Conservation and Research

Arctic adventures and the way forward in African parrot conservation

Parrot Blogger: Steve Boyes, PhD | Oct 03, 2008

An expedition to the Svalbard Archipelago in the Arctic Circle, though unrelated to African parrot conservation, has much to teach us about protecting our environment and our global community. This visit left me with a clearer vision for the future, without all the doubts and worries of modern...

Floodwaters Continue to Rise

Parrot Blogger: Sarah Faegre | Sep 29, 2008

The macaws continue incubating their two eggs, high and dry in their nest box, while the people of the Bolivian lowlands do not fair quite so well.

January 29th
5:45 p.m.—in the blind

The rain was dumping down all morning and the water rose to within inches of our tent.  The vicious red ants are...

Waiting for the Eggs to Hatch

Parrot Blogger: Sarah Faegre | Sep 25, 2008

January 26th

All seems well with the incubating Blue-throats but still, the eggs have not hatched.  Steve and I split each day doing morning and afternoon nest-watch at the blind and the rest of the day is free for spending time with the family, helping out with chores, reading and writing, or...

An Ending and New Beginnings….?

Parrot Blogger: Ellen Walford | Sep 16, 2008

I sit here on a relatively nice day as far as the British weather standards go (ie its not drizzling) in my three layers of jumpers, sipping my cup of tea and trying hard to remember what I felt like three months ago when I was slogging up some hill or the other on Praslin, sweating buckets and...