Archive for June, 2012
Breeding the Buff-necked Ibis Theristicus caudatus at Blackbrook Zoological Park By Nicola Sumbland Dietary considerations when breeding Montezuma Quail Cyrtonyx montezumae By Jack Eitniear and Terry Becherer Breeding the Spectacled Laughingthrush Rhinocichla mitrata By Llyr Davies Looking back at Raymond’s first twenty-five years at Cobham By Malcolm Ellis Breeding the Toco Toucan Ramphastos toco and […]
Read MoreNew studies find challenges and opportunities for the conservation of Prince Ruspoli’s Turaco Tauraco ruspolii By Alazar Daka, Tolera Kumsa, Luca Borghesio, Jean-Marc Lernoould and Afework Bekele The beautiful Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster By Gary Bralsford Pelicans of the world By Christopher Marler The Lemon-breasted Canary Serinus citrinpectus By John Santegoeds Action for the conservation […]
Read MoreHaving worked in the zoo world now for over 43 years there has always been a small number of people who have made an impression on me in this small but dedicated field. John Ellis was definitely one of those. His passion for birds was infectious, he was always willing to listen to anyone who […]
Read MoreAny attempt to classify John Ellis would be a taxonomic enigma – but I think the closest we might come to a parallel taxon would be that of a shoebill stork – big, bold, beautiful (in the eye of the beholder), something every aviculturist wants and evolutionarily distinct! It is also somewhat apt that it […]
Read MoreThe tragic and untimely death of John Ellis leaves a huge gap in the avicultural and zoo worlds. He was an energetic member of the Avicultural Society Council, and made a particularly important contribution to the society’s web presence. He led the redesign of the website (recently favourably reviewed in Cage & Aviary Birds) and […]
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