Aviculture
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Aviculture is the practice of keeping and often breeding birds and the culture that forms around it. Aviculture is generally focused not just on the raising and breeding of birds, but also on preserving avian habitat, and public awareness campaigns.
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[edit] Types of aviculture
There are various reasons that people get involved in aviculture. Some people breed birds to preserve a species, some breed parrots as companion birds, and some breed birds to make a profit.
The truest meaning of aviculture is that described by Dr. Jean Delacour, the most influential individual aviculture has ever seen-
"Aviculture - The worldwide hobby of keeping and breeding numerous species of wild birds in captivity to maintain their numerical status in nature with a view of forestalling their extinction by supplying aviary raised stock"
[edit] Avicultural societies
There are avicultural societies throughout the world, but generally in Europe, Australia and the United States, where people tend to be more prosperous and have more leisure time to invest in such a facinating hobby. The fist avicultural society in Australia was The Avicultural Society of South Australia, founded in 1928; and now promoted with the name Bird Keeping in Australia.
[edit] Avicultural publications
Like many hobbies, there are many publications catering to aviculture, books on species as pets, books on breeding, and introductory books for parrots and softbills. There are also numerous periodicals, both generalized and specific to types of birds, although they are rarely more specific than "parrot." These periodicals contain articles on breeding, care, companionship, choosing a bird, health effects, and usually several on an individual species or genus.
[edit] External links
- American Society of Aviculture
- American Federation of Aviculture
- Avicultural Society of South Australia
- Bird Keeping In Australia
- Florida Federation of Aviculture
- Model Aviculture Program
- Society for Conservation in Aviculture
- Galliformes - Conservation & Aviculture
- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
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