BIRDMAG DOT COM     |    Table of Contents Rare Species and Conservation Rare Species: Greater Vasa Parrots         by Laurella Desborough Quetzals in Aviculture Importing Birds: Finches from Tokyo  by Michael Marcotrigiano (1999) NFSS Webpage Information about Pyrrhura Breeding Consortiums International Parrotlet Society Cooperative Breeding Program Exotic Bird Management in Australia Passerine Management in Australia Conservation: Threatened Species in Austrailian Aviculture by Graeme Phipps Monitoring the Brazilian Rainforest by Satellite Attwater's Prairie Chickens down to supposed 30 individuals in the wild Whooping Cranes to Follow Ultralight Migration Parrot Poaching   Comments on the Conservation Biology Study of Parrot Poaching from National Public Radio It's become clear for the first time that at least a dozen parrot species are threatened with extinction in the wild. As NPR's John Nielsen reports, a new study shows that parrot poaching has become a serious threat to the birds' survival out of captivity. (4:30) Natives Stop Hunting Hornbills for Their Beaks   Rainforest     Click to reserve land for conservation