The Holistic Parrot by Leslie Moran
The mindfulness of concerned global citizens, grows into collective action, which is resulting in positive synergistic change for our environment. On the very first Earth Day, 22th April 1970, activities were held primarily in the USA with 20 million people taking part. In 1990 Earth Day activities had grown to include more than 200 million people in 141 countries. Today, 35 years later, according to the organisation that has been the force behind Earth Day since the very beginning, more than 1 billion people in 192 countries will be a part of the Earth Day Network.
The theme for this year’s Earth Day events are focused around promoting renewable energy. However, with us having a unique interest in the parrots that we care for, and their ecosystems in the wild, we can adopt their 2025 slogan and employ it to mean that with our own personal power, we can make educated choices that help improve conditions for our parrots, our planet and wild parrot habitats worldwide.
Recently, this column focused on microplastics in our environment, our food and water supplies and how these pollutants can harm us and our parrots. Another level to plastics in aviculture is to take a look at the type of food and water bowls you are using. Are any of these plastic? If so, I invite you to toss out these unhealthy dishes and upgrade to ceramic, glass or stainless steel.