Illegal parrot trade is decimating Mexico’s parrot population. According to mongabay.com, illegal trapping of wild parrots is putting most of Mexico’s parrots on the endangered species list.
Make SURE that when you buy a parrot, it has a leg band that cannot be removed. This is a sure indication that the bird has been raised in captivity.
The New York Times has a video of a young girl being beaten for running away from her husband. I suggest you read the story!
BBC reports the rescue of a CAG from a lion enclosure.
The News-Herald, a Michigan paper carried a story about a parrot rescue. Read the article. It shows that there’s still some good in this world.
A post on Forums underscores the importance of platforms in your parrot cages. It allows the parrot to stand with his feet flat, thus giving him a rest from the perch. A photo is included.
I was fortunate enough to be able to wade through the instructions for placing a picture in my header. I chose what to me is the gold standard of all parrots, the Congo African Grey, or cag, as their owners like to refer to them. It is generally the best talker of all the species.
