PsittaScene MagazinePsittaScene is the quarterly magazine published by the World Parrot Trust. Members receive a printed copy delivered as part of their subscription by post, and we make an electronic version available online. Each issue has regular updates on the work being carried out by the WPT, along with reports from the field. The magazine also covers topics relating to bird behaviour in captivity, helping parrot owners to understand their complex companions. In each issue you will find:
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Past Issues

Autumn 2019
Volume 31.3 (no. 120)
- To Stop the Wild Parrot Trade: A Decade of WPT’s FlyFree Program
- Celebrating 30 Years: Highlights of three decades of saving parrots
- Chica's Bumpy Road to Survival: Macaw Recovery Network, Costa Rica
- Lovebirds of Africa's Mopane Woodlands: Report from the field
- Parrots in the Wild: Gang Gang Cockatoo

Summer 2019
Volume 31.2 (no. 119)
- 14 years on from the EU Trade Ban: Millions of birds flying free
- Confiscation is the First Step: Returning trapped parrots to the wilds of Indonesia
- To See Wild Parrots: A personal trek to Tambopata
- Red-fronted Macaws: Working together to bring them back from the edge
- Parrots in the Wild: Sulphur-winged Conure

Spring 2019
Volume 31.1 (no. 118)
- Involving Local People in Conservation; Working with the Critically Endangered Blue-throated Macaw in Bolivia
- Diversity in Parrots; a broad and fascinating spectrum
- An Examination of the Wild Bird Trade in Perú
- Parrots in the Wild: Sulphur-crested Cockatoos

Winter 2018
Volume 30.4 (no. 117)
- Rescue, Rehabilitation and Release: Saving Peru’s Native Parrots from Trade
- Pet Pages: Teaching Parrots to Target
- Species Focus: Madeira Conure
- A Brave New World: Fighting parrot trafficking in the age of social media
- BIRDIE: A 're-feathering' success story
- Parrots in the Wild: Southern Mealy Amazons