Ethics in wildlife rehabilitation may seem, at first glance, like a personal matter. And in fact, I believe it is—just as it is in every other field. But professional work in this area revolves precisely around ethics, because our ultimate purpose is to help individual animals selflessly. This places ethics squarely at the center of everything we do. In this article, we will look at the challenges this entails and how we can address them. Ethics Is Individual, but It Must Be

Preparing a parrot raised in captivity to live in the wild is a far more delicate and demanding process than one might think. Life in the wild requires skills that these animals do not develop automatically, and one of the most decisive is learning to identify, locate, access, and consume the foods of their natural environment. While these abilities may seem instinctive, they actually need to be built through experience, which is why careful rehabilitation is essential. Their

Over the years, I have realized that hygiene and biosecurity in general are one of the Achilles' heels of practically all wildlife facilities, from rescue centers or sanctuaries to zoos or private collections. The same happens in private homes, where — although the risks are lower — it is often handled even more inadequately. In this post, I want to provide some small keys and guidelines to lay the foundational knowledge on which a good hygiene and disinfection plan should be

Many people who live with parrots wonder if their bird is truly happy, if it has a good quality of life. Often, even with the best intentions, it is difficult to understand the needs of the wild animal in our care, and even more so to know if they are being met. In this post, I want to explore what animal welfare is, how it is interpreted, and which indicators we can consider in psittacines to evaluate, with some rigor, whether our parrot is experiencing good welfare. What is

Those of us who have lived or worked with parrots know how painful and frustrating a bite can be. Many times we don’t understand why it happens or what triggered it, and we end up thinking the animal is “bad.” But the reality is different: aggression is part of their natural behavioral repertoire and usually appears as a response to certain circumstances. Let’s take a look at what those are and, briefly, how we might address them. Aggression can be normal, but it’s not desira

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