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Protecting Colombia’s Santa Marta Parakeet with Community Action
Protecting Colombia’s Santa Marta Parakeet with Community Action Found only in the forests of Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, the Santa Marta Parakeet is a stunning parrot endemic to this region. Together with Procat Colombia – Proyecto de Conservación...
Climbing for Conservation: Equipping Rangers to Protect the Fuertes’s Parrot
Climbing for Conservation: Equipping Rangers to Protect Fuertes’s Parrot From December 6–9, 2024, rangers from ProAves’ reserves across Colombia joined forces with the World Parrot Trust for a transformative tree-climbing field course at the Loro Fuertesi Reserve—the stronghold of the...
Trafficked parrots return to DRC
The Democratic Republic of Congo has welcomed back 112 Grey Parrots (Psittacus erithacus) in a landmark moment in the fight to end trafficking of parrots in the region. Grey Parrots are classified as IUCN Endangered, having been captured in the...
A Community-Led Mealy Amazon Census
A Community Effort to Protect the Mealy Amazon In October, with support from the World Parrot Trust, Área de Soltura Monitorada de Fauna Silvestre Cambaquara and the Ilhabela City Council’s Environment Department organized a vital census for the Mealy Amazon...
Against All Odds: Bones’ Journey Back to the Wild
Bones: A Yellow-shouldered Amazon and a True Survivor Bones’ life began in the wild but it was quickly torn apart by poachers. Smuggled aboard a boat, he endured a terrifying journey with 32 other parrots. By the time the Coast...
40 Years of research, conservation & management for the Yellow-shouldered Amazon
40 Years of research, conservation & management for the Yellow-shouldered Amazon A new article in Frontiers in Conservation Science, co-authored by experts from the World Parrot Trust (WPT) and international partners, highlights decades of work to protect and restore populations...