She has been a resident of the Napa Valley for over twenty years, and lives in Pope Valley with a motley crew of elderly rescued parrots and works of course … in the wine business at a small family winery on the top of Spring Mountain. She lectures at domestically and internationally to conservation organizations, universities and scientific organizations. She leads that project as well as protecting a species of cockatoo that is on the brink of extinction located on a remote island in the Java Sea. She has conducted and performed field work in Belize, Peru and Indonesia.
Kembali Bebas is an avian rescue, rehabilitation and release center located in North Seram, Maluku which to date has released over 1800 endemic species of parrots and cockatoos successfully into the wild.
She joined the board of IPP in 2003 as the director of ecotourism, and co-founded Kembali Bebas with Dr. Like many people in the avian world, she started as a “pet owner” but gradually evolved to where she is today, working to promote education, rescue, rehabilitation and enrichment for parrots confiscated from the illegal trade in Indonesia, and developing programs to protect and study endangered parrots in their natural environment. Project Leader – International affairs, ecotourism, public education, avian managementīonnie has been involved with parrots for over almost thirty years.
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