Funds appeal for parrots

NEEDING HELP: Orange-bellied parrots are critically endangered.AS the critically endangered orange-bellied parrot arrives at its traditional breeding grounds in Tasmania, an initiative has been launched to save this beautiful little bird from extinction in the wild.

The first of the remaining orange-bellied parrots are reported to have arrived at Melaleuca in the far South-West after crossing Bass Strait from their wintering grounds on the Victorian and South Australian coasts.

There are believed to be only about 35 of the parrots left in the wild.

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440 parrots rescued from bus in Ghaziabad

Baby Alexandrine parakeets in trade NEW DELHI: People For Animals (PFA) rescued 440 parrots while they were being transported on a bus in Ghaziabad on Friday. The birds, stuffed in four cages, were being taken to Delhi's Jama Masjid area from where some of them would have been transported to Jaipur. About 60 of them were found dead or died soon after being rescued. The condition of another 60-70 was said to be critical.

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ANU professor cracks mystery of dead parrots

Professor Robert Heinsohn's findings on eclectus parrots underlines the importance of preserving rainforests. Photo: Robert HeinsohnThe calculated killing of male eclectus parrot chicks by their mothers has been linked to a shortage of suitable nesting hollows that don't flood during tropical storms in northern Australia.

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Budgies have sense of rhythm: study

Budgerigars have the ability to peck in time with a rhythm, a team of Japanese researchers has found -- a finding researchers say sheds light on the language-learning process.

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Council to kill corellas

Corellas drinking from the Diana Princess of Wales fountain at the park in Old Noarlunga. Picture: Stephen Laffer. ONKAPARINGA Council will shoot corellas in Old Noarlunga for the first time in six years.

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