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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
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

Nest 22
Tuesday, 9 Feb, 2010
Nest 22 After the rain stopped, we went to Chahuilco again this afternoon to check the nests and do some telemetry. We checked nest 22 and at our surprise the chicks were still in the nest, so ...
Dr. Tom White’s update from the field
Thursday, 4 Feb, 2010
Dr. Tom White’s update from the field I just got back late last night from Chile and the work on the Slender-billed parakeet project. As you can probably imagine, we put in many days of long hours in the field, and with very good results. We placed a total of 11 transmitters on fledglings, and we also managed to capture and radiocollar 6 nesting adults, as well.
Bolivia expedition 2009 preliminary report
Tuesday, 26 Jan, 2010
Bolivia expedition 2009 preliminary report It is with great pleasure that I present to you the preliminary report for the University of Glasgow 2009 expedition to the Reserva Barba Azul in the Beni department of Bolivia. On the 20th of July, after many months of fundraising, preparation and a journey comprising of Bus, Pick up, Pontoon, Light aircraft and Horseback we arrived at the reserve to begin the fieldwork for the Glasgow University Bolivia expedition 2009.
We are in the mid of the parrot breeding season!
Thursday, 31 Dec, 2009
We are in the mid of the parrot breeding season! Sadly, Magdalena left today. Thanks Magdalena, we deeply appreciate your time and effort! We did a great and intensive work together during December. She was incredible determined. Yesterday, with no mercy she climbed 9 trees at 3 different sites!! We also found a new nest yesterday, and could not find the entrance of another known nest from last year (yes, it happens!!). She might come back in March for telemetry as she got in love with the chicks!

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