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Scientists Fundraise for Conures

Mitch Rezman
November 7, 2016
Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Rescue / Species Specific / The Traveling Bird / Wild Bird & Wildlife
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Did you know the sun conure may be facing extinction in the wild, and you can help? There is a real need for more surveys to establish their status in nature. The 2014 estimates published on the IUCN database are between 1,000 and 1,499 mature birds. Some of the last known sun conures live in Guyana, a country with a small human population and a lot of forest and savannah grasslands.

The IUCN page mentions that the trade in wild conures is “ongoing” because “due to the ease with which birds can be attracted to bait (e.g. corn) and the large distances they will travel, it is easy to trap all the individuals in an area.” Quoted from Jamie Gilardi.

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Why and How the TSA Fondled My Underwear Before Flying on a Big Silver Bird

Let me state unequivocally. Unless there is some sort of geographical – emergency I will never fly commercially again. You can look at my LinkedIn profile and see that I spent my youth repossessing aircraft. I don’t mind flying – it’s the getting there commercially that’s annoying.

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Is Propane Heat Safe for My Bird?

Mitch Rezman
January 16, 2016
Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / The Traveling Bird / Veterinarian Related
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Question: Would a hot water bottle be a good option for emergency heat when the power is out, single-digit temp outside, etc.? Two quarts are a lot of water to heat with emergency fuel (without gassing everyone).

What is the minimum amount of water that would be effective? Do you have suggestions for other heat sources? Thanks, Lee

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The International Bird Carrier Caper and Paperwork Avalanche

Mitch Rezman
August 22, 2014
Bird Cage Info / Bird Supplies Info / The Traveling Bird
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A couple of months ago we talked about the how to’s of traveling with your bird. the physical portion of terrestrial travel doesn’t change whether you’re traveling in town or across the country.

You can travel with your bird by air or by car. We talked about Disaster preparation with your bird. Here’s a great page that outlines what you need to do and lists a whole bunch of pet friendly hotels and motels which dovetails with our talk about travel today.

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6 How To’s for Terrestrial Travel with Your Bird

Mitch Rezman
June 7, 2014
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Cage Info / The Traveling Bird
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Air travel with your bird is a post all it’s own so today we’ll focus on terrestrial travel.

We are moving all comments from the old style blog to this new fancy schmancy one, by hand. Any comments made today and moving forward, will be made under your own profile. We apologize for any confusion and hope this new format will help make us all better caged bird keepers.
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Cage for My Grey for When I Take Her to the Boarder

I am trying to find a cage for my grey for when I take her to the boarder. I would like it to be around 20″ square and about 29″ high. It must have three feeding stations, and that’s where I’m having trouble finding what I want.
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Responses to Tips for Traveling with Your Bird

You may not remember me. I am the person who years ago purchased a California Cage for one of my parrots. We are still using the cage and it has worked out great!

In response to the various carsick remedies, I want to share something. My husband and I have had a feral Pigeon named Walter Pigeon for almost nine years now. We also had a feral Pigeon named Ginger (Ginger Rogers) who we lost to egg problems almost two years ago.

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Can I Travel With My Bird Safely?

Let’s review the basics. Why do we keep birds in cages? Because if we didn’t, they would fly away.

The weather is getting warm which causes humans to make travel plans. We love our birds, we want them to travel with us. We love our birds, we want them to experience the out-of-doors, something we regretfully deprive them of for the majority of their lives.

Whaaaat?

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Travel Carrier for African Grey Parrot

Click here for info on this travel cage

I’m considering the purchase of this cage for my African Grey for a 3-4 day trip and want to know if its size would be okay for my parrot.

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