International Turaco Society

International Turaco Society
I.T.S. Logo	A Turaco is an exotic African softbill. The attractive pair canoodling here are White-cheeked Turacos. Later we will introduce you to many more species as you continue to tour the site. Please select your destination using the navigation buttons on the left.
	Welcome to our web site.
	The International Turaco Society was set up in 1993 by a group of turaco enthusiasts who met at the Cotswold Wildlife Park in Burford (Oxfordshire in England). Anyone interested in any aspect of keeping or breeding turacos is welcome to join. My thanks to the many members who have already paid their subscription for 2010. If you have not paid and wish to continue to be a member, please renew as soon as possible. 25 2008 members who did not renew for 2009 or 2010 have now been removed from the members' list. Please continue to support the I.T.S. You can apply or renew on line (£12 U.K. and £13 overseas). Issue 33 of our magazine has now been posted out to all paid up 2010 members. Please send items of interest for Issue 34 by 1st August 2010 to:
	What's new on the site? (newest first)
	Members advertisements - Updated 31st August Members personal details, by request only (members only, link 7) - Updated 30th August Numbers of members and which countries they come from (members only, link 6) - Updated 24th August Members visits - details of a new visit plus photos of turacos at Blackbrook added 17th July Messages - Added to 17th July Date of I.T.S. stand at Staffordshire County Showground confirmed as 10th October - Edited 2nd June Members News / One-Liners (members only, link 5) Photos of an ITS member's first pair of turacos - Added 2nd June Members News / One-Liners (members only, link 5) Photos of Great Blue Turacos at Disney Animal Kingdom - Added 15th May Members News / One-Liners (members only, link 5) Photo of Lady Ross chick being reared by Chris Green at the Cotswold Wildlife Park - Added 25th April Clock with pictures of turaco heads added to sales page 16th April Contents list for ITS Magazine Issue 33 - Added 14th April Link to Avian Rearing Resource - Added 14th April Bibliography of articles from ITS Magazines on Turaco Management and Wild Observations (members only, link 10) - Updated 14th April Magazine contents full list - Issue 33 added 14th April Magazine extracts for Issues 32 and 33 (members only, link 8) - Added 14th April Minutes of 2010 Committee Meeting and A.G.M. including Chairman's Report and Profit and Loss Account sheet (members only, link 2) - Added 13th April Members News / One-Liners (members only, link 5) Photos from AGM and look around the Cotswold Wildlife Park, includie some movie extracts - Added to 13th April Link to MDS Avian DNA Service - Added 12th April 2011 AGM date Sunday 17th April 2011 (to be confirmed). Darron Corden will give a talk and powerpoint presentation, after the A.G.M. - Added 11th April Photos of Purple-crested Turacos taken by Hugh Chittenden in the town where he lives, Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal (all photos strictly copyright) - Added 3rd April Photo of a Knysna Turaco taken by Hugh Chittenden in the town where he lives, Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal (photo strictly copyright) - Added 3rd April Photo of Grey Go-away Bird taken by Hugh Chittenden in the Transvaal, South Africa (photo strictly copyright) - Added 3rd April Link to Blackbrook Zoological Park - Added 1st April Update Members password - 1st January 2010 Egg incubation helpline: Nick Manning E-mail Tel: (UK) 07979305441 Details When contacting Nick Manning it is helpful to know basic details about the incubator you need help with, e.g. is it still air or fan assisted, does it have automatic turning or not?
Any comments, problems or queries about this website, please contact the ITS Webmaster: E-mail: I.T.S. Members' advertisements "Turacos for sale or wanted" Lost and found Although turacos are not native to the UK, a number are living 'wild', having escaped from a collection somewhere. They are usually White-cheeked, but a few Violaceous have been spotted and any species kept in captivity could potentially escape from its flight. To identify the turaco have a look at the pictures on the species page. As for where he/she has come from a good point of contact is John Hayward on 01869 325699, e-mail , who co-ordinates a national register of lost and stolen birds. He will pass the information on to Cage & Aviary Birds, a weekly newspaper.
Contact ITS Secretary E-mail: Nigel Hewston	Web site designs and images copyright © 2010 International Turaco Society Web site hosted by "Turacos.co.uk"	Visitor number: Web counter from: www.digits.com Animated flags from: www.3Dflags.com