint, peer a little closer and correct that number — well-camouflaged by the greenery, there are a dozen or more sets of eyes looking back at me.

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Breeding centers are saving Costa Rica’s endangered macaws

Two great green macaws play at a nursery of the ARA Project in AlajuelaThe majestic macaw—a member of the parrot family—is truly an emperor among birds, and I thrill to each and every sighting while in Costa Rica.

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Kea Conservation Trust

Promotional Video made for the Kea Conservation Trust

Cockatoo tags tell locals from fly-by-nighters

Cockatoo 006Ever marvelled to yourself about all those squawky cockatoos that live around our local area?

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