Artists sought to give grand dame new life Feb 7, 2008
Even in death, she is home to lorikeets, cockatoos and two beehives. "We call it the supermarket tree," says Aboriginal education officer Clarence Slockee. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Comment: I'm genuinely sorry that I have been found out Feb 3, 2008
Can I assure you this was merely an oversight on my part and I would be more than happy to allow your good self or indeed any journalist from the national press to come to my office and see the many hours of solid work Sir Philip Sidney performs, were it not that he unfortunately escaped from his cage this morning and may well have migrated to another hemisphere where he and all other cockatoos look the same and where it would be extremely difficult, therefore, to track him down and talk to him.... (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Exotic birds rescued from burning house in Pittsburgh Jan 4, 2008
The birds included macaws, cockatiels, cockatoos, love birds and parrots. The cause of the fire is not known. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Pet Talk: Polly wants a cracker, and more Jan 2, 2008
These include Amazon parrots and some cockatoos, and these birds food intake needs to be closely regulated, she adds. Also, many types of birds are prone to get hardening of the arteries much the same way as it occurs in people, Blue-McLendon notes. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Some Pet Birds May Have Avian Chlamydiosis And Pose Risk To Humans Jan 1, 2008
Birds most susceptible to infection are cockatiels, cockatoos, parrots and parakeets - those of the psittacine species. A veterinarian can test and treat pet birds with antibiotics. (Medical News Today)
Stores may have sold diseased birds Dec 29, 2007
It is unclear what kind of birds were infected or sold by PetSmart, but the disease is most often found in cockatiels, cockatoos, parrots and parakeets, according to the news release. PetSmart has removed all the birds supplied by the vendor and is treating its sick and exposed birds with antibiotics, according to the news release. (Seattle Times)
Ragunan's surrogate 'mother' looks after baby wildlife Dec 9, 2007
His charges require a broad variety of foodstuff to eat, and each have a specific diet: fish for the otters, fruits for the civets and the baby wau-wau, seed for the cockatoos, kroto -- or ant eggs -- for the anteater, and fresh meat for the eagles and the big cats. Sometimes, baby animals are neglected by their mother right after delivery, and are transferred immediately to Maman for nurturing and care. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
What's your favourite outdoor eatery? Nov 28, 2007
Last Sunday we shared the space with 6 black cockatoos feeding above in the trees. Bring your swimmers after breakfast head for the beach. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Music and animals ... a great combination (11/8) Nov 9, 2007
Betty will point out the differences between parrots, cockatoos and cockatiels. The staff is knowledgeable about their pets and products. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Too many bloomin' plants Nov 3, 2007
Food for thought the changing nature of gardens has encouraged seed-eating sulphur-crested cockatoos in record numbers ... She also believes the changing nature of gardens had encouraged seed-eating sulphur-crested cockatoos in Sydney in record numbers ... Now she looks out her Richmond office window to see cockatoos and galahs "in huge screaming flocks". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Officers take exotic birds from residence Exotic birds, cats confiscated from Spotsylvania County home Oct 16, 2007
CITES also has classifications for the other birds found in the house: three macaws, including the dead one; a multi-colored conure; and three white cockatoos. While these birds can be legally brought into the U.S., there are regulations on trading and breeding them. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Jurong Bird Park, Singapore Oct 10, 2007
The huge aviary of parrots is extremely noisy with colorful macaws squawking, drab African grays imitating everything they hear, and clean white cockatoos which are almost as noisy as the macaws. All of them vying for attention. (Suite101.com)
Istanbul for Kids Sep 28, 2007
Birds are a particular focus here, with some marvellously colourful parrots and cockatoos as well as waterfowl and birds of prey. The toy museum with a poetic touch. (Suite101.com)
PetSmart grant aids feathered friends Sep 8, 2007
An incurable and often- fatal virus that affects lovebirds, cockatoos and a variety of parrots may be a thing of the past for many birds by 2008. The University of Georgia's veterinary college has developed a vaccine that may prevent so-called beak-and-feather disease with help from a $300,000 grant from PetSmart. (AZCentral -- Business)
Parrots now have a new haven Sep 1, 2007
Volunteers have already started to renovate the remaining 10,000 square feet of the space, a former henhouse, which will include office and conference space as well as larger enclosures for macaws and cockatoos. Outdoor aviaries will be also built, attached to the indoor enclosures and, as money becomes available, more aviaries could be built into the adjacent woods, said Johnson, who co-directs the nonprofit organization with his fiancee, Karen Windsor. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Owning a Moluccan Cockatoo Aug 26, 2007
Cockatoos are able to pick locks; it seems to be their first priority ... Cockatoos are quite noisy and have a tendency to let out screams for attention or when they are bored ... In order to prevent Cockatoos from flying out of your house and never returning, their wings need to be clipped. (Suite101.com)
Cockatiel Care Aug 16, 2007
While not as big a cuddler as cockatoos, cockatiels often enjoy head scratches and can be taught simple tricks ... Cockatiels, like cockatoos, produce a powdery down that covers their feathers. (Suite101.com)
Parrots as Pets Aug 12, 2007
Macaws, Cockatoos, Cockatiels and Lovebirds ... Larger macaws and cockatoos can easily outlive their owners ... A Moluccan cockatoo, the largest of the cockatoos, also holds the title of the world's loudest bird at 135 decibels. (Suite101.com)
Parrots Say Do Not Throw Us Away Aug 11, 2007
The size increases with the Amazons, African Greys, Cockatoos, and Macaws ... The Cockatoos are definitely not for the faint of heart. (Suite101.com)
Parrots in the Home Aug 6, 2007
Cockatoos seem to have a particular affinity for the finer woods or antique irreplaceable furniture in homes. The Greys and Cockatoos are dusty birds, giving off a fine white powdered dander, which will tend to leave a waxy coat of dust on any horizontal surface if the birds do not receive a misting or shower every other day. (Suite101.com)
Bird Sellers Take Buyers Under Wing Aug 5, 2007
" Proceeds from the show are donated to avian causes, Howard said. Last year's event attracted about 2,000 attendees, she said. Howard said she expects this weekend's show to draw at least as many. Not all who went Saturday were there to buy or sell. "I'm actually looking to get educated, more educated," said Marty Plecki, a St. Petersburg resident who with his wife, Maria, owns 20 finches. "We just started with the finches, and I want to learn more. " Prices for the wide assortment of feathered... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Rare birds 'paroled' by city police Aug 2, 2007
On Wednesday, the police handed over nine yellow-tufted white cockatoos (Cacatua galerita) and two ornate lorikeets (Trichoglossus ornatus) to the Forestry Ministry ... These types of cockatoos sell for Rp 5 million to 10 million each and the lorikeets for Rp 2 million each at the Pramuka bird market in East Jakarta, according to Irma ... The cockatoos originate from Maluku and the lorikeets from Sulawesi. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Polly wants a home Aug 1, 2007
Parrots (including cockatoos, cockatiels, macaws and other exotic psittacines) are the hottest new pet for busy urbanites. In the United States, the number of pet birds quadrupled in the 1990s, to more than 40 million by some industry estimates. (Globe and Mail)
Bird lovers share tales of their chatty chums Jul 31, 2007
The day-long fundraiser featured exotic squawkers from cockatoos to cockatiels. And there are no "Polly-wanna-cracker" dodo birds here. (The Examiner)
Specialty stores help pet owners treat critters right Jul 4, 2007
"These birds died at a very young age, either from emotional neglect or lack of proper care," said Romine, whose store specializes in exotic birds like macaws and cockatoos. Now the "parents" are treating their pets better with the aid of more widely available research, business owners said. (AZCentral -- Business)
Jet in cockatoo strike scare Jun 30, 2007
As it climbed towards the clouds, a flock of up to 50 cockatoos flew into plane's path ... Autopsies of the cockatoos revealed they had not been feeding on any vegetation near the airport, and were probably in the area in search of food because of drought. (The Age)
COMMENTARY: The animals we live with Jun 21, 2007
Many Cockatoos, and other species such as Greys and Macaws, often pluck. In some cases we never find out why. (Benson San Pedro Valley News Sun, AZ)
Dalai Lama visits Croc Hunter zoo Jun 14, 2007
Some of the crowd waved Buddhist prayer flags, and about a dozen Australian native birds, including black cockatoos and rainbow lorikeets, unexpectedly flew into the stadium just as he began speaking. Slide show. (MSNBC -- International)
* Bird song returns to bird street Jun 10, 2007
Cockatoos were valued for their beauty and parrots and mynah birds for their mimicking abilities. Rare species, sometimes controversially, also found their way to Bird Street. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Pretensions sink surfers in 'John From Cincinnati' Jun 8, 2007
O'Neill gets wildly Theatre-y as he rants about nothing to no one in particular, or to his parrots and cockatoos, or to all of humankind, it's hard to tell. Luke Perry is on "John," too, but he's easy to overlook. (Boston Globe)
Southeast Asia Seeks to Crack Down on Animal Trade May 24, 2007
Authorities in the region, which is home to some of the last untouched rainforests in the world, have uncovered cases of smuggled animals ranging from endangered orangutans to pangolins and cockatoos. Orangutans have a price tag of US$50,000 and mostly end up in the homes of collectors in countries where law enforcement in weak such as Cambodia or the Philippines, according to conservationist Hardi Baktiantoro. (Planet Ark, United States)
Australia Uses Aboriginal Weather Wisdom May 10, 2007
To white Australians, the flocks of red-tailed black cockatoos that flap above tree canopies are a memorable highlight of any weekend hike ... "A month ago when the cockatoos were flocking and the wattle bushes were flowering, we saw that as signs of rain," says Jeremy Clark, chief executive of the Brambuk Aboriginal Cultural Centre in the Grampian Mountains of Victoria State. (CBS News)
Read More... May 9, 2007
Sydney, Australia - To white Australians, the flocks of red-tailed black cockatoos which flap above tree canopies are a memorable highlight of any weekend hike ... "A month ago when the cockatoos were flocking and the wattle bushes were flowering, we saw that as signs of rain," says Jeremy Clark, chief executive of the Brambuk Aboriginal Cultural Centre in the Grampian Mountains of Victoria State. (Disinformation)
Rough diamonds May 5, 2007
They took us up into the mountains and we stayed in a settlement of shacks where there were kangaroos and wallabies bouncing about outside, cockatoos making a din in the trees, and a river filled with platypus. We did a night walk through the rainforest spotting spiders and skinks, after which we had to pull the leeches off our skin, and then on the coast saw cassowaries and crocodiles. (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
Australian Aborigines look to birds for rain clue May 3, 2007
CANBERRA, May 3 (Reuters) - With wattle trees blooming across southeastern Australia and native birds and cockatoos on the wing, Aboriginal weather watchers say rain is on the way -- giving some hope to parts of the country ravaged by drought. "The cockys are flocking everywhere. That's usually a good sign that rain is coming," said Jeremy Clark, from the southern Victoria state. (AlertNet)
Killers in your backyard May 1, 2007
"For example, people get cockatoos, which are noisy, messy and not well socialised, and after a couple of weeks they don't look nearly as good as they did in the pet shop. So they just open the window and shove them out.". Normally such birds would die, but sometimes they establish feral populations, such as the corella colony at Rushcutters Bay, which can then pass diseases contracted in pet shops (such as the fatal psittacine circoviral, or beak and feather, disease) on to native populations. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
A star exhibit Apr 29, 2007
Sugar gliders, yellow-bellied gliders, feathertail gliders, greater gliders, mountain brush-tail possums, antechinus, about 10 types of bats, cockatoos, owlet night jars, powerful, sooty and boobook owls, parrots and kookaburras all compete for shelter. Spiders such as huntsman and wolf spiders, centipedes and other creepies live under the bark or munch on leaves. (The Age, Australia -- Features)
Anzac spirit lost on way to barriers Apr 23, 2007
Two-up games, with cockatoos (spotters, ya mug) and bad pennies would sprout near an entrance gate for the traditional sport of the Diggers. Going on recent restrictions, at the cry of "fair go", the Fun Squad, which peruses the joint with parking cop demeanour, would call for back up from the riot police, sniffer dogs and tear gas. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Greed, vanity leads to horror stories for wildlife Apr 17, 2007
As well as mammals, bird life is also under threat across Indonesia, said Sugihartono, citing the six white cockatoos left in the wild in Papua, the 200,000 migratory birds trapped annually and cooked for sale in Indramayu, West Java, and the rare Java Sparrow that has made its home in Prambanan Temple, Central Java. "The greatest population of Java Sparrows in Java is just 40 birds. They breed at Prambanan Temple, but the management there cleans out the nests and eggs every year, so we are... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Pet store is under new management Apr 13, 2007
Other additions to Pet-A-Rama include parrots, kittens and the near-hatching eggs of conures and cockatoos. Lincoln said the Pet-A-Rama focuses on holistic food and care for animals. (New Britain Herald, CT)
Landholders rewarded for helping save red tailed black cockatoo Apr 4, 2007
The bird is threatened with extinction because of a loss of woodlands, and it is estimated only 1,000 of the cockatoos are left. But landowners are now being paid to help regenerate the birds' natural habitat. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Environment)
Aviary expert makes home for exotic feathered friends Apr 1, 2007
She also showed a healing wound at the back of her ankle from one of the cockatoos at her house ... Her cockatoos had figured out how to unlatch the cages ... Then she put locks on the chinchilla cages and the cockatoos figured out how to pick the locks. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Eyre Peninsula cockatoos near extinction Mar 27, 2007
The South Australian Environment Department is on a mission to save Eyre Peninsula yellow-tailed black cockatoos, which are near extinction because of drought conditions ... The drought has caused some plants not to flower, which reduces the cockatoos' food supply. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Environment)
The wildlife traffickers Mar 24, 2007
Everything from the endangered red-tailed black, gang-gang and Major Mitchell cockatoos to the more common galahs, lorikeets and corellas will net prices of up to 60 times their worth here if taken out of the country. Australia's unique reptiles are also big business and are routinely stolen from the wild and sent overseas either with couriers on passenger flights or through the mail. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Far from its home, penguin chills out at zoo for surgery Mar 15, 2007
"Chickens often have spinal injuries, but it's not like chicken farmers want to pay for an expensive operation. I know that cockatoos have had this sort of procedure before," Bradford said. Bradford's "working theory," on the cause of the penguin's spinal hump is that when he was born, his vertebrae were weak and a fall or an odd twist set them out of alignment. (Baltimore Messenger, MD)
Going Native in the Australian Outback: Mar 7, 2007
One is the curious ubiquity of pink cockatoos, which dart out of the bush and swoop over the Land Cruiser, occasionally exploding into the grill in a suicidal puff of pastel feathers. The other is an abundance of junked carssun-bleached Ford Falcons and rusty station wagons that have been abandoned at the side of the road by Aborigines going to or coming from their isolated homes in the outback. (Slate)
Couple's pet project is their business, too Mar 1, 2007
Three of their cockatoos hang out in cages inside the store. But don't get to close to Dubey, Aaron warns; Dubey bites. (AZCentral -- Business)
Birds of a feather Feb 8, 2007
The jungle chorus, led by a rainbow of macaws, cockatoos and exotic friends, was coming from inside a greenhouse where three wood-burning stoves, heating oil and solar energy had the temperature about 80 degrees, perfect for this eclectic assortment of nomads with roots in South America, Australia and the South Pacific. The steamy-warm, 90-foot-long haven sealed in clear plastic is where the bird sanctuary's palm-tree set spends the winter. (Albany Times Union)
Hoarding - over 100 animals seized Jan 20, 2007
Three ferrets, two cockatoos, seven felines, and 82 dogs. found at Annette Mobely's Marion County Home. (Pet-Abuse.com)
