Scarlet Macaws Return to La Ceiba
In May, the first group of Scarlet Macaws was released in the Cangrejal River basin near La Ceiba, marking an important step in efforts to restore the species to parts of its historic range.
New study guides conservation of African Grey parrots in Nigeria
The study involved extensive field surveys conducted across 28 sites within the Grey Parrot range in Nigeria. Using line transect surveys alongside interviews with 228 local residents, the study assessed the status and threats to Grey Parrots throughout their historical...
Building the Skills to Protect Great Green Macaws
Building the Skills to Protect Great Green Macaws For Great Green Macaws, finding a safe place to raise their young is becoming increasingly difficult. These critically endangered parrots depend on large natural cavities in mature trees to nest, but decades...
New research highlights globally important stronghold for Endangered Timneh Parrots in Sierra Leone
New research highlights globally important stronghold for Endangered Timneh Parrots in Sierra Leone A new study, has confirmed that coastal Sierra Leone supports one of the most significant remaining populations of the Endangered Timneh Parrot (Psittacus timneh) and suggests that...
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...
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...
Progress for Parrots at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
Progress for Parrots at the IUCN World Conservation Congress  IUCN members at the World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi have voted to adopt a motion calling for the creation of urgently needed global guidelines to help countries manage the commercial...
Grey Parrots get new protections in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Grey Parrots get new protections in the Democratic Republic of Congo Grey Parrots (Psittacus erithacus), one of the world’s most heavily trafficked parrot species, are now fully protected by law in the Democratic Republic of Congo following the passing of...
Yellow-naped Amazon Breeding Success in Guanaja, Honduras.
Yellow-naped Amazon Breeding Success A new generation of Critically Endangered Yellow-naped Amazons (Amazona auropalliata) has taken to the skies in Guanaja, Honduras, thanks to the tireless work of our partners at Green Island Challenge. During the 2024–2025 breeding season, 30...