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Re: Only 14 Orange bellies left!

Postby Pajarita » Wed Nov 06, 2019 9:52 am

Article claiming Australia is failing all its birds in danger of extinction (they even mentioned the orange-bellies specificially).

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ho ... ar-AAJQ1c9
Pajarita
Norwegian Blue
 
Gender: This parrot forum member is female
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Flight: Yes

Re: Only 14 Orange bellies left!

Postby Pajarita » Thu Nov 14, 2019 10:07 am

As more females than males came back, biologists decided to release more males from the breeding program so no female is left without a mate with which she can procreate.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-14/ ... a/11701058
Pajarita
Norwegian Blue
 
Gender: This parrot forum member is female
Posts: 18701
Location: NW Pa
Number of Birds Owned: 30
Types of Birds Owned: RoseBreasted too, CAG, DoubleYellowHead Amazon, BlueFront Amazon, YellowNape Amazon, Senegal, African Redbelly, Quaker, Sun Conure, Nanday, BlackCap Caique, WhiteBelly Caique, PeachFace lovebird, budgies,
Flight: Yes

Re: Only 14 Orange bellies left!

Postby Pajarita » Tue Apr 28, 2020 11:55 am

With another release of 27 captive-bred birds, they believe there is more than 100 birds now flying north!

https://www.miragenews.com/endangered-o ... -released/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/nu ... r-BB13g3ym
Pajarita
Norwegian Blue
 
Gender: This parrot forum member is female
Posts: 18701
Location: NW Pa
Number of Birds Owned: 30
Types of Birds Owned: RoseBreasted too, CAG, DoubleYellowHead Amazon, BlueFront Amazon, YellowNape Amazon, Senegal, African Redbelly, Quaker, Sun Conure, Nanday, BlackCap Caique, WhiteBelly Caique, PeachFace lovebird, budgies,
Flight: Yes

Re: Only 14 Orange bellies left!

Postby Pajarita » Mon Aug 17, 2020 9:38 am

Only 20% survival for juveniles - they die in migration but they don't know what causes it (it's the wintering habitat, if you ask me).

https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... -migrating
Pajarita
Norwegian Blue
 
Gender: This parrot forum member is female
Posts: 18701
Location: NW Pa
Number of Birds Owned: 30
Types of Birds Owned: RoseBreasted too, CAG, DoubleYellowHead Amazon, BlueFront Amazon, YellowNape Amazon, Senegal, African Redbelly, Quaker, Sun Conure, Nanday, BlackCap Caique, WhiteBelly Caique, PeachFace lovebird, budgies,
Flight: Yes

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