First, as the Arizona programme showed, when reintroducing parrots to the wild, we need to be aware of what the birds must know if they are to survive in their natural home. We also need to learn more about the needs of parrots kept as pets, particularly as the Trust’s campaign does...
Furthermore, most domesticated dogs can not survive in the wild even with special training. Since natural evolution is extremely slow and mankind’s selective breeding programs only take a few generations to produce a completely new species, natural evolution has already taken a backseat to mankind...
In recent years, around 20 parrots bred in captivity were flown by helicopter from Victoria to Melaleuca, avoiding the danger of the migration, but those birds had problems with fertility and disease, largely failing to survive the return journey to Victoria. Dejan Stojanovic, an ANU researcher b...
Welcome to year four of everything I’m reading, watching and listening to in regard to the multiple planetary crises’ we face (the polycrisis), as well as articles on important social issues, because how societies function is fundamental if we want to have a stable e...
Forest, as the Arizona programme showed, when reintroducing parrots to the wild, we need to be aware of what the birds must know if they are to survive in their natural home. We also need to learn more about the needs of parrots keot as pets, particularly as the Trust’s campaign ...
Do parrots remember their owners? New research suggests thatsome birds may know who their human friends are, as they are able to recognize people's faces and differentiate between human voices. Being able to identify a friend or potential foe could be key to the bird's ability to survive. ...
Tibetan antelope survive in the Tibetan Plateau, a harsh ecosystem of semi-desert land and mountains, but their numbers have been slashed. by demand for their highly prized wool, calledshahtoosh. Here,Tibetan antelopegraze near Rongmar Township of Nyima County at the Chang Tang National Nature Re...
The thick forest provides habitats for various animals like parrots, elephants and monkeys. Park visitors observe the animals from motorized river boats. The park was entered into the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites in 1984. Hadrian's Wall, England This is a Roman barrier that guarded the ...
allowing them more access to water and nutrients and increased stability for trees on steep forest slopes. This might help a grafted family of trees survive in a drought, for example, where some might have more access to water than others. On the other hand, the interconnected roots could al...
Jessie’s cafe is a great example of isolated communities having to adapt to survive. A really excellent cafe that does breakfasts and dinners for some of the local accommodation, welcomes campervan who will mostly eat there too, and appeared to act as a transit point for deliveries and ...