Cold spring hits Kakapo



A pair of Alexandrine parakeets (Psittacula eupatria) at Gülhane Park, Istanbul. Image by MichaelThe number of “Psittacula” ringed-necked parakeets is increasing every day in Istanbul. The parakeets, which were first brought to Istanbul by animal sellers and are said to have settled in the city after escaping from their cages, have acclimatized to the local climate and can mostly be seen in green neighborhoods such as Sultanahmet, Yeşilköy and Florya.
The program, which plans to release 60 scarlet macaws throughout 2013 and some 250 over the next five years. EFE Palenque, Mexico, (EFE).- A total of 60 scarlet macaws will be set free in an ecological park in southeastern Mexico to avoid the extinction of this colorful subspecies, several of the organizers said.