A new pet store in Cape Girardeau is literally one for the birds. Lisa Franceschi and her two daughters are opening Parrot Palace, a pet store that sells parrots and parrot supplies. The store is set ...

South Africa's endangered Cape parrot (Poicephalus robustus) was believed to feed only on a select indigenous forest trees when its staple food, the kernels of Podocarpus and Afrocarpus yellowwood, ...

The Cape Parrot Project is restoring forests one seed and community at a time, and in doing so, conserving the endemic and endangered Cape parrot. With a Cape parrot population of fewer than 2,000, ...

I am a conservationist. My colleagues and I are committed to planting trees to lure the endangered Cape parrot back to its natural habitat, as well as to restore degraded forests. If we plant enough ...

In support of previous research, the Cape Parrot should be elevated to the species level, scientists report. The Cape Parrot is currently considered a Poicephalus robustus sub-species, along with P. r ...

Many Eastern Cape children have never seen an endemic and endangered parrot living in the forests near their homes. It takes only a short hike to create awareness of the Cape Parrot’s plight, but many ...

DNA analysis of the Cape Parrot has revealed that it's different from its closest relatives, supporting previous calls to have the bird elevated to the status of a unique species. In a study published ...

A community craft project is helping to raise funds to save a critically endangered parrot. The Mpumalanga women are crocheting toy Cape Parrots, which are sold to bolster fundraising efforts of the ...

World Parrot Day, celebrated on 31 May, aims to keep these birds safe in the wild by securing critical habitats. In South Africa, the day is celebrated by the Wild Bird Trust, and is an opportunity to ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Cairns. Followed categories will be added to My News. Cape York Natural Resource Management is set to spearhead several vital initiatives aiming to protect key ...

The “jewel of the forest”, the Cape parrot, is South Africa’s only endemic parrot and about 1 800 of these birds remain in the wild. The bright green and yellow birds are now only found in Afromontain ...