Above: demand for helmeted hornbills’ solid bill casques has increased in recent years. It is carved and used as an alternative to elephant ivory, particularly in China and increasingly in other Asian markets. Photo: Muhammad Al Zahri HUNDREDS OF HELMETED…
Above: in 2018, C&AB reported that the NofEGC had only had three presidents in its 43 years. Pictured are the commemorative presidents’ rosettes WELL-RECEIVED PAST presidents’ rosettes will again be up for competition at the North of England Gloster Club (OVCA event)…
Above: researcher Amber Rice studied hybrid chickadees and found that odour may play a role in mate selection among naturally hybridising songbirds. Photo: Lehigh University THE SENSE OF smell helps chickadees and other songbird species feel the chemistry between…
Above: the band-bellied owlet with one of its parents. Senior keeper Trystan Williams said: ‘As we’ve only had the pair here for about 18 months, we hope this is just the beginning of a very good breeding future here in…
Above: Keen fundraiser Summer with keepers and birds of prey from the show team at Paradise Park in Hayle, Cornwall A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL who was inspired to help save vultures following a visit to Paradise Park in Cornwall has…
Above: The National Exhibition Fife section, in conjunction with the FFF show, had about 1,000 entries in 2018 FIFE FANCY EXHIBITORS across the country are gearing up for an ultra-competitive show season – and Round One of the contest…
Above: Although owner Dillon Prest has celebrated the safe return of Burt and Daisy, two more parrots – a blue-and-gold macaw pair – are still missing TWO PETSHOP PARROTS have been recovered alive in a cardboard box almost a…
Above: Anticipation mounts: the audience (can you spot yourself?) await the final judging of the 2017 show, which was won by Ady Lovack’s light green LESS THAN THREE weeks. That’s all you have left to get your entries in…
Above: A blackened trunk is just the home for a black-backed woodpecker. Forest fires are part of nature but are becoming more extensive – and more comprehensive – with climate change. Photo: Jean Hall FOREST FIRES ARE just part of…
Above: Layton School’s Year Five teacher Mr Snelling (left) with pupils and Harry from Blackpool Zoo’s education team at the Conservation Station LOCAL SCHOOLCHILDREN’S PASSION for Blackpool Zoo’s threatened Asian songbirds has got them singing. During the last term…