On 15 January, Radio Televisión Española recorded in our facilities and interviewed one of our vets, David Perpiñan. The theme of the interview was an increase in Argentine parrots in our city and its impact on the urban environment. These birds are highly adaptable, very selective with food and easy to play that makes the colonies of parrots proliferate exponentially in cities like Barcelona, ​​with the consequent problems. However, many people opt for this type of bird psitàcid pet in your home.

To view the article published just click here. To view a summary of the interview, follow the link below and advance to minute 14:15 -> interview .

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We announce the last article of our reptile vet Albert (also scientific director of the Recovery Centre Reptiles and amphibians of Catalonia ), the status and conservation of the Mediterranean tortoise (Testudo hermanni) in Catalonia, which was recently published in the German magazine "marginalized." It is one of the few articles written on this subject in German, and hopefully be a useful tool to help the conservation of this species in our region.

You can download full article in PDF format here.

In this time of year the swifts chicks and washer and crossbowmen are out of the nest and flown by the first. It is quite common to find them on the floor of the nest or fallen as a result of the first attempts at flight.

These birds have the wings very long, sickle-shaped and very small legs and strong claws to catch up on the walls, so they are not capable of flying up from the ground (touch the wings twitching on the ground and can not). Usually taken to a wall and take the flight system is simply going to be left empty from a certain height and begin to fly.

All birds are protected species in this family, and if you find them you should contact one of the centers of wildlife recovery of the Generalitat of Catalonia , and that it shall be responsible for their rehabilitation and release the environment once it is recovered. If you have difficulties you can bring to our contact center agents and forest to come to your collection.

While contact centers can maintain the recovery in a cardboard box, with papers on the floor and the top open. If you absolutely do not need leaded keep it warm. So while you are looking for temporary and who they take care, you can feed with feed dog or cat soaked and softened in warm water, placing it directly in the mouth small portions, taking care not to damage the beak open her mouth.

Last July, the zoo veterinarians Veterinary Badalona in the framework of collaboration usually carried out with the project-Attentio Depana Care and Re-location of Exotic Animals confiscated , participated in the veterinary care of a young specimen of common Leon was in possession of some individuals.

The animal, a male specimen of about seven months old, was not adequate facilities for the species and recently showed signs of illness (sad and listless, not eating less and defecate normally.)

We performed preventive anesthesia of the animal to come to his careful clinical examination and taking different samples (blood, feces ...) for additional determinations that helped establish objectively the state of health. The veterinary examination confirmed that the patient was suffering from malnutrition and specific nutritional deficiencies, apart from being very parasitize both external and internal parasites.

Were adequate medical treatment in addition to balance and improve their maintenance and nutritional regimen. Members of Attentio proceeded to move the animal, still asleep in their own facilities, which shall continue to recover and try their resettlement in the right place for this issue.

Fortunately, it is common for individuals to have access to large captive wild cats like this Leon.

In addition to the specialized zoological institutions, it is very difficult to meet the demanding requirements of these species and thus give them a quality of life comparable to that should be in the wild. This means that under no circumstances be recommended or indicated possession of big cats carnivores outside of such institutions.

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