Celebrating 30 Years of Saving Parrots
The World Parrot Trust began in 1989 with a mission: to save the world’s most threatened parrots. 30 years on, we take a look at where we've been, and what still needs to be done.
A Decade of WPT’s FlyFree Program
2009-2019: A decade of WPT's FlyFree Program
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...
Rescue, Rehabilitation and Release: Saving Peru’s Native Parrots
Examining WPT-supported efforts continue to stem the illegal wild-bird trade in Peru.
Kiwa: The Story of a Macaw Rescue
Looking at how a chance visit to a parrot breeding facility inspired an incredible rescue.
Birdie: A Re-feathering Success Story
Meeting Birdie, a small bird with big feather-plucking problems, and helping her to heal.
Arranging Antecedents: A Positive Approach to Solving Behaviour Problems
Detailing the author's personal learning and teaching experience with her parakeet.
Teach Your Parrot to Target
Teaching new behaviours as a way of automatically reducing problem behaviours.
New video: The Parrot Guardians of Angola
​Building capacity to rescue wild parrots seized from illegal trade is a vital part of strategies to bring this practice to an end. Another important element is to enlist the support of communities who are often first line of defence...
Focus on Angola: new efforts to tackle parrot trafficking in the Congo basin
The Mayombe forest sits at the south-western margin of the Congo Basin’s tropical rainforests. Stretching from coastal Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), through the Cabinda Province of Angola, along the western zone of the Republic of Congo and up...