Where the Wild Greys Are - Grey Parrot Conservation, Part 2

[shamel0]

thousands of dollars right in front of you

[SuperBudgerigar]

ווואו עם היה לי את כל אלה הייתי עשיר חחחחחחחחח

[teddygator]

Debbie the amazing pet lady sent me here

[BOGZASV8MA]

the wild african greys can also have caught some parasite or diseases from those muddy river banks. as it was spoken by the announcer of the clip. there are pros/cons for the animals foraging at these sites

[BOGZASV8MA]

can these bird get some kind of virus

[randomwords7007]

I completely agree with the message of this video, but you also have to understand why these trappers are doing this. This area of the world is literally dirt-poor. You can't farm land like that and there are no industrial or service jobs to be had. As such, this may be the only way that these guys can feed their families.

It's easy to jump to conclusions at the safety of our computer but for many of these trappers, this may be a life or death deal.

[mkzen777]

@randomwords7007 would you want to be the trapped african grey?? hundreds to a box?? waste, no water food, taken from the freedom of the jungle?????

[11235151]

Cool to see them in the wild

[milo70510]

It makes me so happy to see so many of them flying free...but it's horrible to see the decoy birds suffer and to trap those wild birds just to be put in cages. I have a pet grey and love it dearly but she is also a free flight bird and flys daily. It kills me to see birds in cages. I think that trappers caught doing this should have their heads cut off with a pocket knife. That is absolutely horrible. Wild birds should be left free!

[lokooj]

i want all of the bird that humans have to be free

[lokooj]

i hate them they could go eat fish gosh

[seahorsy844]

that makes me so SICK inside, it breaks my heart. I wish I could do more to help, those birds should be flying free!

[thesclands]

Thank you for posting this at Ruby's video site. Fortunately, we bought her from a breeder in Florida and she is home-grown. I have heard stories of how trappers put glue on tree branches to catch greys, also. I hope more is done to stop these inhuman practices. I encourage everyone who buys a grey to be sure it is bred in their country and not a wild bird that has been trapped.

[wildlifeguardian]

Better yet: ADOPT a homeless bird from a reputable parrot rescue organization in your area! There are sooo many who need a new forever home...

[isabelpi19968]

@wildlifeguardian thats what we did :)

[blueblob4]

That is pretty sad that humans have disrupted the lives of so many animals. Hope we cans resolve this someday.

[philosoisgrt]

Humans? Or this monetary system we have blindly accepted that is the real reason for all of this.

[blueblob4]

Wellwe have contributed to a lot of habitat loss of parrots and other wild animals.

[philosoisgrt]

Exactly, which is why i bring up the "cause" not the symptoms of the cause. Standing up to that will bring true peace to everyone, everywhere and to everything.

[blueblob4]

Good point