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4 Message from the Chairperson
Alison Hales
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30TH ANNIVERSARY SINCE 1989
The Timnehs of Sierra Leone
Glanmor House, Hayle WPT-supported research
Cornwall TR27 4HB UK
9 The Malherbe’s Parakeet
info@parrots.org +44 (0)1736 751026
www.parrots.org
New Zealand’s winged gem
ABOUT THE WPT
Capture for the live-bird trade,
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2019 in review
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habitat loss and other factors
put wild parrots at risk. One in
three parrot species are currently
Pet Pages:
threatened in the wild. Why Train a Parrot?
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As an international leader in parrot
conservation and welfare, the Paradise Park UK
World Parrot Trust works Where birds inspire
with researchers, in-country
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organisations, communities
and governments to encourage Mshindi the Survivor:
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effective solutions that save parrots.
Rescued Grey Parrots thriving in the wild
send a message of hope
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Since 1989 the WPT has grown to
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become a global force that moves
quickly to address urgent issues
and support long-term projects.
PsittaNews
Over that time WPT has led or Parrot News and Updates
aided conservation and welfare WPT Contacts
projects in 43 countries for more
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than 70 species of parrot.
Parrots in the Wild
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ON THE COVER
Photo © Aaron Fellmeth Photography
Also known as the Orange-fronted Parakeet, the
Malherbe’s Parakeet (Cyanoramphus malherbi) is listed
as Critically Endangered (IUCN) in its native southern
New Zealand, with fewer than 300 individuals left in the
Editor: Desi Milpacher wild. These birds are threatened by feral predators, loss
Layout, Design & Production: Michelle Kooistra
Fulfillment: Karen Whitley & Charlotte Foxhall of nesting trees and disease.
The World Parrot Trust does not necessarily endorse Learn more on Page 9: The Malherbe’s Parakeet:
any views or statements made by contributors to
PsittaScene, and will consider articles or letters from New Zealand’s winged gem.
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© Rowan Martin
Hyacinth Macaw © Corey Raffel
“Wow!” I whispered, barely containing
my excitement.
leave a
LEGACY
In front of us was a pair of Timneh
Parrots, engaging in what appeared
A message from the for parrots to be a courtship display. There was
a distinctive ‘head bob’ followed by
Chairperson a clamping together of beaks and
the regurgitation of food.
So with this issue of PsittaScene the World Parrot
Trust starts its fourth decade! How proud would Then some playful nibbling, more
my father be to know how much has been
bobbing and more feeding. After
achieved since he had the idea to start a trust
to help parrots, and how much more is planned a few minutes, the male sidled
thanks to the support of so many parrot-lovers up to the female, leaned in for
around the world. another nibble, reached over his
leg, their cloacae met and the act
This time we bring you the story of an individual
Grey Parrot, trapped in Africa but later released was complete.
by WPT partners. Find out what news there is
of Mshindi eight years on, and how she got her I looked over at Momoh and Arnold,
name. Rowan Martin also writes about Africa’s and we all smiled.
other Grey Parrots, the Timnehs, and their small
population in Sierra Leone. “Wow”.
On the other side of the world, Luis Ortiz-
Catedral tells you of his work with Malherbe’s
Parakeets, the Critically Endangered species
better known as the Orange-fronted Parakeet.
The Timnehs of Sierra Leone
And we haven’t forgotten companion and aviary
birds in this edition. Pamela Clark considers
training as a route to creating rewarding
relationships, and we spend a day at Paradise Rowan Martin, PhD. WPT Africa Programme Director
Park where visitors can get close-up with free-
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flying parrots in deepest Cornwall where the
Trust started all those years ago. e already knew we were in a importantly, to identify ‘hotspots’ and strategies
special place. Since setting off to protect them.
just after dawn to survey for
Timneh Parrots were only recognised as a
Timneh Parrots we had encountered
distinct species by the IUCN (International
numerous small groups flying overhead Union for Conservation of Nature) in 2012, and
and feeding on palm fruit. in 2016 were categorised as globally Endangered.
Alison Hales While little is known about their numbers in the
WPT Chairperson What will be your legacy? As the mist lifted on the morning there was a wild, it’s clear that they are much rarer than their
sense the parrots were becoming more active. brighter, brasher cousins the African Greys, and
By including the World Parrot Trust in your We were in a remote coastal region of Sierra recent work in Guinea-Bissau had given us cause
will, trust or beneficiary designation, you Leone, one of only five small West African for concern.
are creating a personal legacy that will have countries where Timneh Parrots occur.
a lasting impact for parrots and the places Our research suggested there are no more than
where they live.
Since 2018 World Parrot Trust (WPT) has been 1,000 throughout the entirety of Guinea-Bissau
For more information about including WPT working with local ornithologists in Sierra and probably far fewer. The remaining Timneh
in your planned giving opportunities, visit Leone, Momoh Sesay and Professor Arnold Parrots are largely restricted to just two tiny and
www.parrots.org/legacy, or contact the Okoni-Williams of the University of Sierra Leone, remote islands, with numbers elsewhere depleted
branch nearest to you (see page 23.) to determine the status of these parrots and by trapping and forest loss.
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Fortunately, initiatives led by IBAP (National parrots greater than the entire estimated national
Institute for Biodiversity and Protected Areas), population. Many more were exported as captive-
with the support of WPT, Save Our Species and bred despite there being no captive-breeding
MAVA have been successful in working with local facilities. Fortunately, in 2017 these ‘loopholes’ were
communities to find alternatives to trapping. closed down when CITES transferred the species to
For now, the tiny populations in Guinea-Bissau Appendix I. The governments of Sierra Leone and
remain stable, but there is an urgent need to Guinea strongly supported this change as vital for
build on these efforts to protect wild populations protecting their wildlife.
elsewhere.
The recent research by Sesay and Okoni-Williams
Back in Sierra Leone, the focus has been on in Sierra Leone also uncovered a small but possibly
making rapid assessments of five areas in the significant local trade in parrots as pets. Timneh © Rowan Martin
more forested southern and eastern parts. In ~ Jamie Parrots were found for sale in a market stall in
particular we were targeting potentially suitable, Freetown and several pet owners were identified.
but largely unknown, patches of habitat outside Two-thirds of people interviewed were unaware that
of existing National parks and other protected Timneh Parrots were a globally threatened species,
areas. Adapting an approach developed in Guinea- while a similar number did not know that their
Bissau, the surveys combined direct observations trapping and sale was prohibited under national law.
with interviews with local community members. Momoh Sesay discussed the situation with the stall
The people who live alongside the forest have a holder, who no longer sells parrots. These findings
vast knowledge of local wildlife, their lives deeply suggested that significant gains could be made
entwined with the threats facing the parrots. through raising awareness and that even apparently
As well as gaining insight into the status of the small actions can make a difference.
parrots we also wanted to understand people’s
attitudes and the values they place on wildlife. Encouragingly, the National Protected Areas
Such information is fundamental to building Authority (NPAA) of Sierra Leone, which is the
effective conservation. © Rowan Martin national government body that oversees the
implementation of wildlife trade laws, is taking
Of the 62 people interviewed, the majority had action. Following a tip off in 2018, a group of Timneh © Rowan Martin
seen Timneh Parrots flying over, or feeding on Parrots were seized in a village not far from the site
foods such as the fruits of oil palms, in the past we were surveying. The parrots were found together
year. At three of the five sites, people reported with a baby chimpanzee, and all were reportedly en
how they saw them less frequently and in route to an expatriate working at a nearby mine.
lower numbers than in the past, but at two sites
numbers were considered stable. Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary stepped up to
take in the chimp and the parrots. With support
Seven individuals admitted to having captured and guidance from the WPT, the parrots have been
Timneh Parrots, describing how they sold them to rehabilitated and by the time you read this article
middlemen or took them to the capital, Freetown. should be flying free again in the wild!
Parrots would be transported on public boats
along the coast to Kambia district where they then Direct observational surveys were also a central part
crossed the border to Guinea. Additional interviews of our investigations, complementing information
conducted with law enforcement officials based in obtained through interviews. At each site we walked
the Kambia district verified this route. a number of transects, collecting data on parrots
as we went. Much of the coast of Sierra Leone is
Historically, Sierra Leone’s western neighbour cloaked in mangrove forests and in many places the
has been a major exporter of both Timneh and tangled mass of roots and branches rising from deep,
Grey Parrots. In the mid-2000s, Guinea issued sucking mud is all but impenetrable on foot.
CITES permits annually for exports of wild
Upper right: Momoh Sesay and a field assistant conduct a Upper and lower right: Confiscated Timneh Parrots at Tacugama
survey transect. Lower right: Patrick Dauda and Momoh Sesay Chimpanzee Sanctuary. Middle right: An examination of one of
search for Timneh Parrots in Gola Rainforest National Park. the birds reveals damaged flight feathers.
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© Rowan Martin © Rowan Martin
THE MALHERBE’S PARAKEET
New Zealand’s winged gem
Luis Ortiz-Catedral, Michael Skirrow and Crystal Dalbeth
Photos © Luis Ortiz-Catedral
The Malherbe’s Parakeet (Cyanoramphus malherbi) (also known as Orange-fronted
parakeet or kākāriki karaka in Māori) is one of the rarest New Zealand forest birds, and
also one of the least studied. The taxonomy of the species alone has a 200-year history.
It has been considered a colour morph, a The captive breeding program, which includes
hybrid or a subspecies by various authors the Isaac Conservation and Wildlife Trust
due to the similarity in colouration between and the Auckland Zoo, continues to produce
it and many Cyanoramphus species. Recent numerous juveniles that are released into
© Rowan Martin molecular work has determined that the mainland population. Establishing
Malherbe’s Parakeets are in fact a separate populations via release of captive-bred birds
Above: Traversing Timneh Parrot habitat. species with a fascinating evolutionary history. has been successful for the Red-fronted
Parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae)
Unfortunately, by the time their recognition and Yellow-crowned Parakeet (C. auriceps)
as a species came up, their numbers in New — close relatives of Malherbe’s Parakeets —
On several occasions Momoh as important as once thought, or Zealand forests had gone down to alarming so there is substantial evidence that in
took to boats to conduct populations in these relatively levels. Like many other New Zealand species, principle, another Cyanoramphus species
surveys within extensive areas accessible areas have collapsed. Malherbe’s Parakeets are threatened by could thrive on predator-free islands. However,
of mangroves. Although both introduced predators. their survival and persistence on islands is not
African Grey and Timneh Our attempts to verify reports of fully understood.
Parrots are known to frequent roosts used by large numbers Their survival nowadays is thanks to the
mangroves, they are more of parrots just outside of Gola ongoing work by the New Zealand Department From 2009 to 2018 we have monitored
commonly thought of as birds of National Park found no signs Timneh Parrot of Conservation, which manages the remaining Malherbe’s Parakeets on Chalky, Maud and
closed canopy rainforest. these roosts still existed, sadly (Psittacus timneh) mainland populations of the species by creating
Blumine Islands and have also collected
suggesting that numbers have predator-proof nests, and by controlling
IUCN Red List Status: opportunistic information on the
Yet during surveys the most been driven perilously low by Endangered introduced predators like stoats
behaviour of these birds. Our
sightings of Timneh Parrots were heavy trapping. and rats. Starting in 2005, an
made in mangroves. It’s possible CITES Listing: analysis shows that in the
Appendix I ambitious new approach
that due to their inaccessibility, Against this backdrop, the sense short term, Malherbe’s
wa s i m p l e m e nte d :
these swampy areas act as vital of joy among our team at seeing World population: Parakeets establish
Likely much fewer than 100,000 Malherbe’s Parakeets
refuges for parrots in the region, signs of breeding was even well in their new
are being bred or
providing nest sites safe from greater. There was no doubt this Range: homes and can
SE Guinea, Guinea-Bissau reared in captivity
poachers. Local people reported was a deeply precious site. Just as (Bijagós islands), and southern reproduce within
seeing parrots in mangroves most in Guinea-Bissau, this ‘island’ of and released to
Sierra Leone, Liberia and western months after
frequently during the breeding forest had been protected in part Côte d’Ivoire . offshore predator-
release.
season, supporting this idea. through its remote location. Threat Summary: free islands.
The species has been heavily
traded on the international
Multiple surveys of some of the The challenge now is to market: 176,052 individuals have
most extensive areas of rainforest ensure these sites, which are been exported from range states
in Sierra Leone, such as the Gola becoming increasingly rare, since 1975. Habitat loss is also
significantly impacting the species’
Rainforest National Park, have receive adequate protection, range. In many countries there has
repeatedly found numbers of supported by local communities, been marked losses of the birds’
preferred nest trees.
Timneh Parrots to be extremely government and the
low. Either such habitats are not international community.
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Finding Malherbe’s Parakeet nests on A few years after their initial release, established after release and there have been
offshore islands is an interesting activity. we have registered juveniles hatched records of juveniles hatched on site. However, it
It starts with watching a parakeet or two on Chalky, Blumine and Maud Islands. is uncertain how small or large their population
flying regularly to a specific location, then We have also attempted to estimate is there. In 2020 with the support of the New
Malherbe’s Parakeet
approaching the area carefully to register population sizes based on these records, Zealand Parrot Trust, we will attempt to unravel (Cyanoramphus malherbi)
breeding behaviours, like courtship and by mapping areas of greater activity. the mysteries of the Malherbe’s Parakeets on
feeding or nest guarding. Then, when Based on our records, the population of IUCN Red List Status:
Tuhua Island. Critically Endangered
the parakeets leave the area, we need parakeets on Maud Island appears to be
CITES Listing:
to inspect available hollows and cavities in very low numbers…so low that we only We will conduct an island-wide survey and Appendix II
in the area using a flashlight and mirror. have sporadic detections. collect information on their nesting biology that
World population:
Some cavities are high in the canopy, hopefully can help us understand how well they Fewer than 300.
and we can spend hours looking through On Chalky Island Malherbe’s Parakeets are establishing there. With plenty of offshore Range:
thick foliage with binoculars scanning for coexist with the more abundant Yellow- islands and the technology to control introduced New Zealand, formerly through-
potential hollows…only to find out that crowned Parakeet. Malherbe’s Parakeets predators more efficiently on the mainland, out North and South Islands, now
only on South Island in South
the nest we are looking for is located on there number approximately 50-100 we believe that the future bodes well for these Hurunui, Poulter and Hawdon
a fallen log, on a rock crevice or a hollow birds. On Blumine Island numbers appear beautiful birds, and we hope that many more River valleys. Captive bred birds
introduced to Chalky Island,
on the ground! higher with around 200 Malherbe’s island populations are established to conserve a Fiordland, and Maud and Blumine
Parakeets. Their distinctive chuckle can Islands. Also introduced in the
truly enigmatic New Zealand endemic. north to Tuhua Island.
On Maud Island we documented seven be heard overhead as they forage on the
Threat Summary:
nesting attempts that differed significantly tall beech trees. This species has suffered from
from the “standard” nest type that the Special thanks: feral rat and stoat predation, and
also loss of nesting beech trees
species uses on the mainland. This is A fourth island, Tuhua, also had Our work on Maud, Blumine and Chalky Islands has through harvest and burning. Also
actually good news as it shows that Malherbe’s Parakeets introduced from been supported by the Auckland Zoo Conservation lost is low-lying brush to deer,
Fund, Massey University, Brian Mason Scientific & cattle and possums. Psittacine
captive-bred or captive-reared birds have captive stock but their numbers have beak and feather disease found
behavioural flexibility that allows them not been established. Similar to the Technical Trust and the Mohamed bin Zayed Species in a few individuals; regular
Conservation Fund. We have also received help from monitoring now occurs. Sex ratio
to use the resources in their new homes. other three islands, parakeets readily numerous volunteers to whom we extend our thanks. skewed towards males due to
predation of females.
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W P T A rr
P e t | Pa g e s
The first signs of illness
in a parrot can often be
fluctuations in weight.
Weighing your birds
© Kathy Kaminski | Dreamstime.com
on a weekly basis is a
recommended practice, so
teaching them to step onto
a scale is a very useful and
practical behaviour to train.
It not only makes it easier
for you as the caregiver
to monitor their health,
but it can also be a useful
behaviour to employ in
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veterinary checks as well.
Pa rr o t
why train a others have been identified. This type of on cue. We can also teach some simple, a trainer.” I had to point out to her that
© Chris Shank
training results in a number of desirable fun behaviours like turning around or she previously had very effectively
outcomes, in addition to solving these waving. Anyone can teach these things! trained her parrot to scream and lunge
urgent problem behaviours. We become You would be amazed at how forgiving, aggressively. The fact that her training
better able to read body language. flexible, and adaptable parrots can be was unintentional doesn’t matter. It was
Positive reinforcement training creates in the face of our own lack of training her reactions to her parrot’s behaviours
greater trust between bird and owner. skills. They still learn quite readily and that reinforced them to the point where
It also affords the parrot a much greater have fun doing it. They love this type of they became serious problems that
degree of control over his existence, social attention. required professional help to resolve.
increasing quality of life.
We would not adopt a puppy without the expectation that we will need We really don’t have a choice. We must
We must accept that
to train some basic behaviors, if we expect to have a well-behaved adult Often I hear the expressed concern accept that we are all trainers. We have
that a parrot isn’t food motivated. If we are all trainers. the responsibility to think about what
dog. However, when we bring a parrot home, we rarely entertain this you think about it, this can’t be correct. We have the responsibility we are training our animals with our
same expectation beyond the need to teach the parrot to step up. Parrots need food to live, so they must social attention...all of the time. As I
by definition be food motivated. What
to think about what we are once heard zoo trainer and consultant
A
owners usually mean when they say training our animals with Barbara Heidenreich say, “If an animal
s a behaviour consultant, consultations typically follow a similar this is that their parrot has not seemed is aware of you, you must be aware of
pattern. We improve the diet, evolve social our social attention...
interested in taking a treat in exchange the animal.” I have never heard better
I regularly speak with relationships to eliminate pair bonding all of the time.
for a cued behaviour. If parrots are not advice. Once we come to recognize
well-meaning people activities, and increase enrichment and motivated to earn training treats, it is this reality, interactions with our
whose parrots roam the floor other opportunities for making choices. typically because they are getting too However, training is not necessarily parrots become smoother and better
Then we discuss the most appropriate many fatty and carbohydrate-rich foods easy for people in the beginning. It behaviour results. I have trained myself
chewing up the baseboards and behaviour change strategies, including in their daily diet. can be tiring because of the focus it to think always about what I might be
About the Author chasing four-legged pets, who the alteration of behaviour patterns takes. For many of us, so used to having teaching the bird every time I have an
attack less preferred family through the use of positive reinforcement. Thus, we often must improve the our attention fragmented, this type of interaction. I have come to realize that
In other words…training. focus can seem like very hard work. my first impulses are often incorrect.
Pamela Clark CPBC, CVT is members, and who scream for bird’s diet before we can modify his
an IAABC certified parrot behaviour. If you convert the parrot And often, beginning training sessions
prolonged periods. Parrots, In these cases, training involves the reveal our own lack of brain-hand-eye
behaviour consultant whose to eating formulated foods and fresh I now consciously ignore behaviour
base of experience includes like all animals we keep as development of desirable responses and vegetables with limited fruit, you will coordination. This means practice for us, that I don’t like, which includes highly
work also as a trainer, companions, need guidance. the inhibition of undesirable responses. have a parrot who is “food motivated.” even when training simple behaviours aroused body language. I also work
For example, we can teach a parrot to talk The best practice is always to reserve like targeting. It can take a bit of hard at trying to catch my birds in
veterinary technician, If they don’t receive it, they instead of scream when it wants attention. repetition to get to the point where we
breeder and rehabber. seeds and nuts, as well as anything the act of displaying behaviour that
develop behaviours that aren’t We can teach a parrot to stay on a perch else the parrot values, for use as don’t feel so awkward. I do want to see again in the future.
consistent with a happy, socially rather than get down to cruise the floor. reinforcement. It’s a win-win situation. When I do, I am quick to say a crisp
To book a consultation or read Positive reinforcement is the behaviour
more of her free resources — well-balanced household. The bird still gets to have treats, but has The truth is, however, we are all trainers. “Good!” and follow that up with a food
change strategy of choice. This is the to earn them rather than finding them Animals are always learning with every reinforcer. If we want to have well-
including her popular behaviour process of offering the animal a valued in the food bowl. single social interaction they have with behaved, happier parrots, we must
blog — visit her website These behaviour problems develop item after it has performed any behaviour us. Their learning ability doesn’t switch assume the responsibility for guiding
pamelaclarkonline.com, from a lack of training and lack of that we have cued or would like to see Basic behaviours that we should off and on. If they are always learning, their behaviour, remembering that any
or find her on Facebook understanding about how behaviour again in the future. Any behaviour that teach our parrots include stepping then we are always teaching. This past behaviour that we reinforce with our
(@TheParrotSteward). works. Inappropriate diet, social gets a reward will occur more often in the year, I had one unhappy client react attention is likely to be offered again in
up, stepping off, going back into the
interactions, and environmental deficits future. Most often, when training begins, to my encouragement to teach her the future.
cage, stationing, targeting, stepping
may also play a role. Thus, behaviour food treats are used as reinforcers until parrot to station, by saying, “I am NOT
onto a scale, and going into a carrier
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© Desi Milpacher
© Paradise Park
PARADISE PARK UK:
Where Birds Inspire
by Desi Milpacher
Established
more than 45 © Paradise Park
years ago, UK’s
Paradise Park Upper left: Curator
David Woolcock engages
is a little slice of the crowd during one of
otherworldliness the daily free-flight shows.
– an engaging Upper right: Black-cheeked
Lovebird chicks are
family outing, deemed fit and healthy at
their latest check up.
a worthwhile
Lower left: Parrots are
educational not the only birds to see,
and in August 2019 the
experience and Park welcomed its first
© Raana Scott
through the spring Caribbean Flamingo chick
(inset).
and summer Lower right: Well-
especially, appointed gardens
shimmer with colour.
a cheerful, © Paradise Park © Paradise Park
bustling place.
It has big
I
t’s easy to imagine that many commendations; a recent full-time employees. Long-term
aspirations, you’ve been transported zoo inspection assessment was rich associations with Cornwall College
serving as a with praise for top-notch animal and the University of Exeter has led
to the tropics on arrival at husbandry, captive breeding to hundreds of students getting
wellspring of Hayle’s wildlife sanctuary in programmes, fundraising for valuable hands-on experience, and
the far south west of England. conservation and educational there are volunteers as well.
aid for wildlife messages.
conservation This place is lush with trees, Inhabitants of the Park include
“It’s wonderful that all the hard unusual Keas and Eclectus Parrots,
flowering shrubs, tree ferns and
work by staff in the care and welfare
in the UK and stands of bamboo. Time and the
of the animals, and the ongoing
conures of every colour, exuberant
mild and moist climate in the county macaws and cockatoos, tiny
beyond. of Cornwall have allowed the trees conservation projects, were recognised lovebirds and more – all calling and
to grow large, creating a mini- by the inspection team,” says Alison capering with each other. In the
rainforest canopy that envelops the Hales, Paradise Park co-owner and lorikeet encounter flight there are
extraordinary wildlife collection World Parrot Trust Chairperson. ooohhs and ahhhs from the visitors
within. It has big aspirations, serving as the birds swoop back and forth
as a wellspring of aid for wildlife Many of the staff came originally overhead like energetic rainbows,
conservation in the UK and beyond. through student placements, getting eventually settling on waiting hands
WILDLIFE SANCTUARY • CORNWALL UK The Park’s efforts have earned it to feed from small pots of nectar.
summer jobs before becoming
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© Kate Boyce-Miles
© Donna Sinclair © Michelle Turton © Desi Milpacher © Desi Milpacher © Desi Milpacher
Left: Trained free-flying macaws settle onto a rest station during a show.
Left and centre: Much preparation goes into the daily feeds; each species has a specific diet regimen.
Right: A Yellow-shouldered Amazon collects coins for WPT conservation.
Upper right: A Timneh Parrot free-flies. Lower right: A Keeper works with Scarlet Macaws featured in the free-flying show.
Paradise Park’s
The Park is home to over 130 bird Red Squirrel, threatened by invasive The Blue-throated Macaw, a Bolivian Free Flying Bird Show where visitors presenters to deposit it into a charity Conservation Projects
species, as well as Red Pandas, Red Grey Squirrels, for release. endemic, has found a firm friend get the thrill of seeing expertly box. It has taken 30 years but over
Operation Chough :
Squirrels, Asian Otters and a posse in Paradise Park, which has been trained birds engage in natural £90,000 has been given to the World Conservation project established
of domesticated pygmy goats, With the ‘Red Panda Experience’ a breeding it for several years. Six behaviours. The staff develop strong Parrot Trust at these shows. And, in at Paradise Park in 1987.
sheep, and rabbits. Every morning lucky participant, for a fee, gets to young macaws hatched at the bonds with the birds, giving them a stunning finale, a group of
World Parrot Trust (WPT):
Keepers arrive knowing they have be up close and personal with one facility travelled to Bolivia in 2013 as health checks and going through screeching macaws sets off together, Founded in 1989, WPT has
busy days ahead of them. Summer of the Red Pandas trained to meet part of the decades-long project to routines for them to prepare for their in tandem, to circle high above the supported projects for more
and winter the birds and mammals visitors. There’s nothing quite like bolster the tiny wild population. starring roles as ambassadors for awestruck crowd. than 70 species of parrot in
have complex feeding regimes, their species. 42 countries.
it, and best of all the encounter has
along with daily cleaning and regular raised over £12,500 towards the In 2015, the Park received a pair At the end of the day visitors leave Barn Owl Project Cornwall:
enclosure maintenance. charity Red Panda Network. of Grey-breasted Conures from Cockatoos, conures, keas, choughs, with their need to connect with Collaboration with Cornwall Bird
Chester Zoo as part of a breeding kookaburras and owls take part animals and nature having been met. Watching and Preservation Society.
Mealtimes are especially brisk: in And critically, the World Parrot Trust program; five chicks hatched in their in engaging the audience about Final feeds and checks take place as Red Squirrel Project:
the kitchen the Keepers chop fruit has been given the most support as first season and new pairings with individual birds, their characters, the Park’s residents settle down for Captive breeding project to help
and veg to suit large or small beaks; unrelated birds have taken place. native habitats, conservation, and the evening. Another day looking establish more breeding groups
it was established at the Park by the within Cornish collections for
they also prepare dry and sprouted late Mike Reynolds in 1989. The beautiful Mitchell’s Lorikeet unique adaptations. In another after these incredible beings and eventual release.
seeds, a variety of nuts, specialist has thrived to create a strong demonstration, several determined delighting and enlightening visitors
pelleted foods, nectar and a range of breeding group, and a productive Roseate Cockatoos, or Galahs, and is done. Tomorrow the inspirational Red Panda Network:
meats, all to suit the needs of their
“I am very proud of the pair of Yellow-crested Cockatoos Yellow-shouldered Amazons fly to work begins again. Has established the world’s first
dedicated animal care team protected area dedicated to Red
special charges. These are put into have contributed greatly to the pick up a coin from a member of Pandas in eastern Nepal.
row on row of stainless steel dishes and the work they do. Not just captive population. the audience, then go back to the
lined up on long tables. Vital extra with the animals and birds, but Blue-throated Macaw Project:
also interacting with visitors, A pioneering effort to save the
enrichment includes chewable toys Many of Paradise Park’s birds are Critically Endangered Blue-
made from natural items, unusual especially during the flying on mutual breeding exchanges © Kate Boyce-Miles throated Macaw.
vegetables such as heads of lettuce, displays and feeding events. with other collections. All of the
Brussels sprouts or figs and fresh These are great opportunities Park’s birds are entered into an Learn more on the website:
branches, flowers and berries. to pass on important international database which paradisepark.org.uk
information about some very helps ensure, genetically speaking,
Read the PsittaScene article
Clearly, wildlife conservation is rare and endangered species that the right birds get partnered Escape to Paradise – The Origins
topmost on everyone’s minds and how we can all help make together - diversity is the key to a of Paradise Park and the WPT:
after caring for the animals. The healthy population. tinyurl.com/y3he5txy
a difference in the fight to save
Park is involved in a number of
projects, such as the decades-long them from extinction.”
Educating the public about wildlife
commitment to the Red-billed ~ David Woolcock, is year-round but most notably,
Chough (a member of the crow Paradise Park Curator from Easter all through the summer
family), and breeding the native season, the Park has an afternoon A Blue-throated Macaw, part of the free-flying
show, glides around the picnic area.
18 PsittaScene.org Winter 2019/20 Winter 2019/20 PsittaScene.org 19Dr Julius Kasigwa, a vet with UWEC who
played a key part in the rescue operation, was
thrilled at the news. “It’s as if he’s saying ‘Here
I am; still alive and enjoying nature, see my ring,
eating the fruits of nature’.”
A week later, WPT Africa Programme Director
Dr. Rowan Martin visited the site as a guest
expert on a Grey Parrot tour led by Elaine
MSHINDI THE SURVIVOR:
Henley. A parrot with a leg ring was spotted
again; instead of stuffing its face with palm
fruit, this time it was cavorting with another
bird, playing and preening and looking every
Rescued Grey Parrots thriving in the
bit a part of a well-bonded pair. Not just
wild send a message of hope surviving - but thriving.
Article by Rowan Martin, PhD
Photos © Elaine Henley Subsequent research has made use of video
footage gleaned from previous visitors to the
same spot and has revealed that multiple
ringed birds have been showing up in the
same tree for some years. Information like this
is vital for building a picture for how parrots
IN THE EARLY 2010S , THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF GREY PARROTS WERE seized from illegal trade are faring in the wild,
and informing how rescued parrots can best
BEING TRAPPED IN THE WILD, STUFFED INTO BOXES AND SENT TO BREEDERS AND be managed.
PET DEALERS AROUND THE WORLD. UGANDA WAS ONE OF THE MANY COUNTRIES
THROUGH WHICH WILD PARROTS FLOWED OUT OF AFRICA TO THE REST OF THE The project, along with a further release
in 2013, received a huge amount of media
WORLD AND IN 2011, THE UGANDA WILDLIFE AUTHORITY (UWA) TOOK DECISIVE attention in Uganda and provided a unique
ACTION LEADING TO TWO SEIZURES EACH OF OVER 100 GREY PARROTS. opportunity to communicate messages to
the general public about the devastating
impact of the trade. Similar to other East
Through the FlyFree programme, fitted with a leg ring so that they this individual Mshindi - Swahili African countries, it is illegal to keep Grey
World Parrot Trust supported could be monitored as they made for “Survivor”. Parrots as pets in Uganda and there have
UWA and the Uganda Wildlife their way in the wild. been no large seizures of Grey Parrots in
Conservation Education It’s incredible to think what this Uganda in recent years. In 2016 Uganda stood
Centre (UWEC) in developing a Now fast forward eight years to parrot has been through. Plucked alongside other range states from across
rehabilitation plan, providing an eco-lodge, the Chimpanzee from his forest home, Mshindi had East, Central and West Africa in calling for the
technical support and emergency House, on the edge of the forest been stuffed in an overcrowded transfer of Grey Parrots to CITES Appendix I. Top: Survivor Mshindi takes flight.
funding for the construction of just a few kilometres from where box and transported hundreds of This long overdue move placed tight Middle: Mshindi bonding with another parrot.
temporary aviaries. these parrots were released. A kilometres before being rescued, restrictions on the international trade and Bottom: The ‘Shades of Grey’ tour visits a small eco
tourism enterprise in the Ssese Islands.
group of parrot enthusiasts on held as evidence, quarantined, ended all commercial trade of wild parrots.
Following quarantine, medication a tour to view Grey Parrots are rehabilitated and then given a
and health checks, the parrots snapping photos of a handsome second chance in the wild. The sight of Mshindi posing defiantly is not
judged fit for return to the wild flock gorging on palm fruit. just a tribute to the hard work invested by
Imagine the excitement when Once free Mshindi then faced all UWEC, UWA and many others in rescuing Acknowledgements
were released by UWA and
UWEC in Kibale National Park, a one of the parrots was spotted the usual trials of being a wild these parrots in Uganda but also to those WPT would like to say a big thank you to Elaine Henley and Lori DeLeo
sporting a ring. Elaine Henley, a parrot - escaping predators, who have been working across Africa to of Shades of Grey Parrot Tours and Johnnie and Agnes Kamugisha,
protected area of lowland forest
for their support for WPT, their efforts to protect Grey Parrots in
in western Uganda. Following Clinical Animal Behaviourist who finding food and navigating end the trade and protect habitat for these Uganda and their diligent observations which led to this discovery.
standard practice, each bird was took the photo, chose to name parrot society. A survivor indeed! fantastic birds.
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