Chester Zoo hand-rears two special stork chicks
- Created on Thursday, 12 July 2012 17:03
Zoo keeper Amy Vercoe with the two chicks. There’s not much black about them just yet! © Chester Zoo
THE UK’S ONLY black stork (Ciconia nigra) chicks are currently being hand-reared at Chester Zoo. Keeper Amy Vercoe said: “The stork eggs were abandoned by their parents and so we stepped in to take care of them.
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Karl saves the Queen
- Created on Thursday, 05 July 2012 19:48
Snowy owl Queen had a badly broken wing, which had to be amputated.
A BADLY ABUSED snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) called Queen has been nursed back to health
by staff at a new bird-of-prey centre near Stourbridge in Staffordshire, after having a
wing amputated.
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Romantic music helps flamingos to breed
- Created on Thursday, 31 May 2012 15:58
A group of Chilean flamingos (Phoenicopterus chilensis) have laid eggs for the first time in three years thanks to the help of seductive music.
See Cage & Aviary Birds June 6 issue to read the full story.
It’s a great white debut
- Created on Friday, 25 May 2012 14:14
Great white egrets (Ardea alba) are nesting in the UK for the first time. A round-the-clock protection programme at Natural England's Shapwick Heath nature reserve in Somerset is guaranteeing that the nesting pair is not disturbed by egg thieves.
See Cage & Aviary Birds May 30 issue to read the full story.
Seeking a turtle turnaround
- Created on Monday, 21 May 2012 09:12
A confederation of conservationists, scientists and farming experts are attempting to save the turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur) by setting up a new project called Operation Turtle Dove.
See Cage & Aviary Birds May 23 issue to read the full story.
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