World Parrot Trust

112 Endangered African Grey parrots have been repatriated to the DRC after being rescued from traffickers. A landmark win for wildlife conservation made possible by team work between many organisations and individuals. Read more in our blog: parrots.org/parrot-blogger… @TurkishAirlines  @CITES  @IccnRdc

Report in @StandardKenya reveals trafficking of Grey #parrots 2 years after amnesty programme launched by @KWSKenya. It's critical that efforts are stepped up to tackle illegal selling & ownership and prevent normalisation of keeping and trade in parrots. #google_vignette" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">standardmedia.co.ke/health/health-…

The @IndianapolisZoo has supported parrot conservation since 2015, working with partners like @MacawNetwork and @ParrotTrust to protect great green macaws and blue-throated macaws respectively in Central and South America. 3/

On this #WorldParrotDay, we join the global parrot conservation and care community to celebrate parrots' incredible beauty, diversity, intelligence and ecological importance. @ParrotTrust 1/

#DidYouKnow that parrots, encompassing nearly 400 species, are a remarkably diverse group but also one of the most endangered among birds? Learn more by supporting the newly formed Wild Parrot Specialist Group 🔗iucn.org/story/202405/c… #WorldParrotDay

🦜 Did you know that we've lost over 50% of our African grey parrots in less than 50 years? Join us for an X Space discussion this coming #WorldParrotDay to unpack the impact of the illegal trade in parrots and learn what the public can do to help. This #WorldParrotDay, tune in for an in-depth discussion with @WildAfricaFund , @nigeriantribune , @ncfnigeria , @ParrotTrust and @CustomsNG on the impact of the illegal trade in parrots and what the public can do. 👇 📍 X Space Event 📆 31 May 2024 ⏰ 6:00 WAT Save the date and join us for 60 minutes of insight, inspiration, and action. #WildAfricaFund #WAFWildlifeSpaces #WorldParrotDay

Coming soon, 20th Anniversary of 'World Parrot Day' on May 31st! In 1989, Mike Reynolds set up the @ParrotTrust at Paradise Park, in Cornwall, UK. The WPT is a registered charity active around the world & helped the survival of 80 species in 45 countries. #WorldParrotDay

🦜 Did you know that the African grey parrot population declines by 21% every year? This #WorldParrotDay, tune in for an in-depth discussion with @WildAfricaFund, @nigeriantribune, @ncfnigeria, @ParrotTrust and @CustomsNG on the impact of the illegal trade in parrots and what the public can do. 👇 📍 X Space Event 📆 31 May 2024 ⏰ 6:00 PM WAT Save the date and join us for 60 minutes of insight, inspiration, and action. #WildAfricaFund #WAFWildlifeSpaces #WorldParrotDay

Este fortalecimiento de capacidades cuenta con el apoyo de @ParrotTrust y el proyecto Fortaleciendo la resiliencia climática de comunidades rurales y de los ecosistemas en Ahuachapán Sur El Salvador – @PNUDSV y @adaptationfund. 🤝🏼

Time for March #ParrotCalendarOfTheMonth! First up are these beautiful white-eared parakeets (AKA maroon -faced) by Kitty Harvill in the World Parrot Trust art calendar. Found in Eastern Brazil, they are considered near-threatened. @ParrotTrust @desi_milpacher

A wonderful collaboration with @UNdeLaPaz, @ICNUNAL, @ProCATColombia, @ParrotTrust & @ABCbirds allowed to document and update the status of the critically endangered #SantaMartaSabrewing. 🚨Preprint👇 biorxiv.org/content/10.110… 🚨Press release👇 abcbirds.org/news/santa-mar…

"Swiftie" might make you think of Taylor Swift, but what about the endangered Swift parrots?🦜💔 With <750 left, Senator Pocock is rallying Swift's fans to save them from extinction. Habitat loss from logging is a major threat > canberradaily.com.au/pocock-urging-…

Here is the World Parrot Trust Art Calendar entry for Feb 2024 #ParrotCalendarOfTheMonth by Tony Sanchez. This beautiful golden parakeet is native to Brazil. @ParrotOfTheDay @desi_milpacher @ParrotTrust

Well done #Brazil on the landmark operation bringing back Lear’s Macaws & tamarin's seized in Togo, West Africa. This bold move shines a light on the dark web of international trafficking networks and showcases the importance of global collaboration. 👏 bit.ly/49G29J2

Suriname is one of the only Latin American countries that still allows exports of parrots captured in the wild and there are major concerns that this legal trade has seen it emerge as a major hotspot for traffickers exploiting the legal trade to export highly endangered parrots.

WPT has joined partners in the @AsiaforAnimals coalition in writing to the governments of Sri Lanka and Suriname calling for answers as to how 330 birds were exported to Sri Lanka on a private plane from Suriname without the proper documentation.

Find out about the plight of African Grey #parrots and what's being done to help them in #Nigeria & beyond at this Spaces event on the 20th October with Ifeanyi Ezenwa from @ParrotTrust and Stella Egbe from @ncfnigeria. @WildAfricaFund