Sentences with phrase «captive wild birds»

The researchers used the remaining captive wild birds to discipline the youngsters.

Not exact matches

«We are also again asking people to ensure all the required biosecurity measures are in place to help protect housed gamebirds, including separating captive birds from wild birds.

While the care keeps the birds healthy while in captivity, their compromised microbiomes might put the captive birds at risk of infection when released into the wild.

To understand the social lives of these birds, the scientists observed wild populations of monk parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus), a small parrot, in Argentina and captive ones in Florida.

Since 1982, when only 22 condors remained in the wild, a captive breeding program has brought the total population up to more than 400 birds.

After more than three decades on the brink of extinction, the California condor (Gymnogyps californianus)-- the largest and most threatened wild bird species in the United States — is making a modest recovery, thanks to intensive captive breeding and medical intervention.

Although this bird is extinct in the wild, almost all of the captive adults and nearly half of the captive juveniles the scientists tested used sticks and other objects to retrieve food from hidden locales, often altering the tool materials to do so.

One study comparing the meat of both captive and wild pheasants, for example, found significantly more saturated fat in the domesticated birds, which is one of the components blamed for helping trigger that meat - induced postprandial — or «after - meal» — inflammatory response, given the potent inflammatory effects of saturated fats.

In the wild parakeets eat mostly grass seed, but a captive bird can be fed an array of organic vegetables and fruits, bread crumbs, and pasta.

Zebras in the wild live on seed and this is fine for captive birds as well.

Although these birds became famous for eating rice in the wild, captive Java finches prefer to eat a good, high - quality seed mix.

It is normal and natural for birds to feast on greens in the wild, so bringing them into a captive bird's diet is a great way to up your pet's intake of vitamin A and a host of other healthy nutrients.

Captive pet birds may have even more difficulties escaping harm's way than their wild counterparts do, as their instincts for detecting danger may not be as sharply honed.

Our collaboration with animal advocacy organizations, rescue groups, conservation organizations, and government agencies are aimed at bringing about social, legislative, and public - policy changes that will improve the lives of captive birds and help protect birds in the wild.

The AWC also aims to prevent the abuse, exploitation and suffering of captive birds, to address issues of rescue, placement, and sanctuary for displaced birds, to increase legal protections for captive birds and to support legitimate conservation programs aimed at preserving birds» rightful place in the wild.

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The demand for birds as pets or as breeding stock for captive breeding is the driving force behind the cruel trade in wild - caught birds.

We are the home department for the Schubot Exotic Bird Health Center, which is dedicated to conducting research into the health and conservation of wild and captive birds.

Before the transfer took place, the six birds were kept in cages as a group and were given more room to fly than the other captive birds so they could become accustom to wild conditions.