Heavy trapping for the wild bird trade (199,070 individuals exported from West Africa between 2005 and 2014) and habitat loss (up to 77%) have caused Timneh Parrot populations to decline severely. The largest groups are found in Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia, although they have vanished on Mt. Nimba and the East Nimba Nature Reserve in Liberia. Local people are reporting that they are seeing them less often.

In 2013, WPT provided funding and technical support to Guinea officials to rehabilitate and release thirteen confiscated Timneh Parrots. WPT has since worked with regional partners to document the species’ ecology and population, and care for confiscated birds. In late 2016, WPT presented at the Conference of the Parties for CITES 17, where delegates voted to transfer Timneh Parrots to Appendix I, thus banning all commercial trade. On the Bijagós, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, community-based initiatives have employed former poachers to guard nests. In Liberia, WPT is partnering with Libassa Wildlife Sanctuary (LWS) build capacity and give their staff veterinary and care training.

In 2023, LWS received two large groups of Timneh Parrots; 73 were seized in Grand Cedeh County. The birds were rescued from illegal trade following training and awareness activities conducted by the Liberian Center for Environment, Forest Conservation and Research (CENFOR), and funded through WPT/NECF Parrot Conservation Grants. In a historic event in 2025, 14 of the surviving birds were released at an undisclosed location following months of preparation. Andrew N. Gweh, a Liberian ornithologist working on behalf of World Parrot Trust, worked alongside the Forestry Development Authority and LWS to coordinate their successful release to the wild.

WPT has partnered with organisations to strengthen efforts to end the trade in Timneh Parrots. WPT collaborated with CENFOR to organise a training workshop tailored for wildlife crime law enforcement officers in Zwedru, a hotspot for the trafficking of Timneh Parrots. A similar WPT-organised training session was presented at the Libassa Wildlife Sanctuary, where WPT’s Wild Parrot Rescue Coordinator Dr. Steven Janssen trained forensic officers from the Special Wildlife Investigation Unit (SWIU) and field agents from the Wildlife Crime Task Force (WCTF).