The TikTok effect on parrots: How viral parrot videos are pushing species toward extinction

Viral parrot videos fuel soaring demand, but behind the fame lies a deadly global trade. Conservationists reveal how social ...
Mongabay

International trade in African grey parrots banned

All cross-border commercial trade in wild-caught African grey parrots is now banned. Captive-bred birds can be traded, but only from breeding facilities that are registered with CITES. Currently, most ...
Daily Monitor

Conservationists raise red flag over commercial breeding of parrots

African grey parrots in Kibaale Forest. Photo/Charlotte Beauvoisin. Animal conservationists have raised red flags over dangers of commercial captive- breeding of parrots, warning that it could harm ...
standardmedia.co.ke

Lifting the veil on illegal trade in African grey parrot in Kenya

On any ordinary day in Majengo Sokoni, a bustling market in King'orani, Mombasa, the run of daily hustle is the norm. Traders squeeze through narrow aisles to offload goods as money change hands ...