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Liz Wilson, a certified veterinary technician, has been living and working with parrots for thirty-five years, with twenty years of experience specializing in avian and exotic animal nursing. Her current feathered companion is a 40+-year-old female blue and gold macaw named Sam, who has shared Liz's life for 28 years.
With prior training in elementary education and psychology, Liz started working with behavior in pet parrots over a decade ago. In the last several years, she has gained recognition internationally as a parrot behavior consultant, thanks to her seminars, freelance writing and consultations with parrot owners. An experienced and entertaining speaker, she has done extensive lecturing with avian veterinary conferences, avicultural conferences, companion parrot conferences, and bird clubs both here and in Europe.
She has written extensively for BIRD TALK, BIRDS USA, ORIGINAL FLYING MACHINE, AMAZONA QUARTERLY, THE PET BIRD REPORT, and Parrots Magazine. In January 2001, she began co-authoring the “Parrot Psychology” column in BIRD TALK. Last year, she received critical acclaim for her chapter on problem behaviors in companion parrots, in the MANUAL OF AVIAN MEDICINE, a textbook for avian veterinarians. She is currently working on three more veterinary textbook chapters, which will bring her total to eight. She also has a book of a decade of article reprints, HANDBOOK OF AVIAN ARTICLES, which can be ordered through this website.
I am first and foremost a teacher. I see my job as a parrot behavior consultant as teaching people how to understand and cohabit happily with parrots, as well as teaching people how to teach their parrots how to be good pets. In so doing, I am attempting to maximize the possibility of a parrot living a long, happy and psychologically healthy life with their people. Since parrots are genetically wild animals, even if born in captivity, they won't know how to be a good pet unless they are taught how. Too many parrots are losing their homes due to behavior problems, and this is simply not acceptable for these extraordinary but often aggravating creatures -- they deserve better from us. So I do what I can to educate people about parrots, and try to prevent or correct problems that could threaten the parrot's future as a companion animal.
Liz, a certified veterinary technician, has been living and working
with parrots for thirty-five years, with twenty years of experience
specializing in avian and exotic animal nursing. Her feathered companion
is a 40+ year-old female blue and gold macaw named Sam, who has shared
her life for 28 years. She has gained recognition internationally as
a parrot behavior consultant, thanks to her seminars, freelance writing,
and consultations with parrot owners. An experienced and entertaining
speaker, she has done extensive lecturing at avian veterinary conferences,
avicultural conferences, companion parrot conferences, and bird clubs
both here and in Europe. She writes extensively in parrot magazines
such as the Companion Parrot Quarterly and Bird Talk.
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Brian L. Speer, DVM, DIP, ABVP, ECAMS office phone # 925/625-1878 Brian Speer is one of this country's leading avian veterinarians. He is board-certified, both here in the US, and again in Europe. there are only a handful of veterinarians throughout the world who have qualified to "double-certify". Brian Speer is one of only a couple in the United States itself, with these certifications. Dr. Speer is in high demand as a lecturer throughout the world and has been invited to share his knowledge with others. He has co-authored the book, "The Large Macaw" and "Birds for Dummies", in addition to authoring numerous articles about diagnostic approaches to avian medicine as well as preventative healthcare for birds. He believes in educating, not only the public, but other veterinarians in the avian industry and consults with them on a daily basis. You will not find a finer avian veterinarian anywhere else in the United States. Board Certification ABVP(av), ECAMS, Certified in avian practice
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Dr. Ian Tizard, BVMS, PhD
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Director, Schubot Exotic Bird Health Center |
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Dr Tizard combines his interests in birds and immunology to focus on comparative avian immunology. Research Areas: |
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Dr. David N. Phalen, D.V.M., PhD
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Assistant Professor of Zoological Medicine, Associate Director, Schubot Exotic Bird Health Center, Department of Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas |
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Education: Service Assignments: Zoological medicine, birds, reptiles, pocket pets, and wildlife. Special Interests: Avian medicine. Research Interests: Avian infectious diseases, in particular, avian polyomavirus, avian mycobacteriosis, and avian papillomatosis. |
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| Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infectious diseases of cage birds. Investigating the pathogenesis and new diagnostic methods for avian polyomavirus; investigating the etiologic agent of internal papillomatosis; and investigating antemortem and histopathological diagnosis of the various mycobacterial agents causing avian tuberculosis; investigation into safe and adequate dietary vitamin D and calcium concentrations in parrots. |
Dr. Darrel Styles, D.V.M., M.S.
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Lecturer, Schubot Exotic Bird Health Center, Department of Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas Lecturer, Texas A&M University, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College Station, Texas
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Associate Director, American Federation of Aviculture, Conservation & Research Director, American Federation of Aviculture, Red Siskin Recovery Project Research Areas: |
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