Abstract
A plea came from Guatemala in the spring of 1987 asking for immediate assistance to save a group of 200 baby yellow-nape Amazon parrots. Apparently these babies were part of a smuggled shipment originating from Guatemala that were confiscated and then given to conservationists in Guatemala City. One of the caretakers, the Berger family, wrote to Dr. Art Risser of the San Diego Zoo asking if they could send one of their avian veterinarians immediately to their country. At the time the letter was written only 160 babies remained. The zoo could not spare anyone so Dr. Risser approached Behavioral Study of Birds, Ltd., Aviculture Institute and asked if they could send one of their veterinarians. The answer was...
