October 2021 Flock Talk

Parrot Blogger: World Parrot Trust - Staff | Oct 23, 2021

October issue of Flock Talk

It's time to enhance your parrot savvy once again with information about conservation work being done in Brazil and a way to take action for wild parrots in Australia. We also introduce you to the endearing Dusky-billed Parrotlet, and share a special WPT tribute to a...

Congo journey: Working together to give African Greys a second chance in the DRC

Parrot Blogger: Rowan Martin, PhD | Oct 21, 2021

On the 6th September 2021, 60 African Grey parrots were far from their home of the lush African forests; instead, they sat on a dusty runway in the remote town of Lodja in Sankuru province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The once wild parrots were going to be illegally flown to Kinshasa, the...

September 2021 Flock Talk

Parrot Blogger: World Parrot Trust - Staff | Sep 18, 2021

The September issue of Flock Talk is here!

This time we present glad tidings for the Kākāpō thanks to cutting-edge gene studies done recently, we talk about WPT-supported work with the Mealy Amazon species complex and Lilian's Lovebirds, reveal the mysteries of colour mutations in parrots, and...

August 2021 Flock Talk

Parrot Blogger: World Parrot Trust - Staff | Aug 21, 2021

The August issue of Flock Talk is here!

Feast your eyes on the latest edition of the monthly newsletter, brimming with all parrots great and small: there's news on fighting illegal trade in Indonesia, a profile on a gregarious species of lory, and more. There's plenty of parroty goodness to keep...