Alex the African Grey of Irene Pepperberg and subject of numerous experiments on animal intelligence has passed away on September 7th, cause is currently unknown. Alex was reported to be in fine health a few days prior.
A German national is due to return to a Dominican court on Monday charged with killing a Sisserou Parrot, one of the island’s endangered national birds.
Read the full story at RadioJamaica.com
If you’ve seen the movie (or read the book), you will be pleased to learn that the city of San Francisco has assumed responsibility for the trees around Telegraph Hill to ensure the parrots will continue to live there.
Read the full story at SignOnSanDiego.com
Up to 78,000 parrots are poached annually in Mexico for shipment to the pet trade industry in the United States. 75% of these birds die before making it to market. This type of poaching puts unreasonable pressure on an already declining population.
“Clearly this is not a sustainable market. Smuggling of certain endangered parrots, such as the yellow headed parrot and the yellow naped parrot, into the United States is increasing, and this demand is pushing already depleted parrot populations in Mexico to the brink of extinction,” says Juan Carlos Cantu Guzman, manager of the Mexico program at Defenders of Wildlife and lead author of the report. “Birds are being taken from the wild, sometimes plucked right out of the nest, and dying at alarming rates for sale in the pet trade. Next to habitat loss, parrot trapping posses the greatest threat to the birds’ survival in Mexico.”
Read the full report at CommonDreams.org
Telegraph Hill is one step closer to protection. In a move by San Francisco council, property owners will be protected if their properties are damaged by the large trees falling. This is expected to pass next month.
Read the full story at KESQ NewsChannel 3
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