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August 2019
We are holding our first fundraising event for the Sam, I Can Foundation here at The Animal Behavior Center. Volunteer, Angie Knannlein-Rahman will be holding a sandal making class and donating all proceeds to the Sam, I Can Foundation. We all made these sandals at our last volunteer get-together. It was a blast and these sandals are great and fun to wear. Bring your own beverage on Saturday, August 24th at 6PM and we'll supply the rest. Click on the…
Find out more »September 2019
Parrot Presentation and training demonstrations – Parrot Hope Rescue
On Sunday, September 8, 2019, Lara Joseph will be presenting and giving training demonstrations at Parrot Hope Rescue in Mantua, Ohio. She will be available for questions during her time there. For more information, please contact Parrot Hope Rescue at parrothope.com
Find out more »November 2019
C4AW Event
SAVE the DATEs of November 15-16, 2019 for our next C4AW Event!!! Hear from C4AW Partners and Speakers. This will be held in conjunction with National Bird Show and TASC vendor hall. More details soon. #c4aw #collaborating4avianwellness Dr Jason Crean, Consultant Lara Joseph chinaprairie.com TOP's Parrot Food Avian Fashions Royal Avian Specialties, LLC Wacky Wings Bird Toys The Leather Elves Argires Snacks Greywood Manor Provisions Texas Natural Freeze Dried Products Fluker Farms True Leaf Market Wingdow A Helping Wing Parrot…
Find out more »January 2020
National Parrot Rescue Preservation Foundation – Parrot Festival 2020
Lara Joseph will be speaking live in Houston at Parrot Festival 2020! Stay tuned for more details!
Find out more »March 2020
Connecticut Parrot Society Featherfest Expo
The Connecticut Parrot Society, will be having its annual bird expo on Saturday, March 21, 2020. It is a fun and festive day open to the public and includes vendors with parrot-related products, raffles, and many other features. Keynote speaker, Lara Joseph will be presenting at 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. CPS is a 501(c)(3), all volunteer club dedicated to educating its members and the public about the proper care of companion parrots. We have a very active parrot adoption placement…
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Brooke Durham is the Founder, Director, President of REP For Wildlife and SoCal Parrot. With her first priority always as animal care, Brooke has begun assembling an elite team of professionals to Represent, Educate, and Protect For Wildlife (REP4Wildlife). The first chapter of this organization is SoCal Parrot; a fledgling non-profit that exists to bridge the gap of care and consideration that naturalized parrots fall into because they are neither native wildlife nor truly domestic. Brooke is currently involved in every aspect of REP4Wildlife and SoCal Parrot; from personally assessing each animal, to working with other professionals to develop proper protocols and techniques, and all the way to keeping up with the administrative and organizational demands of a non-profit organization. 
Dr. Tim Reichard has been active in the national zoo community for over thirty years. He is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, the Association of Exotic Animal Veterinarians, the Toledo Veterinary Medicine Association, and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. In addition to being a top zoo veterinarian Dr. Reichard is a distinguished educator, researcher, and author. He has shared his expertise for over ten years with veterinary technician students as well as interns under his supervision and mentorship. Additionally, he has authored and co-authored thirty five articles in a variety of publications. 
Jason Crean, MS, EdD is a degreed biologist and zoo consultant, an avid aviculturist specializing in the propagation of green aracaris and white-backed mousebirds, President of The Avicultural Society of Chicagoland, and First Vice-President for the American Federation of Aviculture. Crean often speaks to avicultural groups across the country and acts as consultant to zoos and other institutions, including the Wildlife Genetics lab at Loyola Medical Center and Chicago Nature Museum. He specializes in taking actual scientific research, like that of the Genetics lab, and incorporating it into education programs to illustrate how science affects conservation. As Education Chair for the AFA, he has begun incorporating this work so people around the world can view the importance of Aviculture in their classrooms. He also runs a live animal education program that does free interactive programs for a host of different audiences.