Endangered Species Act Changes Things For Us

Dave performing aboard the Norwegian Dawn with Camelot Macaw Tusa Last year when we disembarked the Norwegian Dawn just before Thanksgiving, our blue throated macaw Jinx was entered into the endangered species act, and therefore the USFWS seized our traveling permit for him. We were devastated and knew there would be not enough time on our brie...
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How to Buy a Bird from the USA and Legally Export it

Photo by Dave Location: Centralia, WA In photo: Camelot macaw "Comet" and Blue throated macaw "Jinx" I’ve never thought of this blog post topic before, so it took a facebook question for me to write on it since I have never lived in another country (except for Saipan, where I took my own birds along with me and was never looking for more at the...
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Obtaining CITES Permits for Your Parrots

    NOTE: I’ve only had to do this from the USA. All these requirements are based on the USA’s requirements for traveling with exotic parrots. The first thing you need to know about your parrot is its scientific name. You can easily google this online. Here are some, as examples, of more popular species: - African Grey “Psittacus erithacus erit...
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