Red-and-blue Lory Rescue: Over 100 Birds Saved from Trafficking in Indonesia
Recently in Indonesia over a hundred highly endangered Red-and-blue Lories were seized from wildlife trade in Manado Harbour.
African Lovebird Research Breakthrough to Further Conservation Efforts
A new roadmap to boost lovebird conservation Exciting news from the African Lovebird research front: the scientific conservation review paper (Dueker et al. 2023) has now been published by the leading South African journal Ostrich, which is a major step forward in...
Sharing the love: lovebird researchers and conservationists come together at PAOC15 in Vic Falls
Over the last three years lovebird researchers and conservationists from across Africa have been working together to review knowledge gaps and research priorities for the conservation of African lovebirds. This project was initiated by the Parrot Researcher’s Group, and the...
End Wildlife Trafficking and Animal Cruelty online
WPT has joined forces with the Alliance to Counter Crime Online and a raft of wildlife conservation and welfare groups to call for wildlife trafficking and animal cruelty to be included within the UK’s Online Safety Bill. The Bill, which...
WPT and Asia for Animals Coalition Demand Accountability for Illegal Parrot Shipment
WPT has joined partners in the Asia for Animals Coalition in writing to the governments of Sri Lanka and Suriname calling for answers as to how 330 birds were exported to Sri Lanka on a private plane from Suriname without...
Lovebird Conservation Journey Continues
GENETICS, STATUS SURVEY, HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT AND TRADE IN TANZANIA As promised in the previous blog, the lovebird journey continues in 2022 with exciting and important projects involving Fischer’s and Masked Lovebirds, the two species well known as companion birds. In...
Lovebird Conservation Update: Education, Nest Boxes and Genetics
Thank you for Showing your Love to Lovebirds! Last year, many of you showed love for wild lovebirds by supporting WPT’s Valentine’s campaign, raising vital funds for the conservation of these very special birds. These donations underpinned important progress for...
Congo journey: Working together to give African Greys a second chance in the DRC
On the 6th September 2021, 60 African Grey parrots were far from their home of the lush African forests; instead, they sat on a dusty runway in the remote town of Lodja in Sankuru province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The once wild parrots were...
New project trials nest boxes as a conservation tool for threatened lovebirds
A new project is exploring how artificial cavities can be used to boost breeding populations of some of Africa’s most threatened lovebirds. The project will see the installation of 60 specially constructed nest boxes within Liwonde National Park in Malawi...
New hope for Timneh parrots in Sierra Leone
By Dr. Rowan Martin (Director WPT Africa Conservation Programme) “Wow!” I whispered, barely containing my excitement. In front of us was a pair of Timneh Parrots, engaging in what appeared to be a courtship display. There was a distinctive ‘head...