Welcome to H.A.R.I.'s Home Page. (Hagen Avicultural Research Institute).

HARI is located in Rigaud, Quebec, and was established in 1985 to study the captive breeding and maintenance of companion birds. At present, the breeding colony houses over 350 pairs of more than 50 various parrot species.

The research fields include disease control, pair bonding, nutrition and the influence of temperature, humidity and light cycles on breeding. Progress has been rapid in the area of feeding research at HARI.

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