Category: Conservation

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.

2009-2019: A decade of WPT's FlyFree Program

Tackling the massive issue of illegal trade in parrots in Indonesia.

Research conducted as part of an EU-funded CITES project aimed at strengthening capacity to satisfy CITES related requirements of trading partners to prevent overexploitation of Grey Parrots.

Clarifying the criteria used to guide the release and reintroduction of parrots into the wild.

Learning how captive-bred parrots can make a direct contribution to the conservation of parrots in the wild.

Investigating wild populations of Red-crowned and Echo Parakeets that have struggled to overcome Beak and Feather Disease Virus.

Looking closely at how many years we can expect our companion parrots to live.

Evaluating two noninvasive techniques to identify and track individual Palm Cockatoos.

Revealing the surprising history of ancient macaw keeping in the Chihuahuan Desert of Northwest Mexico.