Parrots magazine - April 2020

In this issue

Parrot News Bites – Please send us your news stories; News from Loro Parque – Breeding season under way; Complete Psittacine by Eb Cravens – The Future for the Pet Industry; The Holistic Parrot by Leslie Moran – GSE effective against avian salmonellosis • Orange-fronted parakeets by Robert Alison – Orange-fronted parakeets (Eupsittula canicularis) are colourful social Neotropical psittacids that are distributed from northern Mexico to Costa Rica; People Helping Parrots by Rosemary Low – Number 13, Gláucia Seixas; Win tickets for Think Parrots; Introducing the Think Parrots Masterclass Speakers; Wing Clipping – Yes or No? By Stephen Lavoie; Spix’s going home! – The ICMBio together with ACTP are bringing back the Spix’s Macaw to once again fly wild in the sky over Brazil once again; Consistency and Dependability v Routine. By Sally Blanchard; RSPCA – A new selection of birds for re-homing; Conserving Cuba’s psittacines. By David Waugh, Correspondent, Loro Parque Fundación – Using many environmental awareness activities, such as the yearly Cuban Parrot Festival and voluntary participation in the annual count of psittacids, the Cuban Parrot is now recognised as a community symbol in the region; Scarlet Macaw – now an Endangered Species – Report from US Fish and wildlife Service; Your parrot queries answered – our panel of experts is available to answer all your queries on companion or breeding parrots; Letters; DVDs for sale – an interesting selection of mostly parrot related DVDs with delivery included; Avian Vets with a special interest in parrots; Parrots Calendar – If you would like your show to be listed here and on our website, please submit to editorial@imaxweb.co.uk or call +44(0)1273 464777; Parrots Helpline – If you have a parrot problem – whether it be health, diet, or whatever – you can contact any of the advisors listed here; and lots more…