Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 14:38 
Meet Sirocco: he has more than 12,000 followers on Facebook, and may or may not have a preference for blondes.Sirocco the star of recovery programme
Strigops habroptilus - Kakapo | in Conservation, Oddities Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 2:20 
VITAL FUNCTION: University of Canterbury PhD student Laura Young is studying kea behaviour and how the bird helps maintain native plant life. A decline in kea numbers is threatening alpine plants that rely on the bird for seed dispersal, a researcher says.
Nestor notabilis - Kea | in Conservation Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 0:53 
Frank Dennis takes his parrot for a walk in Drogheda.Photograph: Ciara WilkinsonHe may look like he takes a walk on the wild side but there is very practical reason for Frank Dennis taking his exotic wild bird for a walk every day.
Monday, October 29, 2012 at 3:48 
A ‘breed for release’ facility has been constructed for rescued cockatoos unable to return to the wild but still able to breed—allowing for their young to be released into wild populations. Image: Bill & Mark BellBLACK COCKATOOS could be on the verge of a promising revival thanks to the injection of funds from Lotterywest to Kaarakin Black Cockatoo Rehabilitation Centre.
Friday, October 26, 2012 at 13:04 
HARD TO MISS—A black-hooded parakeetflies around a Newbury Park neighborhood last month, where a largeflock of the exotic birds held court over the summer. Photos by RICHARD GILLARDSome mornings, Scott Bailey wakes up to the sound of birds chirping—other days, it’s the screech of parrots.
