Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 13:35 
Western Ground Parrot (Pezoporus wallicus flaviventris) Photo: Brent Barrett
WA's endangered Western Ground Parrot is headed the way of the Dodo, a national survey has found.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 12:53 
Fuertes parrot. Credit ProAves.ProAves has established a 1,500 acre nature reserve, which is the first private protected area for the critically endangered and endemic Fuertes's Parrot.
Friday, February 13, 2009 at 13:53 
Dr Juan Blanco Having become the first person to artificially inseminate a kakapo, Dr Juan Blanco believes our native parrot has been well looked after by Kiwis humans that is.
The Spanish vet has just spent 17 days on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island helping the Conservation Department with kakapo breeding.
Last month, Dr Blanco artificially inseminated a kakapo, making him the first person to successfully perform the procedure on a wild endemic, endangered bird.
Dr Blanco said the purpose was to ensure genetic diversity among kakapo on the island, where only two male birds were the dominant breeders.
Monday, February 9, 2009 at 11:51 
Wilson Parrot Foundation volunteer Lisa Nichols holds a cinnamon green cheek conure Friday afternoon. This bird is one of 81 recently rescued. The foundation will need people to foster some of the birds. Photo: Frederick News-Post/Sam YuDAMASCUS -- The birds at the Wilson Parrot Foundation live in the lap of luxury with clean cages and the freedom to roam safely around the house.
Not all pet birds are so lucky.
Last weekend, the foundation rescued 81 birds from a Montgomery County breeder's home. The birds, which included conures (parakeets), macaws and cockatiels, had been living in unsanitary conditions.
Monday, February 9, 2009 at 9:57 
One of 47 parrot heads. The parrots had been beheaded and smokedGame rangers have waged war on parrot trappers in the Lobeke National Park, Southeast of Cameroon. A trapper was last week nabbed with 14 heads and nine live parrots. The global conservation organization, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is backing the operation that began this year.
