Mission Statement

We are a not-for-profit organization of aviculturists who are dedicated to the international preservation of all species of Hanging Parrots and Fig Parrots through maintenance, breeding, sharing of information, public education, and cooperation with approved zoological gardens made possible through our international conservancy.

Members cooperate with each other for the propagation of the species and to strengthen bloodlines of birds.  International cooperation is invited.  We are not a resource for the sale of birds.

We support many avian organizations and especially encourage members to join and become active in:

American Federation of Aviculture (AFA)
Home Page: www.afa.birds.org

World Parrot Trust (WPT)
Home Page: http://www.worldparrottrust.org

International Lori Journal
Home Page: http://www.parrotsociety.org.au/clubs/lji/about_us.htm

On March 15, 2001, the Conservancy endorsed the Coxen’s Fig Parrot (Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni) Recovery Team. The Coxen's Fig Parrot is one of the rarest birds in Australia and is critically endangered.

Read the March 2002 Draft Recovery Plan for the Coxen's Fig Parrot.

For contributions, the agreed upon and safest manner is to draw an international money order from your bank and send it by mail to:

Coxen's Fig Parrot Recovery Team
c/o Allison Beutel
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
28 Tomewin St.
Currumbin Queensland
4223
Australia

For more information about the Coxen's Fig Parrot Recovery Team, contact:

Dr. Ian Gynther
Senior Conservation Officer
Conservation Research
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
Southern Region
E-mail: Ian.Gynther@epa.qld.gov.au

We welcome all inquiries.

Ron Kasper, President
Hanging Parrot and Fig Parrot International Conservancy
ron@buttonupaviary.com

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