Trappers removing wild caught African Grey Parrots from a trap in central Africa.A Campaign of the
World Parrot Trust
There is an on-going and dramatic decline of wild parrots worldwide. The parrot family has more globally threatened species than any other family of birds.
The "Red List" contains 94 species of parrots that are currently considered vulnerable, endangered, or critically threatened with extinction, and many more sub-species are equally at risk of disappearing forever.
World Parrot Trust
There is an on-going and dramatic decline of wild parrots worldwide. The parrot family has more globally threatened species than any other family of birds.
The "Red List" contains 94 species of parrots that are currently considered vulnerable, endangered, or critically threatened with extinction, and many more sub-species are equally at risk of disappearing forever.
For most threatened parrots, capture for pets is a primary cause of decline. Recent scientific findings from studies throughout the Neotropics demonstrated that the demand for large expensive parrots is a key driving force for this trade.
(Between 1995 and 1999 a total of 175,000 wild African Grey Parrots were legally traded. ... Between 1997 and 2000, the European Union officially imported 469,602 wild caught birds of 111 species.)
Photo ©1997 Diana May
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(Between 1995 and 1999 a total of 175,000 wild African Grey Parrots were legally traded. ... Between 1997 and 2000, the European Union officially imported 469,602 wild caught birds of 111 species.)
Photo ©1997 Diana May
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