IUCN SSC Wild Parrot Specialist Group
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Conservation of Wild Parrots across the globe
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The IUCN SSC Wild Parrot Specialist Group is dedicated to the conservation of wild parrots across the globe. We are a diverse group of experts and dedicated to prevent extinctions in this amazing taxon of birds!
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a new species described from remote Peruvian Andes
Mystery creature found in 'forbidden cloud forest' of Peru is new species of marsupial
The newly described mouse opossum was discovered at a surprisingly high altitude in the Andes.
www.livescience.com
September 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
a new species described from remote Peruvian Andes
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Hope everyone has fun meeting the artists today at the reception for the GNSI Great Plains chapter's "The Glories of Nature" #SciArt exhibit! Stop by the Langworthy Art Gallery in Seward, NE from 2 - 4pm today for the reception, or visit at your convenience through October 31 to view the exhibit.
September 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Hope everyone has fun meeting the artists today at the reception for the GNSI Great Plains chapter's "The Glories of Nature" #SciArt exhibit! Stop by the Langworthy Art Gallery in Seward, NE from 2 - 4pm today for the reception, or visit at your convenience through October 31 to view the exhibit.
Congrats to Limbe Wildlife Center for releasing additional African Grey Parrots to the wild! limbewildlife.org/wp-content/u...
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September 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Congrats to Limbe Wildlife Center for releasing additional African Grey Parrots to the wild! limbewildlife.org/wp-content/u...
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Wildlife traffickers continue to engage in illegal trade of #Spix's #Macaws & other wildlife from various countries, right under the noses of #CITES authorities. This raises serious concerns about whether #CITES is an ineffective organization, corrupt, or a combination of both.
September 23, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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The Brazilian endemic Spix’s Macaw has been listed on #CITES Appendix I as an endangered species, receiving complete protection from trade under this #UN convention for decades. This agreement includes 151 signatory countries.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Feathers fly in dispute over Ambani zoo's pursuit of rare parrot
This is a story about a bird and a family. But this is no ordinary bird, and this is no ordinary family.
www.reuters.com
September 23, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The Brazilian endemic Spix’s Macaw has been listed on #CITES Appendix I as an endangered species, receiving complete protection from trade under this #UN convention for decades. This agreement includes 151 signatory countries.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Kudos to DRC and all the people that made this happen!
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September 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Kudos to DRC and all the people that made this happen!
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Insight about our Co-Chair Pat: podcast guided by the amazing Cat Vendl.
www.buzzsprout.com/2085497
open.spotify.com/show/21tAvep...
Other popular podcast apps (including apple podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/w...).
WDA Facebook page: www.facebook.com/groups/17083...
www.buzzsprout.com/2085497
open.spotify.com/show/21tAvep...
Other popular podcast apps (including apple podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/w...).
WDA Facebook page: www.facebook.com/groups/17083...
Wildlife Health Talks
This is the podcast of the Wildlife Disease Association (WDA, https://www.wildlifedisease.org). Our host Dr Catharina Vendl chats with wildlife health professionals including researchers, vets, pathol...
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September 23, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Insight about our Co-Chair Pat: podcast guided by the amazing Cat Vendl.
www.buzzsprout.com/2085497
open.spotify.com/show/21tAvep...
Other popular podcast apps (including apple podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/w...).
WDA Facebook page: www.facebook.com/groups/17083...
www.buzzsprout.com/2085497
open.spotify.com/show/21tAvep...
Other popular podcast apps (including apple podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/w...).
WDA Facebook page: www.facebook.com/groups/17083...
Urban parrot conservation in action! A brief video on what some of our members are doing in their local community.
vimeo.com/1089402632
vimeo.com/1089402632
FLY FREE Teaser
I started noticing the parrots outside my window during a quiet season in my life—and they pulled me into a story I didn’t expect to tell. Fly Free is…
vimeo.com
June 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Urban parrot conservation in action! A brief video on what some of our members are doing in their local community.
vimeo.com/1089402632
vimeo.com/1089402632
While we celebrate the beauty and freedom of wild parrots on World Parrot Day, we do not want to forget those who suffer at the hands of human beings. #WorldParrotDay
Parrots confiscated from illegal trade.
photo credit: anonymous
Parrots confiscated from illegal trade.
photo credit: anonymous
May 31, 2025 at 7:28 PM
While we celebrate the beauty and freedom of wild parrots on World Parrot Day, we do not want to forget those who suffer at the hands of human beings. #WorldParrotDay
Parrots confiscated from illegal trade.
photo credit: anonymous
Parrots confiscated from illegal trade.
photo credit: anonymous
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Happy World Parrot Day from my chattering neighbors 🦜💖🌉
May 31, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Happy World Parrot Day from my chattering neighbors 🦜💖🌉
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I think it is (or was?) world parrot day! Here’s some of our difficult birds! Gang gang, superb, regent and orange-bellied parrot baybeeez 🤩🤩🤩♥️
May 31, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I think it is (or was?) world parrot day! Here’s some of our difficult birds! Gang gang, superb, regent and orange-bellied parrot baybeeez 🤩🤩🤩♥️
May 31, 2025 at 6:52 PM
HAPPY WORLD PARROT DAY
and
HAPPY HATCHDAY TO US!
We are here to promote, advance, and change the ways that parrot conservation is done!
and
HAPPY HATCHDAY TO US!
We are here to promote, advance, and change the ways that parrot conservation is done!
May 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
HAPPY WORLD PARROT DAY
and
HAPPY HATCHDAY TO US!
We are here to promote, advance, and change the ways that parrot conservation is done!
and
HAPPY HATCHDAY TO US!
We are here to promote, advance, and change the ways that parrot conservation is done!
