Please sign this important petition

[birdhouse]

 

https://www.change.org/p/tell-cites-to-end-trade-in-wild-african-grey-parrots'>https://www.change.org/p/tell-cites-to-end-trade-in-wild-african-grey-parrots/u/17858312'>https://www.change.org/p/tell-cites-to-end-trade-in-wild-african-grey-parrots/u/17858312

The CITES Standing Committee (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as the Washington Convention) will be meeting again this year. They need all the motivation & pressure that can possibly be brought from every possible resource to influence this session's vote to stop the wild bird trade.

 

https://www.change.org/p/tell-cites-to-end-trade-in-wild-african-grey-parrots

 

:mad: Every one of you are part of the greatest resource. FIRST please sign the petition to have CITES Standing Committee come to a more intelligent conclusion than they did 4 years ago.

 

 

"Thumbs down CITES - Epic Fail!

The combination of both petitions against wild Grey exports generated over 41,000 signatures in a matter of days. I truly believe this single effort made many hundreds of people aware of the realities of this horrific trade. I can only hope that some of them will go on to help bring it to an end some time in the foreseeable future.

 

 

But not this time. Instead of stopping the export of wild Greys from the Congo, the CITES Standing Committee actually ruled to establish an export quota for Cameroon once again. How sad is it that the governing bodies on this planet will not see the harm being done before "the last of its kind" is being worshiped in its last possible refuge on the face of the earth?

 

 

"Standing Committee approves annual export of 3,000 Greys from Cameroon

 

 

Despite the best efforts of the World Parrot Trust and the over 41,000 signatories who supported the petition against the trade in Grey parrots in Cameroon and Congo, CITES' ruling yesterday ultimately failed to protect the birds from unsustainable trade, ignoring sound science, global public opinion, and the terms of their own Convention.

 

 

Rather than ruling to protect protect these Globally Threatened Species, they instead chose to reopen trade from Cameroon, allowing 3,000 birds a year to now be legally exported from that country. As a result 6,000 birds will be taken from the wild as roughly 50% of these birds die between trapping and export. CITES also failed to suspend trade from the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is despite Congo's repeatedly exceeding their annual quota of 5,000 bird."

 

 

http://www.parrots.org/flyfree/cites-results.html"

 

 

http://www.greyforums.net/forums/showthread.php?196445-Please-Help/page3

 

:confused::confused: SECOND, become aware & share! Many people don't even realize that this is still going in on in the world because their own countries have banned the barbaric practice. And many others don't know that they can help stop the wild bird trade by sharing information among other animal & conservation enthusiasts. Even just "normal" people who might care.

 

 

:cool::cool::cool: THIRD support grass roots organizations who are in a position to make a global impact. Frequent their sites. Like them etc on social media. Donate today's coffee money. More if you're inspired. But today, even if it's just for today, donate 10 minutes to this worthwhile cause. **PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION**

 

 

https://www.change.org/p/tell-cites-to-end-trade-in-wild-african-grey-parrots/u/17858312

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.change.org/p/tell-cites-to-end-trade-in-wild-african-grey-parrots

 

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

 

http://www.greyforums.net/forums/showthread.php?196437-Petition-Against-Wild-Trade

 

 

"CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as the Washington Convention) is a multilateral treaty, drafted as a result of a resolution adopted in 1963 at a meeting of members of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). ...Its aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten the survival of the species in the wild, and it accords varying degrees of protection to more than 33,000 species of animals and plants. In order to ensure that the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was not violated, the Secretariat of GATT was consulted during the drafting process.[2]

 

 

Only one species protected by CITES, the Spix's Macaw, has become extinct in the wild[3] as a result of trade since the Convention entered into force..."

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CITES

Edited September 20, 2016 by birdhouse

[judygram]

I have signed.

[Giannine]

Just signed

[Q9550]

1 signiture all the way from South Africa

[birdhouse]

Awesome guys!! I hope many more members will, too. And please feel free to "pass it along". This seems to be an issue that needs all the help it can get in spite of the fact that it should be a no-brainer.

[Acappella]

Signed by me.

[Talon]

Signed and shared on Facebook

[Greytness]

I've signed, too.

[birdhouse]

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The petition is now closed.

 

It makes me very sad to say it only got 73,645 of the targeted 75,000 signatures.

 

Thanks to everyone who stepped up.

 

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Edited September 25, 2016 by birdhouse

[Timbersmom]

Argh! I signed

[Devin Corso]

When I click the link to sign it says that the petition is closed.

[birdhouse]

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The petition is now closed.

 

It makes me very sad to say it only got 73,645 of the targeted 75,000 signatures.

 

Thanks to everyone who stepped up.

 

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[Devin Corso]

I'm sorry I didn't see it until yesterday. I'll sign it next time.