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African Grey Parrot Joins CITIES Protected List |
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The African Grey Parrot has become the latest species to be protected Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITIES). The heavily trafficked bird which is slowly going extinct drew attention owing to its rapid decline in its natural habitat. According to the US Fish and Wildlife Services, the African Grey Parrot, whose intelligence and trait of long live made a preferred species of bird pets, remains one of the most trafficked birds with about 1.5 million of the species taken from the wild in the last quarter a century. The bird use to be a popular sight across Central and West Africa but its commercialization has quickly declined its population. CITIES at the Wildlife Trade Conference in South Africa voted to protect the bird, banning all commercial trade of the bird across the world. Out of the 180 member nations of CITIES, 95 voted for its protection, 35 opposed the proposal while a few others abstained from voting. According to a CCTV-Africa report, Angola, Chad, Gabon, Guinea, Nigeria, Senegal and Togo were the African countries that championed the proposal alongside the European Union and the USA. The bird can rarely be seen in West Africa but the Central region of the continent still boast a good number of the species no thanks to deforestation. This is great news for the African environment and it will be great to get more species into the protected list. The ban, however, will still be finalized according to relevant conservation laws to be more efficient. Source: CCTV-Africa Photo by: Muslime Muramura
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Good! by the way, isn't that grey parrot the same species with Alex the grey parrot? The bird that is known to be the smartest among any bird on earth but which is now dead but which also gave some interesting video footage on youtube :D check that out! he's super smart. thanks again and great to know the clever species will now be protected! and hope the inclusion on this list will lead to increase in the number. thanks
Posted 06-10-2016 19:32
Thanks for sharing, Udeh! There's a need to keep an eye on endangered species, including the African grey parrot. I really hope the efforts can save that bird from being extinct.
Posted 06-10-2016 10:49
Great
Posted 04-10-2016 11:59
People hugely forget on these wonderful species,glad to see the proposal to ban their commercialization.
Posted 04-10-2016 05:15
The loquacious African grey parrot, one of the most illegally trafficked birds in the world, has been talking itself towards extinction for years thanks to its reputation as a gregarious and long-living pet. Glad to read that it is being given extra protection now after this global wildlife summit's ban on the international trade. This is a good news. Thanks for sharing.
Posted 03-10-2016 21:58
all efforts must be made to conserve & protect these rare & almost extinct & beautiful birds & other species.
Posted 03-10-2016 18:38