Program: Timneh Parrot Program
The Timneh Parrot Is native to the western parts of the moist Upper Guinea forests and bordering savannas of West Africa extending from the Bijagós islands of Guinea-Bissau eastwards through southern Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire.
Heavy trapping for the wild bird trade (199,070 individuals exported from 2005-2014) and habitat loss (up to 77%) have caused Timneh Parrots to severely decline. The largest populations are thought to be in Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia, although it has vanished on Mt Nimba and the East Nimba Nature Reserve in Liberia. Local people are reporting seeing them less.
In 2013, the World Parrot Trust began supporting in-country officials and facilities rescuing Timneh Parrots from trade. Initially, the WPT supported Guinea officials in the rehabilitation and release of thirteen confiscated Timnehs. WPT has since worked with regional partners to document the species' ecology, population and care for confiscated birds. In late 2016, WPT presented at the Conference of the Parties for CITES 17, where delegates voted to uplist Timneh Parrots to Appendix I, thus banning commercial trade.
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