Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 15:54 
Two parrots who have had to be put down after they were found with their legs cut off at an amusement park (Pic: PA) A PAIR of parrots at an amusement park had to be put down after vandals cut off their legs.
Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 1:43 
Not native to this part of Australia, Corella's must die. Busselton shire is ruled by Eco-xenophobia. Image by Geoff PenalunaBUSSELTON Shire Council is to continue with culling local cockies.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 2:01 
Orange Bellied parrots. Image by OwenYB
One of the world's rarest parrots has been spreading its wings south-west of Melbourne.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 1:44 
Puerto Rican Amazon. Image by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast RegionROCKVILLE, (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Axeq Technologies announced the completion of a draft sequence of the Puerto Rican parrot genome (Amazona vittata) in collaboration with investigators from multiple institutions including the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, and the National Cancer Institute. The project marks a milestone in the understanding of the genome of this critically endangered bird. This is also the first parrot of the large genus Amazona to be sequenced. The sequencing data represents about 42.5 billion nucleotide bases, which is equivalent to an average coverage of 26.89X. The funding of the project is made possible through an international collaboration supported by the donations from the people of Puerto Rico.
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 12:55 
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo Photo: marj kA RARE yellow-tailed black cockatoo is lucky to be alive after a very close encounter with a car.
