Everyday Action
Make a positive impact on the world of parrots, even if you only have a few minutes to spare. With just a few clicks, you can start making a difference today!
Become a Parrot Advocate
Support efforts to save parrots every time you go online.
Join us on social media to become a parrot ambassador and make a positive impact every day. Expand conservation and welfare efforts, get the latest news, and stay updated on the World Parrot Trust's work.
Don't Buy Wild-caught Parrots
Trapping wild parrots for resale has existed for decades. This practice is inadvisable and unacceptable, for many reasons:
- Trapping techniques used are inhumane
- Many birds die during capture and transport
- Diseases from wild birds be introduced to captive populations
- Wild populations are reduced, genetic variety lost, and nest sites destroyed
- Trapped birds often do not survive well in captivity
- Wild birds do not make suitable pets
Further, ongoing trapping of wild parrots does not benefit local people. Trappers are not paid anything but a pittance for their efforts with more substantial proceeds going to the brokers who trade in birds. Ultimately, if a species is entirely eliminated from an area, local people then have nothing left to potentially boost their income. The loss of a parrot species can impact an entire ecosystem, affecting other species of animals and plants. If ecosystems are affected, then entire regions can suffer.
Buying wild-caught parrots does nothing to help or aid anyone
Nor does it enhance the aviculture industry; it can, in fact, endanger it. For anyone who wishes for a pet parrot, attempting to keep a wild bird can leave a trail of broken promises, and mean misery for the parrot and the people involved. A much better idea is to acquire captive-bred birds or, better still, adopt them from a reputable shelter.
With your help, and if you refuse to buy wild-caught birds, tens of thousands of birds can be saved each year.
Wish List
Did you know you can donate directly to a project by shopping on Amazon? We use Amazon Wishlists to provide up-to-date shopping lists of what our parrot rescue, conservation and welfare efforts need most.
This facility was built to rescue nearly 200 parrots and macaws. When they arrived at the centre many of the birds were in a distressing state, with some permanently disabled. Much time and effort has been put in to ensure they have the best possible outcome and future from this situation.
You can donate items to directly benefit the birds at the centre. The list includes food items, seeds, toys and materials for us to create new and exciting enrichment for our parrots.
