Parrots October 2020 edition available now

In this issue … Parrot News – Please send us your news stories; News from Loro Parque – Non-stop conservation; Helping the Belize Scarlets – Ali Wunderman was the only woman on a volunteer crew sent into the Belize jungle to defend a threatened population of Scarlet Macaws from pet trade poachers. Here she tells us about her wild escape into the Parrot Protection Programme to help; Getting bitten? – Maria J. Rose tells of her experience with her rescued African Grey; The Holistic Parrot by Leslie Moran – Flock dynamics in budgerigars; Orange-bellied threat – Orange-bellied Parrots are possibly the most endangered species in the world, as although efforts to bolster breeding ground populations are successful, the good work is undone when they migrate north; The Australian Outback by Robert Alison – how some parrots survive in this arid environment; Complete Psittacine by Eb Cravens – “So You are Thinking of Getting
a New Parrot…?”; Doobie – like a shadow – Kimberly Jackson has taken on a Citron-crested Cockatoo called Doobie from a previous owner who was no longer able to look after him, and she has never looked back!; Great Autumn berries – Jim Hayward advises on which wild berries are safe and nutritious for your birds; Uncertain outlook for the Swift, by David Waugh, Correspondent, Loro Parque Fundación; Populations under 1000! By Rosemary Low – We must never forget this fact: Every time a species or a population vanishes, Earth’s capability to maintain ecosystem services is eroded to a degree, depending on the species concerned; Your parrot queries answered – our panel of experts is available to answer all your queries on companion or breeding parrots; Letters; DVDs and Back Issues for sale – a selection of mostly parrot related DVDs and many back issues of this magazine, all with delivery included in the price; Parrots Helpline. If you have a parrot problem – whether it be health, diet, or whatever – you can contact any of the advisors listed here; and lots more…

Think Parrots Show 2021

Details to follow in due course.