Thursday, July 4, 2013 at 13:25 
An Antipodes Island parakeet, endemic to the Sub Antarctic Islands, will benefit from a mouse eradication programme about to be undertaken. Photo by James Russell. A campaign backed by Wellington couple Gareth and Jo Morgan has reached its target of raising $1 million to fund the eradication of mice from the Antipodes Islands, 860km south of Stewart Island.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at 23:08 
A cockatoo called Muppet solving a bolt-type lock. (Photo: Alice Auersperg)A species of Indonesian parrot can solve complex mechanical problems that involve undoing a series of locks one after another, revealing new depths to physical intelligence in birds.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at 5:10 
The mysterious night parrot. (Credit: John Gould) An ornithologist has captured the first photos and some intriguing insights into Australia’s most elusive bird.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at 4:43 
Corellas on the line. Image by Simon Morris
THE destructive and noisy flock of corellas at Sturt Reserve in Murray Bridge can sit pretty for the time being.
Saturday, June 29, 2013 at 23:05 
Orange Bellied Parrot, Australia's rarest bird bread in captivity in Hobart Photo: Matthew NewtonThe death of two critically-endangered orange-bellied parrots has raised wider concerns about the captive breeding program.
