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Welcome to our blogs. These include real time stories from the field from individuals who are working first hand with wild parrots. Read their stories and find out about the ups and downs of wildlife research. What are the challenges of every day field work and the exciting new encounters and discoveries that makes all the hard work worth while!

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Bennett Hennessey

Blue-throated & Red-fronted Macaw

Bolivia
Bennett Hennessey
Bonnie Zimmermann

The Indonesian Parrot Project

Indonesia
Bonnie Zimmermann
Carlos Bonilla Ruz

Military Macaw Project

Mexico
Carlos Bonilla Ruz
Carlos Bianchi

Pfrimer's Conure Project

Brazil
Carlos Bianchi
Caroline Stahala, M.S.

Bahama Parrot Project

The Bahamas
Caroline Stahala, M.S.
Don Brightsmith, Ph.D.

Tambopata Macaw Projetc

Peru
Don Brightsmith, Ph.D.
Glaucia Seixas, PhD

Blue-fronted Amazon Project

Pantanal, Brazil
Glaucia Seixas, PhD
Jafet Velez-Valentin

Puerto Rican Parrot Project

Puerto Rico
Jafet Velez-Valentin
Jaime Jiménez, PhD

Slender-billed Conure Project

Chile
Jaime Jiménez, PhD
LoraKim Joyner, DVM

Volunteer Projects

Central America & Caribbean
LoraKim Joyner, DVM
Luis Ortiz-Catedral

Red-fronted and Malherbe's Parakeets

New Zealand
Luis Ortiz-Catedral
Neiva Guedes, Ph.D

Hyacinth Macaw Project

Pantanal, Brazil
Neiva Guedes, Ph.D
Roan Balas McNab

Scarlet Macaw Project

Guatemala
Roan Balas McNab
Ryan Watson

Blue Macaw Coordinator

Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation - Qatar
Ryan Watson
Stewart Metz, M.D.

Indonesian Parrot Project

Indonesia
Stewart Metz, M.D.
Tom White, Ph.D.

Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program

Puerto Rico
Tom White, Ph.D.
Yara Barros, Ph.D

Macaw Reintroduction

Brazil
Yara Barros, Ph.D

Recent Blogs

Dr. Lorakim Joyner visited the Iguaca Aviary
Tuesday, 18 Jan, 2011
Dr. Lorakim Joyner visited the Iguaca Aviary At the Iguaca Aviary we were honored with the recent visit of Dr. Lora Kim Joyner.  She was so gracious to give us a workshop in non-violent communication and its importance for conservation.  It was ...
Early Start for the “Iguaca”
Monday, 17 Jan, 2011
Early Start for the “Iguaca” 2010 was a great year for the Puerto Rican Amazon and we are working very hard to make 2011 breeding season even better.  The breeding season for this species is usually between Jan.-Feb. until May-June depending ...
Slender Billed Conure Blog 20th October 2010
Wednesday, 20 Oct, 2010
Slender Billed Conure Blog 20th October 2010 We have had a good start to the spring season, during the first visit to check for last years radio collared birds we managed to pick up four adults via the telemetry equipment in the ...
The Puerot Rican Parrot Recovery Program
Sunday, 12 Sep, 2010
The Puerot Rican Parrot Recovery Program The Puerto Rican Parrot (PRP from here on) Recovery Program is an effort to conserve, protect and manage the wild and captive populations of this endemic amazon (Amazona vittata) in order to down list the ...

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