By Sybil Erden, Founder - 2006 Introduction: Exotic birds, predominantly parrots, are the fourth most popular “pet” animal in the US, ranking after dogs, cats and freshwater fish. The Avian Welfare Movement was born during the last decade to address…
By Sybil Erden, Founder - December 9, 2002 First published as "The Story that Must Be Told" in CPQ, Spring 2003 If you went to any of the Internet search engines and typed in the words "Avian Rescue" five years…
By Eileen McCarthy Lories and Lorikeets are nectar-eating parrots from Indonesia, Australia, The Philippines and surrounding areas. There are 54 Lory and Lorikeet species, and many subspecies, within the family Psittacidae that includes all species of parrots or Psittacines. Lories…
By Sybil Erden, Founder - November, 2004 Many birds arrive at The Oasis with a box filled with seed, pellets, toys... the things the bird had used in their former home. Homer is a Citron cockatoo who arrived with, among…
The following common house-hold products are TOXIC and DEADLY to birds. A bird’s biology is so different from ours that things we do not even sense can and DO kill them! Remember the old "canary in the coal mine"…. Also…
By Sybil Erden, Founder These are the tests that The Oasis Sanctuary considers “base line” introductory tests for any bird, particularly those joining a flock or a household with other birds: For all birds (the exception is finches which are…
By Sybil Erden, Founder -2004. The fact that you are reading this suggests that you already have a bird or are debating whether to acquire one as a new member of your household. Parrots are not pets as we have…