Monday, December 19, 2011 at 11:29 
Olive is a Jenday conure who is fostered at the home of Merlyn and Lynn Harold in Henderson on Monday, December 12, 2011.Photo: Leila Navidi When Alex, an African Grey Parrot known to converse and vocally identify colors and objects, died in 2007, he garnered obituaries in national publications for his role in a 30-year study that examined intelligence in parrots.
Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 6:16 
An African Grey and a Blue-and-Gold macaw interactingTwo persons were detained on Saturday by the Customs and Forest departments in the West Bengal's Malda district for travelling with birds of rare species without valid documents. Altogether, 24 exotic birds, valued at around Rs. 18 lakh, were found in their possession.
Friday, November 25, 2011 at 11:31 
Parrot painting is about to take the art world by storm, say staff at the World Parrot Refuge in Coombs, B.C. Works of art by the birds will be sold to raise funds for the refuge, which is home to more than 800 birds. Photo: Stephanie MartinVICTORIA — The artistic prowess of a parrot knows no bounds, but there is a problem with paintbrushes.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 10:58 
Illegal trade in African parrots has led to a conservationist turning to DNA to save the species from extinction.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 12:28 
A company of 141 wild-caught African grey parrots smuggled into South Africa will be given to a Limpopo bird breeder who took the World Parrot Trust Africa and the government to court, sparking an ownership row. The parrots will be sent to his breeding facility in Mozambique.
The office of the state attorney, acting on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Mpumalanga Parks and Tourism Board (MPTA), revealed this week that the parrots, snatched from the tropical forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and smuggled into South Africa through Mozambique earlier this year, have now been forfeited to the MPTA.
