Critter News
MAY 16, 2009
Three corrupt police officers in Trinidad and Tobago robbed a couple of Venezuelan wildlife smugglers and were subsequently arrested themselves. Over 1,000 animals were rescued, including 500 bull finches and 300 picoplats, The rescued wildlife also included monkeys, parrots, macaws and other species from Venezuela.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 17, 2019
However, as with many other places throughout the globe, this small country also has its fair share of urban wildlife. These are the plants and animals that strive to persist in the realm of Homo sapiens. The Emerald Tanager is one of those cool ones.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 11, 2011
Big, bold, beautiful parrots full of character and charm, macaws make us long for some of the world’s wildest places and assure us that, as long as they fly free, those magical wild places are still intact. Hyacinth Macaws © Michel Gunther / WWF-Canon Hyacinth Macaws , like parrots the world over, face threats from every side.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 11, 2015
While drones have the potential be a great tool in the world of wildlife conservation, they can also pose a serious problem for the animals they’re trying to protect. Over time, it’s these physiological changes that can disrupt animals’ breeding or rearing habits. Don’t get too close to birds — especially the territorial ones.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 8, 2022
The Red-rumped Parrot is a ground-feeding parrot – one of its other names is grass parrot. This is one of three bird species listed as “Threatening animals” on a website of the University of Australia Woolonggong – apparently, during breeding season they will swoop and defend areas around nests.
10,000 Birds
JULY 21, 2014
Monk Parakeet is the only parrot species that builds its own nest. Stephen Pruett-Jones, an evolutionary biologist who has extensively studied the Monk Parakeets of Chicago, only says that the nests offer a successful alternative to the tree hollows or palm trees utilized by other parrot species. The answer lies in the nests.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
To that end please enjoy this quick guide of where to go birding and wildlife watching when based at any of the many World Cup locations. Don’t forget you can also see some wildlife on the road as you go ! North of Dunedin is Orokonui , a wildlife Sanctuary modeled on Karori with a fence to keep introduced mammals out.
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