Zebra finches are amongst the most popular pet birds that are readily available. If you are looking for a no fuss pet, the Zebra finch may be a perfect option for you. These birds can be tamed very well, albeit not easily. Once you have formed a bond with your bird, be prepared for a lot of singing and physical interaction. These birds are extremely entertaining and make wonderful pets. Care for Zebra finches is pretty straight forward. If you provide them with a good housing facility and the right diet, they will stay pretty much healthy. With this book, you will learn everything about the Zebra finch from the feeding requirements, tips to keep them active and physically fit, breeding these birds, the common health problems they may face and a lot more. Covered in this book: -Bonding activities -Buying -Care -Feeding -Habitat -Health -Housing -Pros and Cons -Travelling -Varieties ....and much more
If you are thinking of bringing home a beautiful, honey-voiced Gouldian Finch, then you should know that the birds are a big responsibility. Although they are small in size, these birds require just as much care as any other species of birds that are kept as pets. Gouldian Finches are extremely colorful birds, which has earned them the name, Rainbow Finch. These birds also go by the name of Lady Gouldian. Before you decide to bring a Gouldian Finch home, learning as much as you can about the bird will do you a lot of good. This will help you understand specific needs of the bird and provide for the bird as needed. This book is ideal for beginners in the world of Finches. It takes you through everything that you need to know about Gouldian Finches including: - Cage requirements - Diet - Grooming - Healthcare for the birds - Natural history of the bird - Personality of these birds - Safety of the birds - The right source to get the bird - Tips to help the bird settle into your home - Training There is a lot more information that will also help you decide if, in fact, the Gouldian Finch is the right bird for your home or not.
Sun Conures are the most popular avian pets in the world today. These brightly colored birds hail from South America and are known for making amazing pets. These birds are extremely trainable and highly intelligent. Therefore, interacting with these birds can be a lot of fun. However, what is very important to understand is that these birds are exotic and require special care. Most people believe that birds may not be as much work as other pets like cats and dogs. Well, it is quite contrary and you need to know exactly how to care for Sun Conures to ensure that they are healthy and happy. This book is the perfect guide for beginner Sun Conure owners. It tells you everything you need to know about your Sun Conure from the time you bring it home. The book covers important subjects like: Behaviour patterns Best breeds for ownership Breeding and taking care of young hatchlings Caring for young Sun Conure Common illnesses and corresponding actions and precautions Different varieties Feeding a Sun Conure Food Grooming Healthcare Helping the bird get used to your home Housing Insuring your Sun Conure Interacting with your Sun Conure Interaction with other pets Selecting the right bird to bring home Price and methods of acquiring Sun Conure Pros and cons of having a Sun Conure Shopping checklists Understanding your Sun Conure This book will help you to understand about the care that is required for these birds so that you can decide if you can make such a commitment in your life right now. After all, a Sun Conure has a life span of close to 30 years. This book is perfect for you because: It covers every issue that a new Conure parent may face. The content in this book is based on several experiences from other Sun Conure owners. That way, it will help you deal with several unique situations that you may find yourself in All important aspects are explained in a very simple and easy to understand manner. Remember that the Sun Conure is a highly intelligent creature. So, there may be several new things that you will learn about your bird each day. While this book is a great starting point, make sure that you keep learning more and more about the trends in bird care. That way, it is guaranteed that you will make a great Conure parent."
Studies of mechanisms in the brain that allow complicated things to happen in a coordinated fashion have produced some of the most spectacular discoveries in neuroscience. This book provides eloquent support for the idea that spontaneous neuron activity, far from being mere noise, is actually the source of our cognitive abilities. It takes a fresh look at the coevolution of structure and function in the mammalian brain, illustrating how self-emerged oscillatory timing is the brain's fundamental organizer of neuronal information. The small-world-like connectivity of the cerebral cortex allows for global computation on multiple spatial and temporal scales. The perpetual interactions among the multiple network oscillators keep cortical systems in a highly sensitive "metastable" state and provide energy-efficient synchronizing mechanisms via weak links. In a sequence of "cycles," György Buzsáki guides the reader from the physics of oscillations through neuronal assembly organization to complex cognitive processing and memory storage. His clear, fluid writing-accessible to any reader with some scientific knowledge-is supplemented by extensive footnotes and references that make it just as gratifying and instructive a read for the specialist. The coherent view of a single author who has been at the forefront of research in this exciting field, this volume is essential reading for anyone interested in our rapidly evolving understanding of the brain.
The practice of keeping live birds in captivity has been widespread throughout this century and has increased considerably as the 20th century comes to a close. In the last decade or so, the increased trade in live birds from Tanzania has given rise to a number of concerns regarding the sustainability of the trade, its effects on bird numbers, and illegal trafficking. As part of its efforts to palliate the lack of legislation and planning in this domain and to evaluate the effects of this trade, in 1990 the Tanzanian government initiated the Planning and Assessment for Wildlife Management (PAWM) project. As part of this project, a workshop on the live bird trade in Tanzania was organized in Dar Es Salaam in December 1991 and gave rise to a series of initiatives. This publication provides a record of these initiatives and of the PAWN's efforts to arrive at and implement them. It also provides a record of the papers presented during the workshop and the recommendations that emerged therefrom.
Use of and trade in wildlife is a fact of life for human society around the globe. Article IV of the CITES Convention requires that exporting countries restrict trade in Appendix II species to levels that are not detrimental either to species? survival, or to their role within the ecosystems in which they occur (known as the ?non-detriment finding?). Based on two workshops convened by IUCN to develop some pragmatic assistance for Scientific Authorities, this publication presents the background to the development of the non-detriment finding checklist and explains how the checklist itself is designed to work, in the hope that Scientific Authority staff will take and develop the parts of the approach that they find useful.
