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 | Autumn 2024 | Conservation Partner Spotlight: Cincinnati Zoo Municipal Nature Reserve: Acantilado de los Loros Timneh Parrots: Research … | 6 MB | |
 | Summer 2024 | Special Update: Celebrating 20 years of World Parrot Day Update from the Field: Forbes’ Parakeets … | 5 MB | |
 | Spring 2024 | Libassa Wildlife Sanctuary: Tackling the trade in Timnehs Parrots and Palms: Issues afflicting Grey Parrots in … | 6 MB | |
 | Winter 2023 | Project Profile: Belize Bird Rescue Yellow-headed Amazons: Staying one step ahead Lovebirds: What we know … | 4 MB | |
 | Autumn 2023 | Project Profile: Natural Encounters Conservation Fund Blue-throated Macaws: Steady Progress to Secure their Recovery Feathers … | 4 MB | |
 | Summer 2023 | Project Profile: Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust The Kurāmo’o of Aitutaki Endangered Lear’s Macaws Find … | 5 MB | |
 | Spring 2023 | Project Profile: Kea Conservation Trust Project Update: Saving the Timneh Parrot Conservation Grants Program Awardees: … | 5 MB | |
 | Winter 2022 | Message from the Operations Director: Steve Milpacher Kākā Conservation: Update from the field Exploring the … | 4 MB | |
 | Autumn 2022 | Message from The Editor’s Desk: Desi Milpacher Protecting Macaws from the Threat of Forest Fires: … | 5 MB | |
 | Summer 2022 | Message from the Chairperson: Alison Hales Getting to Know Them: Research and the fight to … | 6 MB | |
 | Spring 2022 | A Message from Steve Milpacher, Operations Director More Good News for Grey Parrots! Update from … | 4 MB | |
 | Winter 2021 | A Message From the Editor: Desi Milpacher Finding Calm Amid the Chaos: Belize Bird Rescue … | 7 MB | |
 | Autumn 2021 | A Message From the Operations Director: Steve Milpacher Blue-throated Macaw: The hope of two chicks … | 2 MB | |
 | Summer 2021 | Message from the Executive Director: Jamie Gilardi Grey Parrots Fly Free: Patience pays off in … | 4 MB | |
 | Spring 2021 | Message from the Chairperson: Alison Hales Love is in the Air! Lovebirds: WPT research will … | 4 MB | |
 | Winter 2020 | Gone for Good? Maybe not – Mitchell’s Lorikeets found on Bali Moths and Machine Guns: … | 5 MB | |
 | Autumn 2020 | To Save Wild Great Greens: Ara Manzanillo The New Zealand Parrot Trust: Supporting conservation of … | 5 MB | |
 | Summer 2020 | On the Ground: Hurricane Maria and the Amazons at Río Abajo – Two Biologists’ Stories … | 6 MB | |
 | Spring 2020 | Kiwa Centre Welcomes Greys…after a series of unfortunate events Update from the Field- Freedom: Confiscated … | 9 MB | |
 | Winter 2019 | The Timnehs of Sierra Leone WPT-supported research The Malherbe’s Parakeet New Zealand’s winged gem WPT … | 8 MB | |
 | Autumn 2019 | To Stop the Wild Parrot Trade: A Decade of WPT’s FlyFree Program Celebrating 30 Years: … | 5 MB | |
 | Summer 2019 | 14 years on from the EU Trade Ban: Millions of birds flying free Confiscation is … | 6 MB | |
 | Spring 2019 | Involving Local People in Conservation; Working with the Critically Endangered Blue-throated Macaw in Bolivia Diversity … | 6 MB | |
 | Winter 2018 | Rescue, Rehabilitation and Release: Saving Peru’s Native Parrots from Trade Pet Pages: Teaching Parrots to … | 4 MB | |
 | Autumn 2018 | Second Chances in the Caatinga Wild Parrots of…Germany? Book Review: A Parrot’s Fine Cuisine Cookbook … | 9 MB | |
 | Summer 2018 | Message from the Editor: Desi Milpacher Yellow-crested Cockatoo: A hopeful trend in a significant population … | 4 MB | |
 | Spring 2018 | Message from WPT Chairperson: Alison Hales Africa Round-up: Accomplishments and future plans to protect some … | 5 MB | |
 | Winter 2017 | From the desk of: Matthew Kirchhoff, WPT Communications Director Rimatara Lorikeet: Population Re-established on Atiu … | 12 MB | |
 | Autumn 2017 | A Message From: Steve Milpacher, WPT Operations Director Grey Parrots in the Wild: A dream … | 8 MB | |
 | Summer 2017 | A Message from the Editor: Desi Milpacher Hope for Fighting Bolivian Trade: Wild Parrots Conservation … | 6 MB | |
 | Spring 2017 | A Message From: Steve Milpacher, WPT Operations Director Lear’s Macaw Research & Recovery, A Pictorial … | 7 MB | |
 | Winter 2016 | Letters to the Editor From the Executive Director: Jamie Gilardi Good news for Blue-throats: Bolivian … | 70 KB | |
 | Autumn 2016 | From the Executive Director: Jamie Gilardi Notes from an Expedition: Adventures studying the Yellow-naped Amazon … | 9 MB | |
 | Summer 2016 | From the Editor, Desi Milpacher A Volunteer’s Report: News from The Ara Project Parrot vs … | 7 MB | |
 | Spring 2016 | From the Editor, Desi Milpacher Unsung Heroes Saving Species: Durán Family Boogie and the Bottle … | 4 MB | |
 | Winter 2015 | From the Desk of Alison Hales, WPT Chairperson Sacred Valley of the Macaws: Interview with … | 4 MB | |
 | Autumn 2015 | From the Director: Steve Milpacher Phillip Island: Future haven for Tasman Parakeets Back to Brazil, … | 3 MB | |
 | Summer 2015 | From the Editor: Desi Milpacher Quest for the Drumming Cockatoos Pet Pages: The Parrot that … | 3 MB | |
 | Spring 2015 | From the Director: Steve Milpacher Orange-bellied Parrot: Searching for Answers “Parroting” in the Wild: Vocal … | 3 MB | |
 | Winter 2014 | From the Executive Director: Jamie Gilardi Escape to Paradise: Book Excerpt from Mike Reynolds Celebrating … | 3 MB | |
 | Autumn 2014 | From the Editor: Desi Milpacher Cockatoos in Crisis: Western Australia’s Black Cockatoos The Adventures of … | 3 MB | |
 | Summer 2014 | From the desk of Jamie Gilardi What’s in a Name? Taxonomy and parrot conservation – … | 3 MB | |
 | Spring 2014 | From the desk of Steve Milpacher Island Hopping: Search for the Red-and-blue Lory Where the … | 2 MB | |
 | Winter 2013 | From the Chairman: Alison Hales The Parrots of Africa: What we know, what we don’t … | 2 MB | |
 | Autumn 2013 | From the Editor: Joanna Eckles Feather Findings: Burrowing Parrot genetics Foraging Fundamentals: Blue-throated Macaw update … | 4 MB | |
 | Summer 2013 | From the Director: Jamie Gilardi Release for Restoration: Revisiting the role of captive parrots A … | 3 MB | |
 | Spring 2013 | From the Director: Jamie Gilardi Stretching our Wings: Yellow-shouldered Amazon release Welcome Cristiana Senni, WPT … | 3 MB | |
 | Winter 2012 | From the Director: Jamie Gilardi Disease Sampling: Lear’s Macaw A Grande Sight: Scarlet Macaws – … | 2 MB | |
 | Autumn 2012 | From the Chairman: Alison Hales Free to Be – Vinaceous Amazon releases Trees of Life: … | 3 MB | |
 | Summer 2012 | From the Director: Jamie Gilardi 10 Years: Blue-throated Macaw conservation Few and Far Between: Yellow-crested … | 3 MB | |
 | Spring 2012 | From the Director: Jamie Gilardi True Colours: Eclectus Parrot colour mysteries Aiding African Greys: Congo … | 2 MB | |
 | Winter 2011 | From the Director Welcome back Grey Parrots: African Greys released Palm Cockatoo News: Vocal and … | 3 MB | |
 | Autumn 2011 | From the Director Perfect 10: Great Green Macaw Parrots of India: Photo contest Box by … | 4 MB | |
 | Summer 2011 | From the Director: Jamie Gilardi Raise…Release…Repeat: Puerto Rican Amazon Black Market Blue-throats: Blue-throated Macaw Hatched … | 5 MB | |
 | Spring 2011 | From the Director: Jamie Gilardi Respect the Parrot: HUGO BOSS helping parrots Thank You to … | 1 MB | |
 | Winter 2010 | From the desk of Steve Milpacher An Inside Job: Reproductive Biology of the Lear’s Macaw … | 4 MB | |
 | Autumn 2010 | From the Chairman Back from the Brink The 500 Mark: A Landmark Season DVD and … | 4 MB | |
 | Summer 2010 | From the Editor Mother of Invention Back to Nature: Insights from Carlos Yamashita Insights from … | 5 MB | |
 | Spring 2010 | From the desk of Steve Milpacher Last Refuge of the Mayan Parrot Thank-you from FlyFree … | 4 MB | |
 | Winter 2009 | From the Director Sun Conures Rising Millions of Gifts for the Gods Born to be … | 1 MB | |
 | Autumn 2009 | From the Chairman Genetics and Conservation: Yellow-shouldered Amazon Amazon Territory WPT 20th Anniversary Pictures 20 … | 7 MB | |
 | Summer 2009 | From the Chairman Amazon Voices: Yellow-naped Amazon Only Unico: Blue-throated Macaw All in the Family … | 6 MB | |
 | Spring 2009 | From the Director The Golden Birds of the Lost World Sun rise in Brazil Natural … | 2 MB | |
 | Winter 2008 | From the Director Rays of Hope – Thick-billed Parrot An Island Endemic – Kuhl’s Lorikeet … | 8 MB | |
 | Autumn 2008 | From the Director One fateful day…Western Ground Parrot To wean or not to wean In … | 6 MB | |
 | Summer 2008 | From the Director Beginner’s Luck – New Project Reports on the Blue-throated Macaw Season New … | 4 MB | |
 | Spring 2008 | From the Chairman A 2nd Chance for Confiscated Greys On Life in Africa – The … | 5 MB | |
 | Winter 2007 | From the Director Echos Come Back Mike Reynolds and the Echo Parakeet Enriching lives: one … | 4 MB | |
 | Autumn 2007 | From the Chairman Mexico’s Maroon-fronted Parrot Conservation through Education WPT Action Grants 2007 Step Up: … | 4 MB | |
 | Summer 2007 | From the Director End of an Era Life and Legacy Mike Reynolds Tributes Our New … | 1 MB | |
 | Spring 2007 | From the Chairman News worth celebrating The long and winding road to victory Timeline – … | 2 MB | |
 | Winter 2006 | From the Chairman Amazon country Turn the other cheek British vets back ban Think outside … | 2 MB | |
 | Autumn 2006 | From the Director… Five more months! Busy on Bonaire Book Review – Parrots of the … | 2 MB | |
 | Summer 2006 | From the Director Feral parrots in Monterrey, Mexico Baby blues Ménage à trois in captive … | 2 MB | |
 | Spring 2006 | Fly free continued Trading parrots revisited Blue-throated Macaw breeding highlights Advancing the knowledge of New … | 2 MB | |
 | Winter 2005 | Fly Free Indeed Current impacts of avian flu on the pet trade What to do … | 2 MB | |
 | Autumn 2005 | Off to Europe? Mountain Macaws What to do about the flu Rescuing the parrots of … | 4 MB | |
 | Summer 2005 | Gold Rush Golden Conure notes from the 2005 field season Please stay tuned for Red-fronted … | 2 MB | |
 | Spring 2005 | Bolivia’s “Bluebeards” Field Actions to Conserve the Wild Blue-throated Macaw Our Blue Crew – Ready … | 2 MB | |
 | Winter 2004 | Bahama Parrots PollyVision DVD review from ‘Parrots’ The Tucuman Amazon Trapping and smuggling of Salmon-crested … | 2 MB | |
 | Autumn 2004 | The crown jewel of Puerto Rico Thanks Rosemary! Carolina medal awarded Teaching your bird to … | 2 MB | |
 | Summer 2004 | World Parrot Day summary WPD events around the UK PollyVision DVD Trade ban News from … | 980 KB | |
 | Spring 2004 | Bonaire’s ‘Lora’ Parrots at Play calendar Western Ground Parrot Breeding Great-billed Parrots in South Africa … | 2 MB | |
 | Winter 2003 | Thick-billed parrots in Mexico Barcelona bird market WPT Expedition success WPT Expedition 2004 The breeding … | 2 MB | |
 | Autumn 2003 | Release of confiscated Amazon parrots in Mexico Helping local people value their natural treasures Great-billed … | 874 KB | |
 | Summer 2003 | Director’s Letter In the Gorges with the Echoes Indonesia ends exports of wild-caught birds Rose-ringed … | 1 MB | |
 | Spring 2003 | Presley Spix Macaw goes home Yellow-shouldered Amazon Successful Lear’s season Behaviour Moluccans Red-fronted Macaw poster … | 2 MB | |
 | Winter 2002 | Truly stunning displays Gold-capped Conure Great Green Macaw To fly or not to fly? One … | 1 MB | |
 | Autumn 2002 | WPT Scientific Committee Yellow-faced Amazon Imperial Amazon (Sisserou) Captive Birds Conservation WPT Highlights 1989-2002 Behaviour: … | 3 MB | |
 | Summer 2002 | African Grey Parrot Trade Palm Sunday Success Conservation Beyond the Cage Palm Cockatoo Conservation The … | 2 MB | |
 | Spring 2002 | Blue-throated Macaws Adelaide Zoo Ecotourism Biting Wild and Captive parrots Red-throated Lorikeet Kakapo Cape Parrot … | 3 MB | |
 | Winter 2001 | Philippine Cockatoo Imperial Amazon Blue-throated Macaw Pet Animals Act Feather Pickers Echo Parakeet Sales Items … | 2 MB | |
 | Autumn 2001 | Land of Lear’s WPT 12 (Revised) Nest Poaching for Trade EU Trade Ban Proposal Height … | 1 MB | |
 | Summer 2001 | Palm Cockatoo Echo Parakeet Golden Conure Fund Buffon’s Macaw Fund Grey Parrots Palm Cockatoo Fund … | 2 MB | |
 | Spring 2001 | Thick-billed Parrot Tributes for M Reynolds Great Green Macaw Observing Brazilian Macaws Living with Lear’s … | 1 MB | |
 | Winter 2000 | WPT appoints new Director Parrot Welfare & Rescue Jewels of Nature WPT Visits Fiji Psitta … | 2 MB | |
 | Autumn 2000 | Great-green Macaw Kaka Population Re-established Zuni Indian Tribe The Golden Conure in Danger Golden Conure … | 2 MB | |
 | Summer 2000 | Here at last! Parrot Action Plan 2000-2004 Foreword (extract) Executive Summary (extract) Introduction & Species … | 2 MB | |
 | Spring 2000 | Sisserou to the Rescue Thick-billed Parrot News for WPT Members Manifesto Yellow-eared Parrot Rainbow Lorikeet … | 2 MB | |
 | Winter 1999 | Pesquet’s or Vulturine Parrot — A species in need of study The Golden Conure Survival … | 2 MB | |
 | Autumn 1999 | World Parrot Day at the Rainforest Café Monty Python in Zambia? Listening to Echos Final … | 2 MB | |
 | Summer 1999 | Kakapo Update Sense of Wonder Cockatoo Poisoning Venezuela plan for Parrots Yellow-eared Parrot: Critical Discovery … | 1 MB | |
 | Spring 1999 | Announcing World Parrot Month New Neotropical Projects Wild Echos Recent Research on Amazon Parrots WPT … | 1 MB | |
 | Winter 1998 | Lear’s Macaw Inspirational Speakers in Tenerife The Conservation of African Parrots The ‘Pet Bird Report’ … | 1 MB | |
 | Autumn 1998 | New Global Campaign for the Parrots Cape Parrots Palm Cockatoos Crestfallen European Trade in Wild-caught … | 6 MB | |
 | Summer 1998 | The Welfare of Pet Parrots Kakapo Report African Parrots Review Parrots of Buton News… Views… … | 814 KB | |
 | Spring 1998 | Helping the Survival of the Kakapo A Visit to Paradise Action Sampiri Enough is Enough … | 946 KB | |
 | Winter 1997 | Carolina Medal Awarded to Echo Parakeet Team Captive reared Echo Parakeets released to wild More … | 6 MB | |
 | Autumn 1997 | Visiting the Hyacinth Macaw Conservation Site Letter from Cornwall The Status of Macaws – wild … | 6 MB | |
 | Summer 1997 | Lear’s Macaw – Next in Line for Extinction Golden-shouldered Parrot Hoki – Kakapo’s Story Working … | 6 MB | |
 | Spring 1997 | Speaking out for Aviculture – Manifesto Responsible Aviculture 2 Kakapo Update – report to mid … | 5 MB | |
 | Winter 1996 | Africa in Focus – Cape Parrot and Habitat Ecology and Status of the Cape Parrot, … | 6 MB | |
 | Autumn 1996 | WPT Spans the Globe Efforts in Conservation – The Puerto Rican Parrot Habitat Immersion – … | 5 MB | |
 | Summer 1996 | WPT Plans UK Parrot Sanctuary – adoptions Macaw Behaviour in the Alto-Madidi National Park Carnaby’s … | 6 MB | |
 | Spring 1996 | Surprise! WPT not universally popular IAS Convention in Orlando WPT Invited to Help with Kakapo … | 6 MB | |
 | Winter 1995 | Lear’s Macaw – A Second Population Confirmed Endangered Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Any Excuse to Visit … | 6 MB | |
 | Autumn 1995 | WPT Hosts Parrot Summit – New Action Plan Initiative Agreed PAP New Appointment for David … | 6 MB | |
 | Summer 1995 | The Bigger They Are the Harder They Fall… Scaring Macaws to Survive Macaws at Sothebys … | 7 MB | |
 | Spring 1995 | Buffon’s Macaw in Ecuador – urgency for conservation action The Endangered Buffon’s Macaw Progress with … | 7 MB | |
 | Winter 1994 | Parrot Portfolio – Report on first five years of WPT Two Points of View – … | 7 MB | |
 | Autumn 1994 | Parrots – The World’s Most Charismatic Birds Illegal Trade – Will it Wipe out the … | 7 MB | |
 | Summer 1994 | WPT News from Down Under – Red-tailed Black Cockatoo WPT Gallery of Endangered Parrots – … | 6 MB | |
 | Spring 1994 | WPT USA is launched – successful start at IAS Convention First Observations in the Wild … | 6 MB | |
 | Winter 1993 | Planting Palms for the Endangered Lear’s Macaw Profile of Eduardo Nycander von Massebach – Blue-throated… … | 6 MB | |
 | Autumn 1993 | Trust Vet Assists Survival of Echo Parakeet Status and Conservation of Parrots in Tonga Parrot … | 10 MB | |
 | Summer 1993 | Trust secures release of captive Goffin’s Cockatoos on Tanimbar The WPT Benelux Parrot Symposium Conserving … | 6 MB | |
 | Spring 1993 | The Blue Macaw Conference Conservation of the Lear’s Macaw – management Recent Observations of the … | 5 MB | |
 | Winter 1992 | Progress in Parrot Conservation Infectious Disease Risks to Parrot Aviculture and Reintroduction Conservation of the … | 5 MB | |
 | Autumn 1992 | Emergency in Indonesia – Release of 535 Goffin’s Cockatoos Ground Parrot Research in Barren Grounds … | 5 MB | |
 | Summer 1992 | Sisserou Express Arrives in Dominica, St. Vincent Status and Management of the Blue-fronted Amazon Parrot … | 5 MB | |
 | Spring 1992 | Crunch time for Psittacine Aviculture Military Macaws fly home to Guatemala Red-fronted Macaw Improved Outlook … | 5 MB | |
 | Winter 1991 | First Australian Project for WPT – Red-tailed Black Cockatoo The saga of the St. Vincent … | 5 MB | |
 | Autumn 1991 | Breeding ecology of Hyacinth Macaws The Co-operative Breeding Programme for Scarlet Macaws If I could … | 5 MB | |
 | Summer 1991 | Suddenly, Parrots are News Reintroduction of Military Macaws in Guatemala Indonesian Cockatoos in Aviculture Orange-bellied … | 5 MB | |
 | Spring 1991 | A New Era in Parrot Aviculture Recent Work on Echo Parakeet Appendix I profile – … | 16 MB | |
 | Winter 1990 | Tenerife delegates vote for end of wild bird trade New species Amazon parrot International Parrot … | 6 MB | |
 | Autumn 1990 | Captive Breeding St. Vincent Parrot Situation Hyacinth Macaw in EU Tambo Yarapo Macaw Project WPT … | 4 MB | |
 | Summer 1990 | 2nd Intl Parrot Convention ’90 Echo Parakeet Project Hyacinth Macaw Book review Australian Cockatoos Intl … | 4 MB | |
 | Spring 1990 | The Desperate Plight of the World Parrots Editor’s Footnote Trust Takes Flight Macaw Breeder Extraordinaire … | 4 MB | |
 | Winter 1989 | Introducing the World Parrot Trust Devastation of the Rain Forest Why Parrots need our Trust … | 4 MB |
