Above: SEFFCC president John Oram with his winning best champion clear Fife at the 2018 open show. The club says new members are always welcome A POPULAR FIFE canary club in the south of England that is going from…
Above: The survival of the Critically Endangered Puerto Rican Amazon parrot depends on successful captive-breeding for the widest possible genetic diversity. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Tom MacKenzie of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region SCIENTISTS MAPPING THE genome of three Amazon parrots…
Above: Usually at Blue Lizard Canary Club shows and canary shows in general, any drinkers need to be removed before judging takes place, so that all the cages are uniform and cannot be considered ‘marked cages’ THE BLUE LIZARD Canary…
Above: Some of the crates and dead birds discovered during the raids in Indonesia Photo: FLIGHT FOUR MASSIVE SEIZURES totalling more than 10,000 live and dead songbirds in the two largest islands in Indonesia at the end of last…
Above: With his expert knowledge on softbills and nectar feeders (especially hummingbirds), Geoff Gradwell was able to establish birds that were previously impossible to keep THE NATIONAL COUNCIL for Aviculture (NCA) has added three fanciers to its prestigious Roll of…
Above: Paraguay’s ban on the export of CITES-listed species caused indigenous families no longer harvesting Toco toucan (Ramphastos toco) chicks for sale, but instead turning their forests into charcoal Photo: Staffan Widstrand/WWF RECENT RESEARCH HAS shown that South Africa was…
Above: Some of the 12 birds entered were awarded 91 or 92 points, which Mr Evans said was ‘very encouraging’. Photo: Huw Evans THE LONDON FANCY canary is one step closer to becoming recognised by Confédération Ornithologique Mondiale (COM) following…
Above: Chester Zoo’s Monsoon Forest opened in August 2015 and is a 14-acre tropical habitat. The fire has done significant damage to the exhibit’s roof and it is currently closed to the public FOLLOWING A LARGE fire in its Monsoon…
Above: exhibits at the 2018 Gouden Ring Show. The UK team took home 22 medals A GROUP OF fanciers from the UK who sent birds to the 2018 Gouden Ring Show are celebrating following a raft of medals and one…
Above: Judges Richard Knowles and Andy Cooper (pictured) have been engaged to place awards for this year’s show A SPECIALIST FIFE canary club that was originally set up by a group of friends in 2013 has reformed following a four-year…