Free at Last - Grey Parrots in Africa

Until recently, African Grey parrots were nearly gone in Uganda. Were nearly gone, that is, until 224 Greys -- confiscated from smugglers -- were rehabilitated and re-released in Kibale National Park, in July of 2011. These birds were the among 272 birds confiscated in two shipments by the Uganda Wildlife Authority. All were taken to Uganda Wildlife Education Center for assessment and rehabilitation for release.

This is their story. Learn more about these efforts at: http://www.parrots.org/flyfree

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Parrot
• psittacus
• erithacus
• confiscation
• rehabilitation
• trade
• wild
• bird
• conservation
• africa
• wildlife
• Animal
• Animals
• Birds
• Nature

[SteveLane]

Thank you Uganda Wildlife Authority and Uganda Wildlife Education as well as Fly Free and The World Parrot Trust. You have my support.

[bailycoco]

Ye people are doing great work. You should put something like this on tv to let people see what is happening to parrots

[picassogilamonster]

Very Well Done. Hope in Africa Begins to Return. Stop the Poachers!

[Staffachick]

@MrMichaelj1962

Everytime I watch any video about Africa, all I see all people singing and dancing. Maybe that's all the press publishes but thats the impression they give.

[MrMichaelj1962]

@Staffachick "Not just singing and dancing"? 

[gillparrotx2]

this really made me cry, as i have two greys myself,and support you,you deserve all the praise for what you do,you should all be proude of yourselves,my heart goes out to you all thankyou for the work you do.

gillparrotx2

[Staffachick]

It sure is nice to see some sensible people in Africa that are not just singing and dancing! Its great that they are saving these birds. The world should stop the trade in Wild caught parrots there are many african greys in capitivity and they don't need to keep taking the wild ones.

[SusanMcCauley]

Watching this video brought tears of joy. I am so grateful for the work that all of you have done. I know first hand how special the African Greys are. Thank You again. I am sharing this on fb.

[WrightMaggie]

This video just lightens my heart! It is so wonderful to see all of the caring people rehabilitating and returning these beautiful birds to their habitat. By making it a MISSION of the peoples of Africa to protect the African grey in its habitat, it becomes MUCH HARDER for poachers to get by with their nasty deeds. Keep up the GREY'T work!

Blessings,

Maggie Wright-

AfricanGreysdotcom 

[megangatita]

This is amazing! I am so happy to see this! Great work! Excellent video about the truth of the illegal bird trade and how this was one happy ending after so many sad ones. Thank you for this video and all the work and time of the people involved helping these beautiful majestic parrots. LOVE THIS