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About Central Alabama Avicultural Society, Inc.
Links The links below are just a few of CAAS's members favorite links concerning the welfare and care of birds. National Cockatiel Society NCS is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing information on the proper care, handling, maintenance and breeding of cockatiels.The American Federation Of Aviculture AFA is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization established in 1974 dedicated to the preservation of aviculture. Our purpose is to represent aviculture and to educate the public about keeping and breeding birds in captivity. By ensuring that everyone has the right to own, maintain and breed birds, the youth of today can be the aviculturists of tomorrow.The Society of Parrot Breeders and Exhibitors The Society of Parrot Breeders and Exhibitors is an international society striving for excellence in our captive breeding programs through the encouragement and education of our fellow aviculturists on the proper management and improved care of all parrots.The National Finch and Softbill Society The National Finch and Softbill Society is dedicated to the introduction of the enjoyment of keeping and breeding Finches and Softbills to all interested parties, enhance the knowledge of our members in keeping and care of these birds, encourage breeding programs, and cooperate with organizations for the preservation of aviculture in this country.The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill San Francisco's Telegraph Hill wild parrots.Free Parrots.net The lastest news and stories about and concerning birds of all types.The Alex Foundation The Alex Foundation was established to support research on psittacine intelligence and communication. The Foundation helps provide funding for Dr. Irene Pepperberg's work with African Grey's - Alex, Griffin, Arthur aka ''Wart'' and Kyaaro. Dr. Pepperberg has developed training techniques that enable Grey parrots not only to produce but also comprehend and use English speech appropriately. She has also shown that these birds can perform as well as chimpanzees and dolphins on many tasks used to evaluate intelligent behavior. The hope is that demonstrating that parrots are sentient beings will encourage responsible pet ownership, conservation efforts and veterinary research into psittacine diseases.The Alabama Coastal Birding Trail The Alabama Coastal Birding Trail, arranged as a series of loops, describes the birding spots most frequented by Alabama birders. Each loop could easily take a half day or more. Detailed directions are provided in a sequential fashion, but it is not necessary to follow the complete loop. Suggestions are given for some of the birds that may be expected at each site.Project Bird Watch The Indonesian Parrot Project / Project Bird Watch is an all-volunteer group of bird lovers, who have formed a nonprofit corporation, working toward four main goals: Helping to Conserve Endangered Indonesian Cockatoos and Parrots; Helping to Provide Sustainable Income for Local Villages; Serving as a Source of Information and Education; and Improving the Welfare of Parrots in Captivity.
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CAAS Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) a non-profit organization operating exclusively for charitable, scientific, and educational purposes to improving the lives of birds.