The typical wild green form of the Lineolated parakeet does not appear on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services' approved captive-bred bird import list, but it does allow other color mutations that do ...

Imagine the scene. A vibrant flash of color, an impossibly bright creature, stranded and alone on a desolate highway.

While he and his family were visiting from Kentucky, Gary Knight gets nuzzled by one of the birds in a visitation room at the Fins and Feathers Sanctuary on Thursday, July 23, 2026.To be able to spend ...

Birds have, for centuries, been captured from the wild to be kept in cages—valued for their looks, songs and ability to imitate sounds. Data compiled by the Convention on International Trade in ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Hong Kong and Singapore, two Asian wildlife trade hubs, imported more than a million live wild birds, nearly two-thirds from Africa between 2006 ...