Stillwater avian adoption organization helps birds across the globe

Sun ConureSTILLWATER — Birds of a feather are rescued together at the Midwest Avian Adoption & Rescue Services (MAARS) organization in Stillwater.

MAARS is the largest organization of its kind in the Midwest, and offers services such as bird surrender, rescue, sanctuary placement and adoption as well as education and consultation for bird caretakers and avian enthusiasts.

In the last 10 years, MA-ARS has rescued 1,400 un-wanted parrots and pla-ced more than 1,000 birds in-to new homes and permanent sanctuaries around the Midwest. Those numbers represent a small amount of the total unwanted and unplaceable captive parrots and other birds in the U.S. at this time, according to MAARS CEO and founder Eileen McCarthy.

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Three Spix macaws, one of the world’s rarest birds, hatched in captivity

Spix’s Chicks at 7-8 weeksSuccessful hatching of three Spix's macaws

June 2009. Three critically endangered Spix's macaws have hatched at the Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation Centre (AWWP), located in the Arabian Gulf State of Qatar.

What makes this breeding success so important is that it came from AWWP's genetically most important pairing, including the genetically most important female in the international studbook managed population.

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Elvis the dive-bombing parrot banished from Yorkshire home

A mischievous parrot named Elvis who hit the headlines after almost being landed with an ASBO for terrorising a sleepy village with his daredevil antics has finally been banished from his home.

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Cheeky kea steals tourist's passport

THE CULPRIT: The kea that pinched the tourist's passport shown here in a photo taken by Yvonne Richardson, who was on the bus at the time. Te Anau police have identified a thief who brazenly stole a British man's passport, but will not pursue an arrest or attempt to recover the document.

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Twitchers track rare orange-bellied parrot

Orange-bellied parrots. Image by Tony MorrisVolunteers in south-west Victoria have spent the weekend trying to find the elusive and critically endangered orange-bellied parrot.

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