Kakapo in successful return journey

ISLAND LIFE: Endangered kakapo that were removed from Codfish Island after a food shortage have been successfully relocated to the island.Six endangered kakapo chicks have returned to Codfish Island following a food shortage that saw them removed from the pest-free sanctuary to ensure their survival.

The chicks, now three months old, were taken to Nelson to be hand reared in special facilities by Department of Conservation staff.

In April it was discovered there was not enough natural food on the island, which is close to Stewart Island, for their mothers to feed them.

More than 8000 people visited the chicks at public viewings held in Invercargill and Nelson.

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Polly gotta ticket! Parrot in car gets parking ticket

A PARROT was left speechless when a traffic warden gave him a parking ticket on a busy Liverpool street.

The colourful bird looked nonplussed when the official slapped a penalty notice on his vehicle’s windscreen.

The parrot had been left alone in the front seat of a white van left outside 62 Castle Street hotel, in Liverpool city centre.

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NZ teen parrots wreak havoc, vandalize nest boxes

Preening Kākā at Nga Manu reserve near Waikanae. Photo: SidPixWELLINGTON, New Zealand - A gang of unruly teenage bush parrots have wrought havoc at a bird sanctuary in New Zealand by using their powerful beaks to destroy nest boxes.

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Credit crisis forces pet owners to give up birds

About 800 unwaned parrots have been handed into the National Parrot Sanctuary since JanuaryHundreds of pet owners are being forced to give up their birds because they can no longer afford to keep them.

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Critically endangered Yellow-eared parrot has record breeding year – Edging away from the abyss

Yellow-eared parrot looking out from nest. Image by: ProAvesConservation work by ProAves in Colombia is paying dividends as numbers top 1000

September 2008. Unprecedented progress has been made towards the conservation of the Critically Endangered Yellow-eared Parrot in Colombia. A total of 80 nests, both natural and artificial, were reported and monitored by ProAves as well as the successful fledging of a fantastic 203 chicks.

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