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Programs and Projects

Since 1989, our efforts have aided more than 80 parrot species in 45 countries. Explore our work by regions, programs and projects.

The WPT collaborates on or leads long-term programs encompassing multiple projects.

WPT-led or partnered projects are time-bound efforts focused on specific objectives within the scope of a program.

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Asia’s Parakeets: Rescue from Illegal Trade

Asia’s Parakeets: Rescue from Illegal Trade

Active Asia Fighting Wildlife Trade FlyFree Program

Black-billed Amazon Surveys

Black-billed Amazon Surveys

Black-cheeked Lovebird Fieldwork

Black-cheeked Lovebird Fieldwork

Africa Africa Lovebird Conservation Past Saving Endangered Species

Blue Lorikeet Conservation

Blue Lorikeet Conservation

Active Oceania Saving Endangered Species South Pacific Lorikeet Recovery

Blue-eyed Cockatoo Conservation and Research

Blue-eyed Cockatoo Conservation and Research

Active Indonesia Saving Endangered Species

Blue-headed Macaw Surveys

Blue-headed Macaw Surveys

Blue-throated Macaws: Breeding Support

Blue-throated Macaws: Breeding Support

Active Blue-throated Macaw Conservation Neotropics Saving Endangered Species

Blue-throated Macaws: Habitat Restoration

Blue-throated Macaws: Habitat Restoration

Active Blue-throated Macaw Conservation Neotropics Protecting Wild Spaces

Blue-throated Macaws: Repatriation and Reintroduction

Blue-throated Macaws: Repatriation and Reintroduction

Active Blue-throated Macaw Conservation Neotropics Saving Endangered Species

Blue-throated Macaws: Surveys and Fieldwork

Blue-throated Macaws: Surveys and Fieldwork

Active Blue-throated Macaw Conservation Neotropics Saving Endangered Species

Blue-winged Macaw Research

Blue-winged Macaw Research

Cape Parrot Conservation

Cape Parrot Conservation

Active Africa Saving Endangered Species

Chatham Parakeet Fieldwork

Chatham Parakeet Fieldwork

Active Cyanoramphus Parakeet Conservation Oceania Saving Endangered Species

Creating the Parrot Action Plan

Creating the Parrot Action Plan

Cuban Amazon Field Research

Cuban Amazon Field Research

Cuban Conure Fieldwork

Cuban Conure Fieldwork

Developing Forensic Tools to Fight Wildlife Trafficking

Developing Forensic Tools to Fight Wildlife Trafficking

Active Fighting Wildlife Trade FlyFree Program Worldwide

Echo Parakeet Conservation and Research

Echo Parakeet Conservation and Research

European Trade Ban Campaign

European Trade Ban Campaign

Fighting Parrot Trafficking in Indonesia

Fighting Parrot Trafficking in Indonesia

Active Fighting Wildlife Trade FlyFree Program Indonesia

First Responders Manual for Rescuers

First Responders Manual for Rescuers

Active Improving Parrot Care Worldwide

Fischer’s Lovebird Research

Fischer’s Lovebird Research

Active Africa Africa Lovebird Conservation Saving Endangered Species

Glaucous Macaw Search

Glaucous Macaw Search

Golden Conure Conservation

Golden Conure Conservation

Golden-plumed Conure Conservation

Golden-plumed Conure Conservation

Great Green Macaws: Engaging Communities in Conservation

Great Green Macaws: Engaging Communities in Conservation

Active Engaging Communities Great Green Macaw Recovery Neotropics

Great Green Macaws: Macaw Recovery Network

Great Green Macaws: Macaw Recovery Network

Great Green Macaws: Protecting and Growing Wild Populations

Great Green Macaws: Protecting and Growing Wild Populations

Active Great Green Macaw Recovery Neotropics Saving Endangered Species

Great Green Macaws: Protecting Their Wild Spaces

Great Green Macaws: Protecting Their Wild Spaces

Active Great Green Macaw Recovery Neotropics Protecting Wild Spaces

Grey Parrots: Confiscation and Rehabilitation

Grey Parrots: Confiscation and Rehabilitation

Active Africa Fighting Wildlife Trade FlyFree Program Grey Parrot Program

Grey Parrots: Conservation and Fieldwork

Grey Parrots: Conservation and Fieldwork

Active Africa Fighting Wildlife Trade Grey Parrot Program Saving Endangered Species

Grey Parrots: Ecosystem Protection

Grey Parrots: Ecosystem Protection

Active Africa Grey Parrot Program Protecting Wild Spaces

Highlighting Anti-trade Work in the Media

Highlighting Anti-trade Work in the Media

Active Fighting Wildlife Trade Worldwide

Horned Parakeet Research

Horned Parakeet Research

Hyacinth Macaw Conservation

Hyacinth Macaw Conservation

Active Neotropics Saving Endangered Species

Imperial Amazon Recovery

Imperial Amazon Recovery

Indigo-winged Parrot Research and Conservation

Indigo-winged Parrot Research and Conservation

Active Neotropics Saving Endangered Species

Kākā Conservation

Kākā Conservation

Active Oceania Saving Endangered Species

Kākāpō Recovery Efforts

Kākāpō Recovery Efforts

Active Oceania Saving Endangered Species

Kea Conservation

Kea Conservation

Active Engaging Communities Oceania Saving Endangered Species

Kiwa Centre: Caring for Confiscated Parrots

Kiwa Centre: Caring for Confiscated Parrots

Active Fighting Wildlife Trade Improving Parrot Care Kiwa Centre for Parrot Conservation and Welfare Worldwide

Kiwa Centre: Creating a Parrot Education Hub

Kiwa Centre: Creating a Parrot Education Hub

Active Improving Parrot Care Kiwa Centre for Parrot Conservation and Welfare Worldwide

Kuhl’s Lorikeet Conservation and Research

Kuhl’s Lorikeet Conservation and Research

Active Oceania Saving Endangered Species South Pacific Lorikeet Recovery

Lear’s Macaw Research

Lear’s Macaw Research

Active Neotropics Saving Endangered Species

Lilac-crowned Amazons: Conservation Research

Lilac-crowned Amazons: Conservation Research

Active Neotropics Saving Endangered Species

Lilian’s Lovebird Research

Lilian’s Lovebird Research

Active Africa Africa Lovebird Conservation Saving Endangered Species

Mexican Trade Ban Campaign

Mexican Trade Ban Campaign

Meyer’s Parrot Research

Meyer’s Parrot Research

Military Macaw Conservation

Military Macaw Conservation

Active Engaging Communities Neotropics Saving Endangered Species

Mitchell’s Lorikeet: Conservation Education

Mitchell’s Lorikeet: Conservation Education

Active Engaging Communities Indonesia Mitchell's Lorikeet Recovery Saving Endangered Species

Mitchell’s Lorikeet: Studying Released Birds

Mitchell’s Lorikeet: Studying Released Birds

Active Indonesia Mitchell's Lorikeet Recovery Saving Endangered Species

Mobile Conservation Awareness

Mobile Conservation Awareness

New Caledonian Lorikeet Surveys

New Caledonian Lorikeet Surveys

New Caledonian Parakeet Conservation

New Caledonian Parakeet Conservation

Northern and Southern Mealy Amazon Conservation

Northern and Southern Mealy Amazon Conservation

Active Fighting Wildlife Trade Neotropics

Orange-bellied Parrot Recovery

Orange-bellied Parrot Recovery

Orange-fronted Parakeet Conservation

Orange-fronted Parakeet Conservation

Active Cyanoramphus Parakeet Conservation Oceania Saving Endangered Species

Palm Cockatoo Research

Palm Cockatoo Research

Patagonian Conure Fieldwork

Patagonian Conure Fieldwork

Puerto Rican Amazons: Conservation Efforts

Puerto Rican Amazons: Conservation Efforts

Active Neotropics Puerto Rican Amazon Recovery Saving Endangered Species

Puerto Rican Amazons: Habitat Protection and Restoration

Puerto Rican Amazons: Habitat Protection and Restoration

Active Neotropics Protecting Wild Spaces Puerto Rican Amazon Recovery

Red-and-blue Lories: Conservation and Awareness

Red-and-blue Lories: Conservation and Awareness

Active Engaging Communities Indonesia Red-and-blue Lory Conservation Saving Endangered Species

Red-and-blue Lories: Field Research

Red-and-blue Lories: Field Research

Active Indonesia Red-and-blue Lory Conservation Saving Endangered Species

Red-and-blue Lories: Rehabilitation and Release

Red-and-blue Lories: Rehabilitation and Release

Active Fighting Wildlife Trade Indonesia Red-and-blue Lory Conservation Saving Endangered Species

Red-and-blue Lories: Rescue from Trade

Red-and-blue Lories: Rescue from Trade

Active Fighting Wildlife Trade FlyFree Program Indonesia Red-and-blue Lory Conservation

Red-and-blue Lories: Wild Nest Support

Red-and-blue Lories: Wild Nest Support

Active Indonesia Red-and-blue Lory Conservation Saving Endangered Species

Red-faced Parrot Conservation

Red-faced Parrot Conservation

Red-fronted Macaws: Conservation and Fieldwork

Red-fronted Macaws: Conservation and Fieldwork

Red-necked Amazon Conservation

Red-necked Amazon Conservation

Red-tailed Amazon Conservation

Red-tailed Amazon Conservation

Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Field Research

Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Field Research

Red-throated Lorikeet Surveys

Red-throated Lorikeet Surveys

Red-vented Cockatoo Conservation

Red-vented Cockatoo Conservation

Rescuing and Releasing Parrots: ASM Cambaquara

Rescuing and Releasing Parrots: ASM Cambaquara

Active Brazil Parrot Rescue Engaging Communities Fighting Wildlife Trade FlyFree Program Neotropics

Returning Parrots to the Wild: Lin’s Ecological Farm

Returning Parrots to the Wild: Lin’s Ecological Farm

Active Brazil Parrot Rescue Fighting Wildlife Trade FlyFree Program Neotropics Protecting Wild Spaces

Rufous-fronted Parakeet Conservation

Rufous-fronted Parakeet Conservation

Rüppell’s Parrot Research

Rüppell’s Parrot Research

Salmon-crested Cockatoo Conservation

Salmon-crested Cockatoo Conservation

Santa Marta Conure Conservation and Research

Santa Marta Conure Conservation and Research

Active Engaging Communities Neotropics Saving Endangered Species

Saving At-Risk Parrots: Caatinga Parrots Project

Saving At-Risk Parrots: Caatinga Parrots Project

Active Brazil Parrot Rescue Fighting Wildlife Trade FlyFree Program Neotropics

Saving Belize’s Parrots: Belize Bird Rescue

Saving Belize’s Parrots: Belize Bird Rescue

Active Fighting Wildlife Trade Neotropics Saving Endangered Species

Scarlet Macaw Recovery

Photo: © Corey Raffel

Scarlet Macaw Recovery

Active Fighting Wildlife Trade Neotropics Saving Endangered Species

Senegal Parrot Fieldwork

Senegal Parrot Fieldwork

Active Africa Fighting Wildlife Trade Saving Endangered Species

Seychelles Parrot Research

Seychelles Parrot Research

Spix’s Macaw: Finding the Last Wild Bird

Spix’s Macaw: Finding the Last Wild Bird

Stopping Illegal Parrot Trafficking in Mexico

Stopping Illegal Parrot Trafficking in Mexico

Sun Conure Surveys

Sun Conure Surveys

Tanimbar Corellas: Rescue from Illegal Trade

Tanimbar Corellas: Rescue from Illegal Trade

Tasman Parakeet Conservation

Tasman Parakeet Conservation

Active Cyanoramphus Parakeet Conservation Oceania Saving Endangered Species

Thick-billed Parrot Conservation and Research

Thick-billed Parrot Conservation and Research

Active Neotropics Saving Endangered Species

Timneh Parrots: Disrupting Trafficking

Timneh Parrots: Disrupting Trafficking

Active Africa Fighting Wildlife Trade FlyFree Program Timneh Parrot Program

Timneh Parrots: Local Conservation and Awareness

Timneh Parrots: Local Conservation and Awareness

Active Africa Engaging Communities Timneh Parrot Program

Timneh Parrots: Population and Habitat Studies

Timneh Parrots: Population and Habitat Studies

Active Africa Saving Endangered Species Timneh Parrot Program

Timneh Parrots: Wild Nest Support

Timneh Parrots: Wild Nest Support

Ultramarine Lorikeet Conservation

Ultramarine Lorikeet Conservation

Active Oceania Saving Endangered Species South Pacific Lorikeet Recovery

Uniting to Stop Parrot Trafficking

Uniting to Stop Parrot Trafficking

Active Fighting Wildlife Trade Worldwide

Using Novel Approaches to Count Parrots

Using Novel Approaches to Count Parrots

Active Africa Fighting Wildlife Trade Saving Endangered Species Worldwide

Vinaceous Amazon Conservation

Vinaceous Amazon Conservation

Active Fighting Wildlife Trade Neotropics Saving Endangered Species

White-necked Conure Fieldwork

White-necked Conure Fieldwork

Yellow-billed Amazon Fieldwork

Yellow-billed Amazon Fieldwork

Yellow-crested Cockatoo Protection and Recovery

Yellow-crested Cockatoo Protection and Recovery

Active Fighting Wildlife Trade Indonesia Saving Endangered Species

Yellow-eared Parrot Habitat Protection

Yellow-eared Parrot Habitat Protection

Yellow-fronted Parrot Research

Yellow-fronted Parrot Research

Yellow-naped Amazons: Conservation Partnerships

Yellow-naped Amazons: Conservation Partnerships

Fighting Wildlife Trade Neotropics Past Saving Endangered Species Yellow-naped Amazon Conservation

Yellow-naped Amazons: Rescue from Trade

Yellow-naped Amazons: Rescue from Trade

Active Fighting Wildlife Trade Neotropics Yellow-naped Amazon Conservation

Yellow-naped Amazons: Research and Nest Protection

Yellow-naped Amazons: Research and Nest Protection

Active Fighting Wildlife Trade Neotropics Yellow-naped Amazon Conservation

Yellow-naped Amazons: Surveys

Yellow-naped Amazons: Surveys

Active Fighting Wildlife Trade Neotropics Saving Endangered Species Yellow-naped Amazon Conservation

Yellow-shouldered Amazon Recovery

Yellow-shouldered Amazon Recovery

Active Neotropics Protecting Wild Spaces Saving Endangered Species