Conservation and Research

An interview with Tri Prayudhi, ProFauna Indonesia

Parrot Blogger: Charlie Moores | Apr 06, 2009

The Republic of Indonesia in Southeast Asia comprises a staggering 17,508 islands, about 6,000 of which are inhabited. It is the world’s largest archipelagic state and with a population of 222 million people (according to 2006 figures) it is also the world’s fourth most populous country.

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Not a parrot in sight

Parrot Blogger: Sam Williams, PhD | Feb 20, 2009

Writing up your PhD is an all encompassing task that leaves you with almost no spare time to do anything remotely fun. It is incredible that the intensity of work can reach this high and that deadlines can appear so frequently. This is one of the reasons I’ve not posted for so long, The other is...

The write up

Parrot Blogger: Peter Cowen | Feb 10, 2009

Returning from my most memorable summer in the Peruvian Amazon, I have been working hard through the winter months on my Thesis.  After draft, after draft etc, it's all now done and dusted now, handed in to be marked and I am now waiting on my marks.

After studying a number of different species...

Is time running out for Ground Parrots

Parrot Blogger: Brent Barrett | Dec 23, 2008

There is no doubt that the fire regime empoyed during land clearing and grazing times in Western Australia had a huge impact on the availability of habitat for Western Ground Parrots.  The complex heath that WGP’s occupy is typically devoid of large trees and therefore easy to clear with few...