Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 7:12 
Lears macaws. Image by Ciro Albano - NE Brazil BirdingThe Lear’s Macaw, a striking blue parrot found in northeastern Brazil, has been downlisted from Critically Endangered (the highest threat category) to Endangered as a direct result of conservation action, revealed the 2009 update to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 5:00 
Swift Parrot by marj k.Conservationists are searching for an endangered bird species that's been seen on the New South Wales far south coast.
Lathamus discolor - Swift Parrot | in Conservation, Count Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 3:55 
About a half-dozen parrots were found at the abandoned Kootenay sawmill, which also contained an illegal marijuana grow-op. (CBC)RCMP in B.C. have busted another marijuana grow operation in the Kootenays, but how and where they found it has some locals squawking.
An investigation began when a concerned citizen spotted a large macaw parrot hanging around Salmo, just south of Nelson, and phoned the local RCMP detachment.
Const. Brad Williams is no ornithologist, but he knew enough about birds to know parrots are not typical residents of mountainous southern B.C., so he followed the bird.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 11:51 
Sirocco poses for the camera. Image by Department of ConservationSirocco the kakapo could soon be living the life of a rock star, with the Department of Conservation considering a nationwide tour for the famous bird.
Strigops habroptilus - Kakapo | in Conservation, Fun Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 10:32 
One of the 11 rare Kakapo chicks to be transferred back to Codfish Island at the end of June after being hand-raised by the Department of Conservation team in Invercargill. Photo: NZPA.More than two dozen kakapo chicks are being hand-raised in Invercargill following a bumper breeding season.
The Department of Conservation kakapo recovery team set up 14 years ago has seen the population of the endangered bird rise from from 51 in 1995 to 124 today.
