Cops nab three smugglers, recover 300 parrots

Acting on the tip-off, police nabbed three smugglers who were taking caged parrots to local market.KANPUR: Kalyanpur police, on Tuesday morning, nabbed three persons and recovered as many as 300 parrots from their possession. Health of many parrots had deteriorated. The smugglers had captivated the parrots in cages and had brought them to the city to sell them in local market.

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Sleuths rescue parakeets from fortune-tellers

Fortune telling parakeetsCID forest detectives say the 11 birds they rescued were in bad shape. The parakeets have been sent to rescue centre for treatment

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Researcher explores origins of intelligence by working with parrots

African grey parrotGriffin knows the names of a dozen objects. He can identify five colors and six shapes, and grasps his numbers up to eight. He can ask for his favorite treats and tell you where he'd like to go. And if he likes you, he'll let you tickle his head.

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El Oro Parakeet - One Of World's Rarest Parrots - To Benefit From Conservation Land Purchase In Ecuador

El Oro Parakeet (Pyrrhura orcesi). Image by Dusan BrinkhuizenThe outlook for at least 15 globally endangered bird species—including the rare El Oro Parakeet—has just gotten brighter, thanks to a land deal engineered by Ecuador’s Fundación Jocotoco, Rainforest Trust, and American Bird Conservancy. The deal expands Ecuador’s renowned Buenaventura Reserve by 600 acres, to a total of 4,600 acres.

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Red-shouldered macaw in the Botanical Gardens, Georgetown

Red-shouldered Macaw (Diopsittaca nobilis) Botanical Gardens, Georgetown. Image by Kester Clarke George town botanical garden in host to many urban parrot species.

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