{"id":387,"date":"2013-06-22T15:47:41","date_gmt":"2013-06-22T19:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/practiceconservation.com\/?p=387"},"modified":"2013-06-22T15:47:41","modified_gmt":"2013-06-22T19:47:41","slug":"keeping-parrots-in-their-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/practiceconservation.com\/?p=387","title":{"rendered":"Keeping parrots in their place"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the past few weeks I\u2019ve been looking into conservation issues involving parrots, and it turns out that there are two very different sides to this story: on the one hand, habitat destruction and the pet trade are threatening wild populations around the world; on the other hand, the pet trade (and to a certain extent habitat modification) has led to the release of parrots in new locations where some invasive populations have been able to establish. Addressing these issues is complicated, in part because poaching and smuggling is involved, and also because populations founded by released animals have a lot of supporters who don\u2019t want the birds to be treated as invasives. So how do we make sure that wild populations don\u2019t disappear from their native ranges and try to slow the spread of non-native species?<\/i> There are many ways that we can contribute to these efforts, so I think there is something for everyone here.<\/p>\n

\"Blue<\/a>

Blue macaws!<\/p><\/div>\n

For the parrot and parakeet fancier:<\/p>\n