Sunday
Jun172012
Max the African Grey parrot shot by thugs
Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 13:29 
John Bower with his Parrot Max who was shot in the wing.A PARROT is recovering after being shot in the wing.
Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 13:29 Saturday
Jun162012
Watervliet aflutter over pair of exotic birds
Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 1:59 
Two Monk Parakeets have set up residence on a power pole beneath three transformers at the intersection of 3rd Avenue and 21st Streets in Watervliet, N.Y. June 15, 2012. They have garnered the attention of EnCon and the local populous.WATERVLIET — It's a long way from the tropics, but a pair of monk parakeets have set up housekeeping on a 21st Street utility pole between 2nd and 3rd avenues.
Thursday
Jun142012
Saving the great green macaw
Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 23:42 
Great green macaws (Ara ambiguus) eat fruit at the Ara Project breeding center in Alajuela, north of San José. Some experts estimate there are only 250 great green macaws in the wild in Costa Rica. Image by Gabe Dinsmoor Ara Project, which breeds great green and scarlet macaws in Alajuela, needs funding to save them.
tagged Ara ambiguus - Great Green Macaw | in Conservation
Ara ambiguus - Great Green Macaw | in Conservation Thursday
Jun142012
Endangered cockatoos under threat from predators
Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 23:34 
Glossy black cockatoo under threat (Dr Guy Castley)An unlikely culprit is threatening the habitat and breeding of the glossy-black cockatoo on Kangaroo Island.
Wednesday
Jun132012
New Zealand native parrots under threat from viral disease
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at 23:42 
Collaborative study on BFDV found the potentially fatal parrot disease in red-fronted parakeets Researchers at the University of Canterbury have found two threatened native parrot species are at risk from Beak and Feather Disease Virus (BFDV), which has been discovered in the South Island for the first time.