Conservation and Research

Little Monty’s Second Chance - The Final Chapter (for now!)

Parrot Blogger: Sam Williams, PhD | May 01, 2011

Previously on Monty’s Second Chance: Monty and his friends are surrounded by nature in their new aviary. They watch wild birds and even meet wild parrots. During their time in the aviary they change from chubby pet birds into fit and flighty release candidates. They are ready for release.

It was a...

Monty’s Second Chance Part 4

Parrot Blogger: Sam Williams, PhD | Apr 08, 2011

Previously on Monty’s Second Chance: Monty joins the other confiscated illegal pet birds in the large aviary at LVV. Monty gets excited to be with all the other parrots but then finds it's actually a bit dull. Two men put Monty and eight of his friends in boxes, They go to a new aviary surrounded...

Monty’s Second chance Part 3

Parrot Blogger: Sam Williams, PhD | Mar 23, 2011

Previously on WPT: Monty get's captured, Monty has a terrible time and is starving because the humans don't know what to do, he is rescued and taken to the Parrot Team who stuff him full of food. After a fun period during which he is weaned Monty finds himself at the Ministry for Agriculture (LVV)...

Nest box’s experience

Parrot Blogger: Jose Antonio Diaz Luque | Mar 14, 2011

On Bonaire in the early 1800s European settlers removed virtually all the mature trees. This drastically reduced the number of nest cavities available for parrots and may be why they now nest in cliffs. The use of nest boxes to increase the cavities available for wild parrots is a well known...