Here is something to consider the next time someone says that parrot and wildlife smuggling is a thing of the past:
The Defenders of Wildlife in Mexico said, “It is estimated that between 65,000 to 78,000 parrots are caught illegally every year and from them, 77 percent die before they arrive in to the hands of a buyer. The mistreatment these animals suffer explains the high mortality rate.”
Sadly, we will see the extinction of many wild parrot populations within our lifetimes!
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