Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 11:55 
"SA is a hub for the international trade in wild-caught parrots from around the world" - Steve Boyes
It’s no accident that 730 African Grey parrots died last December on an SA- bound flight or that 630 of these attractive, intelligent birds are languishing in quarantine in Kempton Park while an ownership squabble drags on.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 13:45 Coral Springs, Fla. (CNN) -- The parakeet that went on a wild ride in the grill of a car is now getting a new home. The little guy, named Petey, was adopted by a bird lover in Florida. The parakeet will now have several new feathered friends at his new house.
Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 12:00 
Image: Blake Matheson: Tanygnathus lucionensis The Blue-naped Parrot
MANILA — Philippine authorities have seized a specimen of one of the world's rarest parrots after boarding a boat suspected of being involved in illegal wildlife trading, the coastguard said Wednesday.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 12:28 
“We’ve designed those hollows on measurements we’ve taken of actual nests and then we did quite a bit of experimentation trying to find ways to keep bees out of wooden nests using different insecticides and all sorts of designs."—Professor Johnstone. Image by davidfntau.
A group from Murdoch University and the WA Museum have successfully encouraged a threatened cockatoo to breed for the first time in the metro area.
Monday, August 8, 2011 at 14:28 
Contributed photo/Workers from the Dayton South Veterinary Clinic took photos of the home at 2063 West Ohio Route 55 in Troy this week where they said the home's owner was hoarding about 50 to 90 exotic birds. The workers said they found as many as 30 dead birds in the home that was covered in feces and raw peanuts.
TROY — Animal rights groups are asking for help to rescue as many as 60 exotic birds they say are starving to death inside a condemned Troy home, a case of animal hoarding a local veterinarian said is the “most horrific” display of animal cruelty he’s seen.
