Other Animals

Adult yellow-headed Amazon Image courtesy Anouk Langerak A subspecies of the Yellow-Headed Amazon (Amazona oratrix belizensis) is found only in Belize. There are a couple of other yellow-headed subspecies in Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras; but overall the Amazona oratrix is considered highly endangered by IUCN and is listed as Appendix I on CITIES. In 1994 it

February 6, 2023 By Neal Sharma, CWP Senior Manager California has the highest biodiversity and largest human population in the United States. These factors, along with patterns of land use throughout the state, contribute to complex pressures and opportunities regarding ecosystem integrity and human health. Habitat loss and fragmentation are key drivers of biodiversity loss,

The history of LEGO® brand products is rich and varied. Starting back in 1934 (and even earlier if you recognize the ups and downs of the early starts of an emerging company), LEGO began producing assembly-enabled plastic blocks by 1949. The blocks were simple 2×4 bricks that allowed for bricking into various objects. By 1953,

Amazon parrot. Photo by Jon Leclainche on Unsplash January is Adopt a Rescue Bird Month… although “re-homed bird” might be a better term, as not all birds in a need of a new home were in need of rescuing! There are many companion birds who need (and deserve!) a new start in life. Sadly, there

Nature is under threat from deforestation, a rapidly changing climate, human encroachment, and wildlife crime. These human-led hazards are leading to unprecedented biodiversity loss and endangering global human health, as spotlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Deforestation reduces habitat, hastens climate change, and puts people in closer contact with wildlife. Preserving wildlife and their habitats is

Griffin and Athena at breakfast. Athena watches as Griffin gets something to eat; she will get something next—they take turns, mostly patiently. I’ve written on this topic several times already, but it is one that consistently tends to surprise people who are rarely around parrots; moreover, parrot owners seem to enjoy hearing about these anecdotes

Image courtesy of the Cape Parrot Project In December 2022, South Africa named the Cape parrot as its Parrot of the Year. This unusual and highly endangered species (Poicephalus robustus) inhabits isolated patches of forest in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Naal and Limopo areas of South Africa, the only country where it can be found. The

Webinar: The Grey Way: Behavior – Why Understanding Instinct is the Key Date: Friday, February 17, 2023 Time: 12:00 pm PDT (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a FREE, live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA magazine. Our special guest,

Webinar: Avian Vet Insider: Feather Disorders in Pet Birds – Special Time 11AM PST Date: Friday, February 10, 2023 Time: 11:00 am PST (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a FREE, live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA magazine. Our

Despite being severely injured, Cher Ami delivered a vital message that saved the lives of 194 ambushed soldiers known as “The Lost Battalion” We have heroes of all kinds within the consciousness of humanity. Heroes in sports, heroes in mentoring, heroes in moments of extreme danger and need, and heroes from the many wars fought.

Rick elis.simpson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons This is a big world that we live in. We discover new things all the time. And sometimes, some of the things we discover become rarer than we want them to be. There are many areas of the earth that we have not had ample time to

Umbrella cockatooPhoto by CHUTTERSNAP on Unsplash A lot of well-deserved time is spent on the recognition and better understanding of bird intelligence, a process that we are seeing more of these days via in-depth studies. These are not living room observations from backyard birders, either. The uptick in scientific studies surrounding birds has risen incredibly

Izzy the cockatoo. Image courtesy of Gabby Nikolle One of the more pleasant and longest-running traits of any creature, human included, is the essence of love. We’re no strangers to it in the human category, and we’ve seen more than ample evidence of it in the animal kingdom. But it becomes an even more endearing

The farmer’s wife greeted Cheetah Conservation Botswana’s (CCB) rapid response unit as they approached the homestead, heralded by a choir of bleating sheep. Her husband had reported that he’d caught a cheetah prowling near his livestock that September morning. This cheetah, Ashton, was one of several GPS-collared and monitored by CCB. His GPS location had

With the scream of a passing jet ski filling her ears, Dr. Saliza Bono watched the dolphins’ fins cut through the glittering waves 50 yards away. As the boat rocked with the current, she raised the pole and lowered the recording device into the water. She lives out her childhood dream as the Bioacoustics Officer

The baby’s grip tightened around shocks of her mother’s red hair as they descended from the high tree limbs. It was rare that they visited the world below, for orangutans are Earth’s largest arboreal mammals. Here in Malaysian Borneo’s Lower Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (LKWS), Hutan, one of WCN’s newest Conservation Partners, monitors and protects orangutans

Image courtesy of Ifeanyi Ezenwa Of all the parrot species, African greys are one of the most heavily trafficked for export. In Nigeria, the greys are further threatened because of strong competition for habitat with palm oil farmers and corporations. With ever more people in the world, there is more demand for palm oil, which

Emily from Snake Discovery is one of the raddest people on the planet, so when she invites you to a place called the RAD Zoo, you go! Our mission was to find the 10 raddest snakes, lizards, turtles, and crocodilians at the RAD zoo. I think we found them! We had a great time and