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It’s Next Week! The IAPP Parrot Crisis Summit


Rose-ringed parakeet in Nepal


As the free virtual Parrot Crisis Summit approaches, it is shaping up to include an amazing assortment of voices from around the world who are all coming together to share our perspectives on why the legal and illegal global trade in parrots, worldwide, must stop now! Organized by the International Alliance for the Protection of Parrots (IAPP), the intention is for this event to serve as a springboard for a strengthened network of organizations and individuals concerned with stopping the trapping, trafficking, sale, and purchase of parrots. Participants will discuss pathways forward for the community of those concerned about these birds to navigate this crisis, with a focus on how to change the perception of parrots who live with humans, whether in the wild or in captivity, and of the pet trade.



Sulphur-crested cockatoo in Australia

 

Consisting of two half-days of panels and discussion (4 hours each), the theme of Day One is “One Flock: Why the Parrot Trade Harms Wild and Captive Parrots” and of Day Two is “One World: Why the Parrot Trade Harms People and Ecosystems.” Each day includes presentations of two panels of three to four experts who will make individual presentations and then discuss provocative questions such as “What would a global campaign look like to stop the demand, stop the trade, and result in no parrots being kept in cages?” and “Do you have any new idea about how to diminish the harm to people who live where parrots are harmed?” There will also be time for question-and-answer sessions and breakout room discussions for conservationists and researchers; veterinarians; parrot rescue and sanctuaries workers and volunteers; and people involved and/or interested in parrot welfare and advocacy.


Grey parrots in Kenya

 

Our amazing panelists and facilitators include:


DAY ONE:  One Flock: Why the Parrot Trade Harms Wild and Captive Parrots


Panel: The Harm to Parrots in the Wild

Facilitator and panelist:

Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner, Co-director, One Earth Conservation, USA

Other panelists:

Juan Carlos Cantú, Director, Teyeliz A. C., Mexico

Kurt Duchez, DVM, Environmental crimes & IWT regional coordinator/Wildlife Trafficking Officer for Mesoamerica and Western Caribbean, Wildlife Conservation Society, Guatemala

Bonnie Zimmerman, Executive Director, Indonesian Parrot Project, Indonesia

 

Panel: The Harms to Parrots in Captivity

Facilitator and panelist:

Dr. Anthony Pilny, DVm, DABVP, Medical Director & Director of Education Programs

Arizona Exotic Animal Hospital, USA

Other panelists:

Liz Cabrera, JD, Senior Campaigns Manager, World Animal Protection, USA

Amanda Coleman, Sanctuary Director, Foster Parrots, USA

Dr. Diana Pésole Falcón, Wildlife Veterinarian, Itaipu Binacional, Paraguay



Red-crowned amazon in Mexico

 

DAY TWO: One World: Why the Parrot Trade Harms People and Ecosystems


Panel: The Harm to Peoples When Parrots are Harmed​

Facilitator:

Gail Koelln, MS, Co-director, One Earth Conservation, USA

Panelists:

Hector Orlando Portillo Reyes, MS, Wildlife Biologist, INCEBIO, Honduras

Janet Trumbule, Executive Director of Administration, Oasis Sanctuary Foundation, USA

Irene-Rose Madindou, Ornithology Research Scientist, National Museums of Kenya, Kenya

Lori Gruen, Ph.D., William Griffin Professor of Philosophy, Wesleyan University, USA

 

Panel: The Harm to Ecosystems & the Climate

Facilitator: Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Panelists:

Lizabeth Paravisinii-Gebert, Ph.D., Sarah Tod Fitz Randolph Distinguished Professor

Vassar College, USA

Dr. David L. Vergara-Tabares, Researcher, Diversity and Animal Ecology Institute UNC-CONICET, Argentina

Dr. Pat Latas, DVM, consultant to various parrot organizations in Southern California, USA

Katherine Renton, Ph.D., Researcher, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico


Hyacinth macaw in Brazil


Please join us and add your voice to this important event!




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