PSUK 50th anniversary seminar T
17/18 September 2016 / Chester Zoo
he weekend will include a session of fascinating presentations by a range of internationally recognized speakers
on Saturday 17th, to be held in the recently refurbished and comfortable lecture theatre at the Zoo. The session will be opened by PS Chairman Alan Jones, and compered by expert bird artist Eric Peake. Eric has also kindly donated a signed print of St Vincent’s Amazons for a raffle prize.
A video will be shown of one of the Society’s long-term conservation projects – the tinning of trees to protect cockatoos’ nest sites, initiated by Ray Ackroyd and long-term PS Council member the late John Mollindinia. The final programme of speakers is –
• Mark Stafford (USA) from Parrots International – ‘What’s so special about parrots that makes them worth conserving?’
• Chester Zoo – a history of avian conservation by Chester Zoo
• David Woolcock (UK) from Paradise Park, Cornwall – ‘Parrot Conservation – global issues, local solutions – we all have a part to play’
• Rosemary Low (UK) – ‘In situ conservation & research, A worldwide overview’.
• Julia Heckmann (Germany) – from University of Giessen, ‘Aspects of avian bornavirus (PDD) for parrot lovers’. (Research part-funded by the PSUK)
• Tony Pittman (UK) – ‘The Spix’s macaw, from its last sightings in the wild to captive breeding programmes’.
• Steve Brookes (UK) – ‘Conservation in action – Lear’s macaws & Grey-breasted parakeets in Brazil’ (Both PSUK-funded projects)
• Barbara Heidenreich (USA) – ‘The Kakapo Recovery Programme’
Barbara Heidenreich is also a world-renowned tutor on behavioural problems of many animals, including parrots. She has offered to present one of her fascinating workshops on the Sunday morning, if there is sufficient interest. This three-hour session will still allow time to visit the Zoo afterwards, and the last time Barbara held such a workshop in the UK several years ago, the fee was £80. We are offering the opportunity to attend this unique event at just £60 a head
Sunday will leave delegates free to explore the magnificent facilities of Chester Zoo, with experienced keepers on hand to answer PS delegates’ questions and show them the best exhibits. Entry to the Zoo will be at a specially reduced rate to weekend registered delegates.
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