Thursday
Mar122015
Parakeets released into Hurunui bush video
Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 13:55
Twenty-three new parakeets have bolstered a Canterbury population of the rare birds.
Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 13:55 Thursday
Mar122015
Kākāriki released into Abel Tasman National Park
Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 12:42 
Yellow-crowned parakeetTen kākāriki or yellow-crowned parakeet have today been released into the Abel Tasman National Park to join a further 12 birds released last year.
Wednesday
Mar112015
How orphaned parrots help troubled veterans, and vice versa
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 14:23 
One of the residents of Serenity Park Parrot Sanctuary. (Don Kelsen)Some troubled Los Angeles veterans are getting help through an unlikely source: orphaned parrots.
Tuesday
Mar102015
Lovebird population threatened by poisoning
Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 12:25 
The colourful Lilian's lovebird is described as 'Liwonde's jewel' by BirdLife International organisation. Image by Dr P MarazziLilian's lovebirds are among the many animals threatened by deliberate waterhole poisoning in Africa.
Sunday
Mar082015
Two Spix’s macaws prepare for life in the wild
Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 13:05 
The last known Spix's macaw in the wild disappeared in 2000, and now 93 birds of this species exist in breeding centres around the globe. Image by ACTPA pair of Spix’s macaws, captive-bred in Germany, could be released into their natural habitat in Brazil by 2021
If Rio 2 provided a macaw’s eye view of the world, this is the story of two extremely endangered real life Spix’s macaws — which are extinct in the wild — ready to make their way to their Brazilian habitat in the not too distant future, thanks to a conservation programme.
Carla and Tiago, two Spix’s macaws hatched at the breeding centre at Schöneiche, in Brandenburg, Germany, and named after the film’s heroes, have been flown to Sao Paulo from Berlin. They will be reared at a special facility till they are ready for release into a suitable area in northeast Brazil by 2021.
tagged Cyanopsitta spixii - Spix's Macaw | in Release
Cyanopsitta spixii - Spix's Macaw | in Release