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Webinar: Avian Vet Insider: Common Medications Your Vet May Prescribe & Why Date: Friday, May 13, 2022 Time: 12:00 pm PDT (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a FREE, live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA magazine. Our special guest,

Science is a forward-moving momentous force that helps us to discover better things about the universe that surrounds us. Although we ourselves are encapsulated within the sphere of the planet Earth, the minute discoveries that we build upon allow us to gradually understand our amazing core of existence in a brighter light. It’s why the

2022 marks the Wildlife Conservation Network’s (WCN) 20th anniversary, an incredible journey supporting field conservationists who ensure endangered wildlife have a future coexisting and thriving alongside the people who share their habitat. This has been WCN’s mission for two decades, and every stride towards this mission is made possible thanks to the generosity of our

Webinar: Pet Bird Housing, Interior Design–Setting Up the Cage for Action Date: Friday, May 6, 2022 Time: 12:00 pm PDT (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a FREE, live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA magazine. Our special guest, Ann

Many lizards can drop their tails. You know I hate this about them. Why does it happen, and what should I do if and when it does?

One of the best things about having a pet is interacting and handling it. So what reptiles are good to handle? Here are five of the best pet reptiles to hold! #clintsreptiles #reptiles #reptile ==== Clint is a professional biologist and educator, but above all, Clint LOVES reptiles and he loves to share that love

The rhythmic din of helicopter rotors faded from Dr. Deo Ruhagazi’s mind as Rwanda’s beautiful landscape stretched out before him like a painting. Brief turbulence jostled the aircraft as his team continued their aerial survey 100 ft. above ground. Below, they spotted what they’d been searching for—a flock of grey crowned cranes decorating the sky,

Located in the southwestern corner of Uganda, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP) is a primeval rainforest dating back over 25,000 years. This lush ecosystem is home to nearly half of the world’s remaining endangered mountain gorillas. As the most important stronghold for these rare apes, BINP is ordinarily a bustling draw, welcoming 40,000 annual visitors.

The woodlouse spider was the creepiest thing I would find flipping rocks as a child. Those fangs are absolutely enormous. This is the creature of my nightmares. So the obvious question is, is the woodlouse spider a good pet? Is the woodlouse spider the best pet hellspawn nightmare for you? #woodlousespider #spider #clintsreptiles ==== Clint

So you want a pet reptile, but you don’t want to deal with rodents, insects, or other feeder animals. Are there any good options? Yes! There are some amazing pet reptiles that are vegetarians or at least can be kept entirely on foods found that the grocery store. Is the best pet reptile for you

Echo the African grey parrot dazzles zoo staff and visitors alike with her artwork. Image courtesy of the Maryland Zoo The steps in which art is created display a unique expression of interests and an ability for patience. It takes time to create. Choosing colors, making brushstrokes that go on to become a definition of

The morning light draped across the plains as Dominique Gonçalves sat in her vehicle, searching for elephants. She always appreciated the still mornings in Gorongosa National Park, over 1,500 sq. miles of picturesque wilderness in Mozambique’s Great Rift Valley. As manager of the park’s Elephant Ecology Project, Dominique closely monitors over 500 elephants as they

Turtles are weird reptiles, but did you know that there are 14 families of turtles? Which ones did you know, and which ones were new to you? #clintsreptiles #turtle #phylogeny ==== “Green Sea-Turtle laying eggs – Meru Bethiri – Java” by Francesco Veronesi under CC BY 2.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Green_Sea-Turtle_laying_eggs_-_Meru_Bethiri_-_JavaIMG_3027_(29986971355).jpg “Sea turtle skull” by Museum of Veterinary

image by Dr. Luis Ortiz-Catedral We think of parrots as tropical creatures, but there is one very unusual psittacine that lives on the ground in the alpine native forests of New Zealand, the kea parrot (Nestor notabilis). It is the only mountain parrot species in the world and is also considered to be one of

Cars whizzed past Neal Sharma’s pickup with the steady repetition of a ticking clock. He was parked on the shoulder of a stretch of Highway 101 known for being windy and heavily wooded. Bordering each side of the road is a vibrant yet vulnerable ecosystem containing pumas, badgers, and other impressive wildlife that many Californians

Every day, the midday sun sears the plains of northern Kenya, renowned for hosting some of Africa’s most iconic species. In times of healthy rain, it’s not uncommon to see lions gliding through the tall grass of Samburu National Reserve, elephants drinking from the Ewaso Ng’iro River, or herds of Grevy’s zebras grazing across the

South America’s forests are an ark for some of the rarest species on Earth. The lush, green canopies of northern Colombia are the only place where you can find cotton-top tamarins, Critically Endangered monkeys with distinctive white headdresses. The sun-drenched dry forest of northern Peru offers similar sanctuary to spectacled bears, South America’s only bear

Sarara is no stranger to the Save the Elephants (STE) staff in Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve. Since he was a teenager, this massive 31-year-old bull elephant has been visiting STE’s research camp, checking in on the team and inspecting their elephant tracking collars. During his visits, it’s common to see him feeding on acacia pods,

Headlights streaked across Anya Ratnayaka as she padded down the sidewalk, the hum of traffic filling her ears. The night was alive in Colombo, Sri Lanka’s largest city, but it was the quiet streets that Anya sought. Her GPS data indicated that she wasn’t alone prowling these shadowy paths, so she kept alert for any

image courtesy of Aleksandra Kornelia Maj Millions have been displaced by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As people flee their homes, some of them must bring along extra passengers that they love and care for. Those extra passengers include many pets like dogs, cats, and exotic birds. This disruption in a calm daily existence has upset

Aiming an immobilizing dart at a rapidly moving animal while leaning out of an airborne helicopter seems like an absurd undertaking, but this is how wildlife veterinarians are able to sedate a charging rhino. It’s hair-raising work, but can save the rhino’s life. Once the rhino lies down, the helicopter lands and a team of

Today is the United Nations’ International Day of Forests, which has been celebrated every March 21 since 2012 to raise awareness about the importance of Earth’s forests. Forests contain roughly 80% of the planet’s terrestrial biodiversity and more than 60,000 tree species. Around 1.6 billion people around the world also depend on forests for food,

Webinar: Ask The Vet: Q&A with Tom Tully, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice), DECZM (Avian) Date: Friday, April 29, 2022 Time: 12:00 pm PDT (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA magazine. Our special

Webinar: The Grey Way: Let’s Talk Toys – Choosing Safe Toys Date: Friday, April 22, 2022 Time: 12:00 pm PDT (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a FREE, live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA magazine. Our special guest, Lisa

Perhaps you’ve heard the adage: Good conservation depends on good research. Adages always sound good or are short-lived. This one sounds good, too, especially to an academic whose position depends on publishing research. But is there any truth to the statement? What are the differences between conservation and research on behalf of a species? What’s

Alex would sometimes ask new student volunteers to bring him toy after toy, seemingly to test their knowledge of what items were called what. All my parrots use the sounds of English speech to communicate with me and with the students in the lab, but none to the extent that made Alex so special. Much

Clint looks at the difference between captive bred (CBB), captive hatched (CB) and wild caught (WC) to determine which make the best pet reptiles.

Webinar: Avian Vet Insider: Avian Vet Insider—Cardiovascular Disease in Pet Birds, Part 2 Date: Friday, April 8, 2022 Time: 12:00 pm PDT (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a FREE, live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA magazine. Our special

Webinar: Comprehensive Anatomy Research Project – New Findings to Advance Veterinary Medicine Date: Friday, April 1, 2022 Join us for a FREE, live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA magazine. Our special guest, Scott Echols, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice), will give his second presentation on the

Expo season (the best time of year) is upon us. Clint gives a few tips about how to approach your first reptile expo, and shows you what he got!