All sessions will be held via Zoom. Some additional speakers will be added soon! Can’t make all of these sessions? No problem as you get access to all of these as recordings!

Note: If any of the following need to be changed, registrants will be notified as soon as possible. All dates/times are in Eastern Time. Please adjust for your timezone.

Proceeds benefit the Avian Preservation & Education Conservancy and Saint Xavier University’s Animal Nutrition Lab.

October

25th - Lisa Woodworth & Laurella Desborough from Eclectus Ark (7pm EST) USA
The importance of whole food diets

27th - Jade Welch from Jade Welch Photography (7pm EST) AUS
Fascinating parrot behaviors: Observations from the wild

6th - Jamie Abete, DVM from Niles Animal Hospital (8pm EST) USA
Nutritional and toxicological causes of feather destructive behavior

9th - Gen Anderson, Saint Augustine Alligator Farm (12pm EST) USA
Avian management in zoos: The Blue-throated macaw Species Survival Plan

11th - Nimal Fernando from Mikey & Mia (10am EST) UK
Care and Management of Free Flying Birds with Mikey and Mia

14th - Bonnie Zimmermann from the Indonesian Parrot Project (7pm EST) INDO/USA
What do parrots eat in the wild and other burning questions!

16th - Robin Sullivan from the Leather Elves (8pm EST) USA
How Human Perception Impacts Our Responses to Animal Behavior

17th - Dr. Cromwell Purchase from the Association for the Conservation of Threatened Parrots (7pm EST) BR

The success story of the Spix's Macaw: From extinct to flying free!
How captive breeding saved a species from extinction

18th - Sophie Barnett & David Trebus from Best Behaved Birds (11am EST) UK
Building a great relationship with your bird: Training, bonding, diet, enclosure, and best practice

27th - Dr. Jason Crean from Saint Xavier University (7pm EST) USA

The use of teas in avian husbandry

29th - Tiffany Park from Feathered Treasures (7 pm EST) USA
PHIT: Psittacine Handfeeding Improvement Techniques

2nd - Hilla Niemann from Papageientraining (9am EST) GER
Body language and the interaction between parrot and their owners

5th - Lara Joseph from the Animal Behavior Center (7pm EST) USA
Be careful with that bond! A discussion on separation anxiety

6th - Dr. Caroline Efstathion from the Avian Preservation and Education Conservancy (8pm EST) USA
Avian Conservation Effort Updates!

16th - Dr. EV Voltura, researcher (11am EST) USA

Biodiversity in Psittaciformes Diets - Polly wants more than a cracker!