I was a very young child when I visited those remarkable Pueblos in Chaco Culture National Historical Park. (Although I only ever knew it as Chaco Canyon.) I can still recall the scent of cool damp ...

Durban, South Africa — In a lush aviary near Durban, South Africa, an African gray parrot hops toward me, babbling a language I can’t understand. “He’s speaking Zulu,” explains breeder William ...

Raising parrots can be both challenging and rewarding. Making a profit from breeding birds takes time, and some species only breed one time each year. Adequate housing, good nutrition and maintaining ...

(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) PALESTINIAN PARROT BREEDER, NASHAT ETMAIZE, SAYING: "I started breeding parrots as a hobby, this is my hobby and I love it. But I also sell birds when they are young, it's good ...

HOPE VALLEY, Rhode Island (Reuters) - Like many a first-time parrot keeper, Marc Johnson had little idea what was in store when he got a bird to keep him company while he worked in his pottery studio.

Loopholes in the 1973 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) have allowed near-extinct animals to be moved across borders for breeding; in principle, CITES allows species ...