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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...

May 5, 2023

End Wildlife Trafficking and Animal Cruelty online

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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...

March 20, 2023

Africa African Lovebird

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...

October 27, 2022

Lovebird Conservation Update: Education, Nest Boxes and Genetics

Africa African Lovebird

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...

January 21, 2022

Congo journey: Working together to give African Greys a second chance in the DRC

Africa Grey Parrot Program

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...

October 21, 2021

New project trials nest boxes as a conservation tool for threatened lovebirds

Africa African Lovebird

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...

June 25, 2021

New hope for Timneh parrots in Sierra Leone

Africa Timneh Parrot Program

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...

July 25, 2020

Africa

Wow, what a year! Highlights from another busy 12 months for WPT’s Africa Conservation Program

From groundbreaking investigations leading to better protections for parrots threatened by trade, to heartwarming tales of parrots rescued from trafficking now thriving in the wild, it’s been another important year for parrots in Africa. Explore the year further by opening...

December 15, 2019

Experts look forward to a brighter future for Cape Parrots

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Experts look forward to a brighter future for Cape Parrots

The workshop was developed by the World Parrot Trust in partnership with the Cape Parrot Project, Birdlife South Africa and the Cape Parrot Working Group, which worked together as a coordination committee. Representatives of the IUCN SSC Conservation Planning Specialist Group, Kerryn Morrison...

October 25, 2019

Mshindi the survivor: Rescued Grey Parrots thriving in the wild send a message of hope

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Mshindi the survivor: Rescued Grey Parrots thriving in the wild send a message of hope

In the early 2010s, thousands of Grey Parrots were being trapped in the wild, stuffed into boxes and sent to breeders and pet dealers around the world. Uganda was one of the many countries through which wild parrots flowed out...

July 3, 2019

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Category: Africa

Sharing the love: lovebird researchers and conservationists come together at PAOC15 in Vic Falls

End Wildlife Trafficking and Animal Cruelty online

Lovebird Conservation Journey Continues

Lovebird Conservation Update: Education, Nest Boxes and Genetics

Congo journey: Working together to give African Greys a second chance in the DRC

New project trials nest boxes as a conservation tool for threatened lovebirds

New hope for Timneh parrots in Sierra Leone

Wow, what a year! Highlights from another busy 12 months for WPT’s Africa Conservation Program

Experts look forward to a brighter future for Cape Parrots

Mshindi the survivor: Rescued Grey Parrots thriving in the wild send a message of hope

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