The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service denied the aviculturists’ petitions as invalid. It said that implementing regulations under the Wild Exotic Bird Conservation Act of 1992 didn’t allow the service to ...

Under the Wild Exotic Bird Conservation Act, a captive-bred species can be included on the approved import list only if the service determines the species is regularly bred in captivity and no ...

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the rejection of petitions to import the cactus conure and the green form of the lineolated parakeet. A federal appeals court has clipped the wings of ...

Wild animals have the potential to attack their owners or spread disease, such as ebola and SARS. An outbreak of exotic Newcastle disease (END), which resulted in the deaths of 12 million birds in ...

The wild peacocks that roam ... the certification apply only to native birds and their habitats. As a non-native species, peafowl are considered “exotic fowl” under state guidelines and ...

HOUSTON – The Magnolia Exotic Bird Sanctuary is a family run, non-profit organization dedicated to the rescue and protection of neglected and abandoned parrots. They provide shelter, housing ...