web & jared

Billy Saves the Billy Saves the ParrotsParrotsJared SchroederJared Schroeder

Web ElliottWeb Elliott

Billy was a ten-year-old Billy was a ten-year-old kid who loved nature kid who loved nature and biodiversity.and biodiversity.

He loved all animals, He loved all animals, but birds were his but birds were his favorite.favorite.

He had a pet swift He had a pet swift parrot named parrot named Webster.Webster.

Billy and Webster went Billy and Webster went to the park together to the park together every day.every day.

Then one day, Billy Then one day, Billy discovered that swift discovered that swift parrots were an parrots were an endangered species. endangered species. This meant that they This meant that they could almost be could almost be completely gone completely gone forever. He cried and forever. He cried and cried.cried.

Also, the habitat for Also, the habitat for swift parrots in the swift parrots in the wild was being wild was being polluted by habitat polluted by habitat degradation. This degradation. This meant that the bird’s meant that the bird’s habitat was being habitat was being damaged by damaged by pollution.pollution.

Billy feared that the Billy feared that the birds would become birds would become extinct and be gone extinct and be gone forever, so he asked forever, so he asked his friends what to his friends what to do.do.

They decided that more They decided that more swift parrots should swift parrots should be kept in captivity be kept in captivity by people.by people.

Billy and his friends Billy and his friends then had to decide then had to decide how to spread the how to spread the message so that message so that people knew about people knew about the problem.the problem.

They made newspaper They made newspaper advertisements, advertisements, fliers, and yard signs fliers, and yard signs and put them up all and put them up all over town.over town.

SAVE THE SWIFT

PARROTS!!

Word quickly began to Word quickly began to get around, and get around, and people started to people started to bring swift parrots to bring swift parrots to their attention.their attention.

Soon, almost everyone Soon, almost everyone in town owned a pet in town owned a pet swift parrot.swift parrot.

One day Billy read in One day Billy read in the paper that swift the paper that swift parrots were no parrots were no longer an longer an endangered species. endangered species. He was very happy.He was very happy.

Billy and his friends Billy and his friends officially became officially became known as “The Parrot known as “The Parrot Society.”Society.”

Parrot Society

Also, Billy became Also, Billy became famous and was famous and was called “Parrot Billy.”called “Parrot Billy.”

So next time you see a So next time you see a parrot, what will you parrot, what will you think of?think of?