Thousands of parrots rescued when will it stop?

Link to a video...so many parrots die for each one that is sold to a human.

https://www.treehugger.com/animals/thousands-african-gray-parrots-rescued-traffickers-congo-video.html

It is absolutely heartbreaking. I have seen many videos and images about this.
It sickens me.

so so very sad those poor creatures.




Jim

Honest answer: When there's none left in the wild... unfortunately.

Or at least until people stop buying birds. Although then, they'll just start selling their pelts and grinding up their bones to sell as an aphrodisiac.

If all countries participated in CITES and the World Parrot Trust didn't make it so difficult for Africa to sell captive raised greys, then it might be a little better. It doesn't help that greys may be seen as a status symble in Africa so many people get these birds expecting them to be something they may never be, and after a few years, will dump the birds.

But then, CITES isn't really about protecting species... it's about the sale and trade of said species around the world.... if there are none in the wild, that's an issue for them.

I cannot comprehend the twisted minds engaging in such vile acts of barbarity. Glue traps? What sort of malevolent thugs seeks to pilfer all of these these magnificent birds from their habitat?

Scott said:

I cannot comprehend the twisted minds engaging in such vile acts of barbarity. Glue traps? What sort of malevolent thugs seeks to pilfer all of these these magnificent birds from their habitat?

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the same kinds of people who kidnap people for slavery

as long as humans exist there'll be people like this who think the world is there for them

Birdman666 said:

Honest answer: When there's none left in the wild... unfortunately.

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Yes.

Same as for the elephants.

Kentuckienne said:

Birdman666 said:

Honest answer: When there's none left in the wild... unfortunately.

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Yes.

Same as for the elephants.

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failing that, when enough people no and say "enough!"

I dread to think what a group of ornery and disgruntled parronts would do to those people.

Of course only for a few hours a day, gotta make sure our fids are well fed and entertained

IMO it's dependent on awareness and experience. Experience of interacting or owning a parrot and awareness of this issue regardless of whether you own one or not. I'm the only person in my close sphere of family and friends that owns a parrot, and many of my sphere think birds are stupid animals to own and dirty and just sit in a cage and make noise. It's ignorance. Most of them have a dog and they cannot wrap their head around hwo a bird could be as bonding and affectionate as a dog and as we know obviously smarter. They think birds are basically a nuisance as a pet.

So A) out of sight out of mind, means they really don't care if a species of parrot is in danger of disappearing b/c it's not a dog or their dob B) this isn't a mainstream issue unfortunately, you're not goign to stumble upon this on a typical Facebook news feed. You're only going to hear about this in specific forums like this or a vets facility, IF they have an avian vet.

Birdman666 said:

Honest answer: When there's none left in the wild... unfortunately.

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LordTriggs said:

the same kinds of people who kidnap people for slavery

as long as humans exist there'll be people like this who think the world is there for them

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Kentuckienne said:

Birdman666 said:

Honest answer: When there's none left in the wild... unfortunately.

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Yes.

Same as for the elephants.

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Sadly, that is the fundamental truth of our species. Save for those who really care, and climbing the steep mountain of ignorance and greed is almost impossible. There are some great saves, but not nearly enough.