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Entries in Cacatua alba - Umbrella Cockatoo (8)

Monday

May132013

Confiscated: Hundreds of Parrots and Cockatoos in Tobelo, North Maluku

Monday, May 13, 2013 at 13:06

The condition of the confiscated birdsNature Conservation Agency, Military Police, quarantine staffs, and harbor officials collaborated to confiscate hundreds of parrots and cockatoos who were about to be smuggled out from Tobello, North Maluku. Approximately 250 birds from various species like Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus), Chattering Lory (Lorius garrulus), Violet-necked Lory (Eos squamata), White Cockatoo (Cacatua alba), Red-cheeked Parrot (Geoffroyus geoffroyi) , and 3 cuscuses. Those animals were going to be smuggled through Mentari Cristal ship by people wearing uniforms similar to those of Indonesia National Army.

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Cacatua alba - Umbrella Cockatoo,

Eclectus roratus - Eclectus Parrot,

Eos squamata - Violet-necked Lory,

Geoffroyus geoffroyi - Red-cheeked Parrot,

Lorius garrulus - Chattering Lory | in

Rescue,

Tuesday

Mar052013

Elderly parrots watch movies, relax on couch at new refuge in Coombs

Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 3:10

Two blind, elderly birds at the World Parrot Refuge in Coombs: Elvis, left, a Moluccan cockatoo, and Hello, a macaw that has been in Canada for 67 years. Photograph by: Wendy Huntbatch, World Parrot Refuge

Residents relaxed on a leather couch, catching up on videos, at the new extended care centre in Coombs on Tuesday.

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Ara ararauna - Blue-and-Gold Macaw,

Cacatua alba - Umbrella Cockatoo | in

Rescue

Sunday

Oct072012

Parrot trade in Indonesia continues openly

Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 13:42

According to Profauna, the parrot trade in the three markets remains high. Photo credit Profauna.Army officers granted permits for protected species

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Cacatua alba - Umbrella Cockatoo,

Eclectus roratus - Eclectus Parrot,

Eos squamata - Violet-necked Lory,

Lorius domicella - Black-capped Lory,

Lorius garrulus - Chattering Lory | in

Legislation,

Wild bird trade

Tuesday

Jul172012

Solomon Islands at centre of “captive breeding” shenanigans

Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 0:18

Thousands of Cardinal Lories and other native Solomon Islands birds were exported through falsely claiming them as captive-bredSingapore —Tens of thousands of wild birds exported from the Solomon Islands have been laundered into the global wildlife trade by declaring them as captive-bred, a new TRAFFIC study has found.

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Cacatua alba - Umbrella Cockatoo,

Cacatua ducorpsii - Solomons Cockatoo,

Cacatua ophthalmica - Blue-eyed Cockatoo,

Cacatua sulphurea - Lesser Sulphur Crested Cockatoo,

Chalcopsitta cardinalis - Cardinal Lory,

Eclectus roratus - Eclectus Parrot,

Lorius chlorocercus - Yellow-bibbed Lory,

Lorius garrulus - Chattering Lory,

Psittrichas fulgidus - Pesquet's Parrot,

Trichoglosus haematodus - Rainbow Lorikeets | in

Sunday

Apr082012

Sanctuary provides home for unwanted, orphaned exotic birds

Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 1:10

Ryan Trevithick holds a pair of cockatoos that have adjusted to their life at the sanctuary. Some of these exotic birds can live as long as 60 to 80 years. WALTER HINICK/Montana Standard BUTTE — A scream emanating from a second floor window on West Broadway Street one afternoon stunned a passer-by.