I was a very young child when I visited those remarkable Pueblos in Chaco Culture National Historical Park. (Although I only ever knew it as Chaco Canyon.) I can still recall the scent of cool damp ...
The high-ceiling atrium of Magnolia Bird Farm in Anaheim writhes with the fluttering of wings and roars with the cacophony of chirps. Nearly 2,000 parakeets, cockatiels, finches, rosellas and doves ...
Near the front gate of Barbara and Geoffrey Gould's parrot sanctuary is a replica of a flag from the American Revolution: an uncoiled rattlesnake on a field of 13 red and white stripes and the motto, ...
Raising parrots can be both challenging and rewarding. Making a profit from breeding birds takes time, and some species only breed one time each year. Adequate housing, good nutrition and maintaining ...
Durban, South Africa — In a lush aviary near Durban, South Africa, an African gray parrot hops toward me, babbling a language I can’t understand. “He’s speaking Zulu,” explains breeder William ...
Although the sale of wild caught exotic birds has been banned in the US for decades, commercial breeders in the country make a variety of parrots and parakeets available for pet lovers. But they are ...
On March 10, nonprofits, veterinarians, rescue groups, conservationists and pet guardians will recognize International Parrot Crisis Awareness Day. This day highlights the existential crises facing ...