Petition Against Wild Trade

[birdhouse]

Got an email from 911ParrotAlert-owner@yahoogroups.com. Thought this sounded like a very good thing for members to check out.

 

"Next week in Switzerland (July 23, 2012), a small gathering of people who decide how wildlife can and can't be traded around the world (the CITES Standing Committee) will decide on the fate of thousands of wild African Grey Parrots.

 

Specifically, Congo - one of the largest exporters of these birds - is hoping to continue the practice of legally capturing these birds to sell to Asia and the Middle East. Their quota of 5,000 birds is regularly exceeded. And in Cameroon, despite a zero export quota for this species, a total of over 5,000 birds were exported in the last four years for which data is available. So, this decision next week will decide the fate of thousands of African Grey Parrots traded … every year.

 

Now is our chance to urge CITES to protect this Globally Threatened Species from such unsustainable pressures. If we can get CITES to adopt a trade suspension from these two countries, we'll not only spare thousands of birds, we will help turn the tide on the trade in wild parrots for good.

 

Please join us, sign your name, get all your friends to do the same, and help us save thousands of wild parrots today!

 

 

http://www.change.org/petitions/urgent-petition-tell-cites-to-suspend-trade-in-african-grey-parrots

 

Extra reading of interest

 

http://www.avianweb.com/congoafricangreyparrots.html#ghana

 

http://www.avianweb.com/spixsmacaw.html

now extinct in the wild Spix's macaw.

 

thanks!"

Edited July 20, 2012 by birdhouse

[Greywings]

From what I have read many birds are being "laundered" through the Solomon Islands.

[birdhouse]

It looks that way. Just in the past couple of days there have been a number of articles about it.

 

 

http://www.traffic.org/home/2012/7/17/solomon-islands-at-centre-of-captive-breeding-shenanigans.html

 

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/07/19/singapore-named-bird-laundering-point.html

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18858872

 

http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20120718-359772.html

[aw64]

Iv signed so sad this happens

[Spock]

Hi, this was posted on the 17th in the "Off topic" room back on the 17th, that's where we signed...Maggie Thanks

 

URGENT PETITION: Tell CITES to suspend trade in African Grey Parrots!

 

Friends, we need your help!

 

URGENT PETITION:

Tell CITES to suspend trade in African Grey Parrots!

 

Next week in Switzerland (July 23, 2012), a small gathering of people who decide how wildlife can and can't be traded around the world (the CITES Standing Committee) will decide on the fate of thousands of wild African Grey Parrots.

 

Please take a moment to sign the petition and let them know you are against such an action!

 

Sign the petition:

www.causes.com/citespetition

 

Please share with your friends as well -- we have a very short time to stop this!

 

Thanks for your support,

Michelle @ World Parrot Trust

www.parrots.org