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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 Research Project

Peru
Don Brightsmith, Ph.D.
Glaucia Seixas

Blue-fronted Amazon Project

Pantanal, Brazil
Glaucia Seixas
Jamie Jiminez

Slender-billed Conure Project

Chile
Jamie Jiminez
LoraKim Joyner, DVM

Volunteer Projects

Central America & Caribbean
LoraKim Joyner, DVM
Neiva Guedes, Ph.D

Hyacinth Macaw Project

Pantanal, Brazil
Neiva Guedes, Ph.D
Roan McNab

Scarlet Macaw Project

Guatemala
Roan 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

Wild Scarlet Macaw Chick Veterinary Exam in Guatemala
Friday, 19 Jun, 2009
Wild Scarlet Macaw Chick Veterinary Exam in Guatemala

At long last I have up a video in three parts that shows the Wildlife Conservation Society team of veterinarians and biologists examining wild Scarlet Macaw nest in Guatemala. It depicts a fairly thorough physical …

Eco Tourism is a Great Way to Protect Parrots in the Wild
Wednesday, 17 Jun, 2009
Eco Tourism is a Great Way to Protect Parrots in the Wild

There is nothing more exciting than seeing a parrot in the wild, flying past you a break-neck speed, screaming and swooping over the canopy. I have had the great fortune to see many different psittacines …

The Spix’s Macaw
Monday, 25 May, 2009

Possibly all of you have already heard something about the Spix’s Macaw. The most remarkable thing about this species is that it is now possibly extinct in the wild. It is really distressing to look …

PUERTO RICAN PARROT RECOVERY PROGRAM
Monday, 25 May, 2009
PUERTO RICAN PARROT RECOVERY PROGRAM

Puerto Rican Amazon

Well, we’re now well into the 2009 wild population breeding season for the Puerto Rican Parrot (Amazona vittata), the rarest of the Amazon parrots. It’s been an interesting season so far, with 5 …

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