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New research reveals hidden scale of international trade in wild birds from Africa
A new scientific study led by the World Parrot Trust (WPT), in collaboration with researchers at the University of Hong Kong and ADM Capital Foundation, has uncovered the vast and previously overlooked scale of trade in live birds captured in...
International Women’s Day 2026
Women powering parrot conservation worldwide With around one in three parrot species facing extinction in the wild, conservation action is essential to their survival. Much of this work is led by women working across regions, disciplines, and cultures. They monitor...
Concha: A Military Macaw’s Return to the Wild
Breeding and fledging in the wild does not always unfold as expected. For one young Military Macaw at El Santuario de las Guacamayas in Mexico, the journey from nest to sky required time, patience, and careful management. Last year, a...
Using Microbiome Science to Expose Parrot Trafficking
Using Microbiome Science to Expose Parrot Trafficking Wild African Grey Parrots are protected under CITES Appendix I, yet many are still being taken from the wild and funnelled into the legal pet trade. To help stop this, the World Parrot...
IUCN Red List changes: a mixed picture for parrots
IUCN Red List changes: a mixed picture for parrots The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has published the 2025 Red List assessment of the world’s birds, with three parrot species being uplisted (moved to a more threatened category),...
Supporting tomorrow’s parrot conservation leaders: Ifeanyi Ezenwa reflects on the Oxford Masterclass on Mitigating Illegal Wildlife Trade
Building capacity among conservation leaders is central to WPT’s mission to protect parrots. Nigeria Programme coordinator, Ifeanyi Ezenwa, recently completed a multi-week course delivered by the University of Oxford on mitigating the illegal wildlife trade and reflects on here on...