African Grey Parrot: Species in Decline (English)

[@timjacquez]

And this is why I'm okay with summarily executing poachers on sight.

[@krysatheo]

They wouldn't be poaching if there wasn't a strong demand, shouldn't the consumers be punished as well?

[@timjacquez]

Yes, if you buy a parrot from a poacher, you should be in prison. If you go into the bush and capture a highly intelligent threatened species and shove them into tiny crates to die, you deserve much worse than prison. I would gladly retire to Africa to hunt poachers and protect African Greys.

[@jackhewes6642]

If you need some help I would be vary happy to join you in the removal of the poachers.

[@Ethan-uo4fr]

When I retire, I'm moving to the sight of an endangered species roost and just living there with my shotgun 24/7. Pray for the damn poachers

[@katysmobilepetspatrumbauer6476]

@@jackhewes6642 yes I would like to Help anywhere I could my 1st Blue Front Amazo was also brought in illegally but I was able to bond with her after the Pet shop I was working with at the time let me work with her she had 1 of those9 kinda 1 of Bird's that only bonded with me she was such a smart bird she could get out of any kind of cage that they put her in she also left big impression on all the other bird's in the store because she would break into every Bird cage in the store if she didn't like the food they had she would just take it and dumb it out all over the floor!! Everytime I would walk into work she would start screaming my name until I came over to pay her some attention after I started working with her she refused to say anything at all so they basically they just gave her to me for free Cage and everything. Her voice she picked up for me I could actually carry on a conversation with her and there wasn't anything that couldn't learn by the time she was 5 year's old she had at the very least 400-500 word's that she would say My Boss's were so impressed that I brought her back to start teaching all the other bird's to talk between the cockatiel's to the Cockatoo's to speak every Bird we had in the store was talking! Ha Ha Lol!!

[@harveymartinez8856]

My heart is broken, human kind is capable of the most horrible things

[@uberhobo2]

This is really hard to watch :(

[@ralphpearson4899]

Edward Zacharek q

[@marry1321]

It made to cry

[@katysmobilepetspatrumbauer6476]

Yes I agree it's very hard to even think about but as long as there is a High Demand for these Poor Bird's it will continue to happen. 🤒😡😪

[@corneliusagrippa4613]

Do something about it. Call lawmakers to change rights for these poor endangered creatures.

[@barbnbirds]

Iam too heartbroken and depressed and angry 😡 to watch this.When are they going to do something to help these poor abused birds???????????????????

[@joshuabarrios2789]

*There are thousands of breeders around the world, that fulfill the demand for people to have them as pets !!!* *Why this keeps happening, makes no sense !!!???*

[@xxsweetalkinxx]

Exactly!

[@TheWoodpecker1]

Incredibly sad, hopefully now that CITES have banned the international trade of African Greys will stop alot of the trade of wild-caught members of this amazing species

[@Jan_Kubera]

I have legally one home, very hard to watch

[@volandoencasa]

Jan Kubera I have legally one home too, and this makes me cry.

[@corneliusagrippa4613]

Only adopt rescues. We all need to end thus evil practice by starving poachers of their sick gains.

[@ashprice1123]

@@corneliusagrippa4613 i can't adopt it takes ages to actually get it.

[@TheMaragorn]

@@ashprice1123 Try to find an older bird someone is giving away on their own without going through a rescue. That's what I plan to do for my second.

[@NDN_FTR]

@@ashprice1123 Imagine how long it will take to restore their populations in the wild, if ever at all.

[@ElectricWarior]

Poor little dinosaurs

[@Personmr]

I didnt know chuck norris believed in theropods.:3

[@trusweet7]

I bought a rehomed parrot in Texas. It is sad to think that her parents or her grandparents, may have been wildly caught. I'd like to definitely address the sale of parrots at flea markets in Texas and other bordering states to Mexico.

[@DomOfSin666]

How can those horrible "people" stand to hear those poor birds scream all day. My grey only does it when I have to trim his wings, and it's one of the most disturbing noises i've ever heard. I hope the poachers are haunted by those screams whenever they go to bed at night

[@CapsAdmin]

I don't fully understand this situation. Is this a difficult species to breed? And if not why are they being taken from the wild?

[@timjacquez]

No, they are quite easy to breed in captivity. The problem is that their demand far outstrips the supply of current breeders. This is complicated doubly so by the fact that many countries with lots of breeders have laws preventing international sale of these birds, captive bred or not, so some places you can get one for $800 and other places they go for $8000.

[@Sealight007]

not exactly an easy parrot to breed.

[@patriciabennett-siciliap802]

I'm back once again! Having him outside in the summer made him so happy...he chit chatted so much and would get so upset when taking inside. What a lovely bird. I don't know what became off him. I'm he was in good loving hands!

[@Bashkir]

My Aunt owns an African grey parrot, she saved it from a terrible condition in a Spanish zoo (even tough we are from Sardinia Italy). He was about to die and my dad and her saved it, he is not capable of flying. I have been grown up seeing that parrot in the house. Seeing African Gray parrots in the wild is something that somewhat touches me, I hope they won't extinct...

[@patriciabennett-siciliap802]

I and my first had a grey African parrot in 1975 in Edmonton Alberta. Such a sweet little guy. He even spoke someItalian words as Papggalo , meaning parrot in English. We let him waddle around our little home in Edmonton, Albta

[@Arifin06]

we humans are the dominant species here and this is what we are doing even though we have the power to make the world a better place. The corrupt politicians should be sentenced to life inprisonment.

[@conwaysuccess]

This deeply depresses me. Overpopulation of humans = the end of all other life. We are destructive as a giant meteor hitting the earth.

[@laineyg6]

How absolutely tragic. The trafficking of animals as pets and good luck charms is so extraordinarily extensive. The waste is horrifying.

[@biancamarcellous5007]

Sad sad sad... I used to have an African grey parrot, he was a rescue they blew meth in his face...R.I.P Zazu the parrot

[@deannekellogg8514]

Omg thats horrible poor thing.

[@giantgreg9258]

Thats so sad I’m very sorry

[@yoleeisbored]

what? why would someone do that to a parrot? rest in peace

[@giantgreg9258]

@Mano Hamna ay yo what chu mean

[@paulburt3112]

I have an African Grey Parrot that I adopted through a rescue organization. She had a difficult time before I rescued her and she is now slowly coming around. When I watch her in or on top of her cage I think how sad it is that she can no longer fly due to her previous injuries and that she should be in the wild with her flock. I am glad that I was able to help/rescue her. I am TOTALLY against taking any wild animal from it's natural habitat.

[@Mmm-nj5dk]

If only people would stop keeping them as pets, like none of the birds either born in captivity or wild-caught deserve this. If you find one try to get the young ones back to African rehabilitation centers. They live a long life, a painful one at your home.

[@Everything_Animal]

Do you have any videos on Resplendent Quetzals? They're one of my favorite birds for obvious reasons but I hardly know anything about them instead that they are hunted for their feathers. Oh one more question. Are eastern and western bluebirds different species? I am currently am in an argument over weather they are or not, I think they are.

[@Souncomplicated]

My uncles friend goes and rescues the African greys

[@omitnot]

SAD SAD SAD...WAKE UP, WORLD! STOP KEEPING WILD ANIMALS AS PETS AND CALLING THEM "SO SWEET!"

[@Personmr]

The issue is that people can get pets despite not knowing how to take care of them. The fact that it is possable to own pets isnt the problem. A parrot in a good home is better off than a parrot in the wild.

[@myoldmanbaby]

I agree. I own a parrot, and am soon to adopt another one, but they are both from rescues. I would never buy a parrot from a pet store or breeder. I don't think birds should be kept as pets period, but since the ones I have were bred in captivity, and then discarded, they need somewhere to go.

[@JM-bi6yx]

Personmr they live longer in the wild

[@corneliusagrippa4613]

You add factory farms (google it) to this, and human kind has lost all semblance of humanity.

[@corneliusagrippa4613]

@@JM-bi6yx Not with this shit and environmental destruction they don't. We all need to fight for the rights of all animals. Slavery was once accepted by the vast majority as perfectly normal and ethical, just like the insane levels of torture and murder of animals today.

[@fabulously695]

Greys are very common in captivity, the they breed very easily in captivity too, greys will never go extinct in captivity and these parrots can be rehabilotaed for the wild

[@myoldmanbaby]

But they have hardly any natural territory left to be relocated to.

[@Demetri11]

100% My Brother i own an african grey and she is my life and will love her until the day i die and the way they let the pouches do that is bad and hate how they came to us but if they didn't i wouldn't have such an amazing companion, i agree with the right way the legal way, they control the wild let them breed normally and if people want to sell them still as pets the wild organization can sell them a mating pair legaly and they breed them and sell and handled properly in exporting ect... that way is a sure thing they wont go extinct :)

[@mariaangelx54]

God help us... Humans have lost any signs of humanity

[@corneliusagrippa4613]

Google "Factory Farm footage", if you need any proof veganism/vegetarianism is todays anti-slavery, pro-women's rights movement.

[@ashton.cattach]

WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION! ITS GREAT THAT EVERYONE IS COMMENTING THAT THIS NEEDS TO STOP BUT THAT WILL NOT HELP! WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING

[@myoldmanbaby]

Organize something and put the word out. I'll join.

[@pennycampbell9909]

Breaks my heart. What does it take to stop this? All countries must make it illegal To import all Wildlife. Why has this not happened? It is 2020. How is it still ok to move any Wildlife from there natural habitat. This is far to sad. What does it take?

[@1mataleo1]

My uncle used to look out for an elderly neighbor. She had an Africa Grey named Sinbad. My uncle would stop in her house often, so the bird became very familiar with him. When his neighbor passed away, her children, knowing that the bird was comfortable with my Uncle and not wanting the responsibility of caring for the bird, asked him to keep it, and he agreed. That bird was so intelligent; it was amazing. What is happening to this species is disgusting. I had no idea that they were considered threatened. Humans truly are a plague to this planet

[@0116Lori]

This make me so sad. I have a gray parrot and they are so intelligent. I bought her from a breeder. There are plenty of breeders and this does not need to happen. Even if there were still a healthy population in the wild, the death of the individual is heart breaking. They don't deserve this.

[@SuperMarbelle]

They can learn how to talk and answer questions/display responses. I just wonder. If they were ever asked if they were happy and they could answer truthfully, would they say " NO ".

[@hakeemt929]

Fortunately, grey parrots are being bred in captivity in many countries, otherwise they would have been close to extinction by now. But the sad part is that they are still rapidly declining. African Greys are extremely popular because of thier unique color and talking skills. People need to understand that wild parrots can never be trained or hand tamed although they may learn to talk. But wild birds have to be caged always.

[@TheBirdMan]

What they don't want to commit is that it's due to deforestation. African Grey is not a hard to breed bird. We here in Pakistan have abudunt quantity of them and there are people I know who breed approximately 50 pairs at home. So if Africa needs them back, please let us know as we do not have wild habitat for them but we can surely save them

[@wildbonded]

Its so sad- they are such a pretty birds with beautiful sounds

[@elizabethholliday8636]

omg. how do we fix this?

[@shadypikachu4475]

I've had one for 11 years now and it's so hard watching this video especially 3:26

[@gregthegroove]

☹️☹️☹️☹️ to see those sick and dead birds really breaks my heart. My family had an African Grey parrot for years and one day my dad forgot he had him on his shoulder, walked out to take the garbage out and he flew away and lost him. I loved that bird so much.

[@xxsweetalkinxx]

I know those birds were suffering terribly :(

[@laela1247]

I tried to watch this, couldn't make it past the deaths. sorry

[@michaels6330]

Great video guys! What these poachers do to these amazing animals makes me sick to my stomach.

[@kate-ig6ms]

i am doing a project on saving the parrots this video is very helpful thank you

[@petteralexis950]

Nice, kindly search and upload videos of lovebird parrots, yellow, green, white, blue etc etc etc......

[@radiomantx]

Oh my God, so sad. Such a wonderful, intelligent beautiful bird subjected to such evil. I feel sick. This MUST stop NOW. We have 2 African Greys that are part of our family that were born and raised in the United States and they mean the world to us. I pray someone stops the evil being done to these sweet birds.

[@skyeiron5872]

Please, if you're going to get an African Grey or any other bird as a pet, make sure you get one from a breeder or a bird rescue! Not one caught from the wild! You may have to wait a while, but the wait will be well worth it! Also, please think about getting a bird seriously. Don't get one if it's simply on a whim or because you think it would be cool to have a talking bird, and make sure you have enough time available to spend with it and train it!

[@abdulvahabok1378]

I need import india in grey parrot pls what docments pls tel me now

[@tanyaroberson9394]

Everyone is blaming the poachers but who are the people buying the birds?

[@SweetSunrising]

Exactly!!! The demand fuels the trade

[@Arifin06]

this really touched deep in me

[@xxsweetalkinxx]

My heart is just breaking every time I think about this, which is a lot I do have An african grey but he was bred in captivity. The cruelty here is unforgivable. There should have been protection on these beautiful intelligent animals long before it got to this!. I pray we can bring these amazing birds back but as everything in this world being destroyed by greed, corruption and money and do not have much faith. Bless them :(

[@azores15]

I cannot imagine why someone would want to have a bird for a pet. I, a man not known for shedding tears, cried as I watched this.

[@MatthewChristianMurray]

If they are raised as pets, they pretty much have to stay that way. I wouldn’t buy one from a pet store, but I would absolutely adopt one. Mine is adopted (previous owner was old and in poor health). They are capable of loving their humans and fellow pets very much.

[@azores15]

@@MatthewChristianMurray I do have a grey. It belonged to one of my wife's relatives, and we sort of ended up with her. It isn't anything I would have chosen, though. We do the best we can to keep her entertained and content.

[@abdulvahabok1378]

Pls give noumber and idea

[@michaelrodriguez-spruill5578]

630,000 African grey parrots are left in the wild due to the pet trade. 10,000 illger's macaws are left in the wild due to the pet trade and deforestation. It's crazy I have an African grey and a illger's macaw it's crazy.

[@bluecologne25]

My heart just dropped when I saw the number of them dead on the ground... how do these poacher see them dead from and still continue the trade?? Heartless humans!

[@StormiidaeBlogspot]

Thank you for this.

[@mrnote7588]

Sad to see birds in this condition. But they won’t gonna extinct as in our country which is not africa there are tons on african gray breaders and population of african gray is increasing every year. Each pair of african gray breeds two times a year and lay 5-6 eggs in one breeding session which means each pair of birds giving life to 12 more and more year after year how is gonna extinct. Yeah from wild only

[@marwanalaleem2719]

African grey is the best in the world....

[@officialtrinidoll]

So not only are you trapping and taking them for the money, but then you don't even want to take care of them and end up killing them in the process! How sick! If you want the money from them, why not be kind to them and treat them well so that they'll make the money that you're stealing them for?! Makes no sense! Smh...

[@buffalosabresloyalist8913]

Heartbreaking!!!

[@arifinaslam]

U can tell that some birds were sick as their face had yellow marks

[@DeafieMentha]

You provided the different language in spoken words but not subtitles? REALLY?

[@cornell_lab]

Mike Pratuch, We are working on closed captioning all of our videos.

[@GREEENMASTER]

I thought about getting a African grey but after seeing this I change my mind. It’s just sad that people only care about the money in they’re pocket instead of the fate of the future.

[@muhammadibnalikadeeja9786]

Are you selling

[@shirleycorkrum9871]

This is so sad as always it's money wow poor parrots 😭😭

[@patriciabennett-siciliap802]

Iwas cut off. This parrot was so affectionate he would lay beside us at bedtime.so intelligent would

[@Daysdontexist]

I remember thinking to myself after looking at these Gray's over the years, they look misplaced and alien to the country, they can easily bite your finger off, and never understood why people would want to own them, with their moody temper and mimicking vocality.

[@Sinpathie]

Why are african greys still taken from the wild when so many breeders exist already? Just leave the wild birds alone!

[@sovietchampagne]

When people see those pictures of dead Greys I hope they remember that the Grey has a mind not dissimilar from that of a human child...

[@tasmiasyed3273]

I just saw the dead african greys I have one from the time he was 1 week old hes 8 years bow and me seeing those dead ones just struck my heart .

[@AbuBakar-wp7rw]

I’m a Grey Parrot owner, but I bought mine from a breeder. It really makes me feel bad, and makes me feel like people like me are the part of the problem.

[@mummytriplets8079]

Then, return the parrot to the wild,hypocrite !

[@haverjimmy]

so hurtful.. so beautiful animals

[@davidjones6128]

Stop buying it.

[@dianestiner8602]

This is heartbreaking 💔💔. I cannot imagine how the situation is now in 2024 😭

[@Mairi.2]

This is horrible. Adopt, don't shop!

[@corneliusagrippa4613]

@Patriot Jefferson Oh my god, are you fucking serious?! I am completely over being against the death penalty for people that evil and sick. Obviously, the law treats animals as less than property, but slaves were once just property so change can be achieved.

[@Janfromboone]

Hard to watch. What could I do. They all look like my Tobie and I would do anything to stop this.

[@michaelrodriguez9145]

I have a african grey and he is very smart!! I would love to see them flying around free. This is a horrible how can you capture an wild african grey parrot but is this horrible and disgusting truth about this.

[@evolving66]

Good documentary. Soooo sad. But awareness is the first step...

[@Ms.Sara.K]

To sad to do this to a such beautiful birds💔.. Humans are the worst predators for all living creatures

[@STarCRAFT4BRITS]

This video make me happi

[@rohitbauri5958]

😢😭😭😭😭 I couldn't watch the full video

[@Amber-gh3cu]

So many animal species to protect. I can’t do it all. Please someone help me!!

[@azusenablanca84]

I have an African gray She was born in home Well take care This is really hard to watch In my country they do the same to Amazon parrots and macaws but our government do nothing to stop this.

[@pamelapreedy1797]

I recently took an African Grey into my home because her first owner couldn't keep her. I know exactly the day she was hatched in the North East of the UK because I have her certificate of captive birth. I love Ruby like my own child, but I would never buy a parrot if it came from these horrific poaching and illegal thefts from the wild. Wildlife thieves deserve death. Humans need 100% improvement and they will make themselves extinct if they do not achieve it. This may save the non-human inhabitants of the planet from cruelty, exploitation and extinction. Rather a planet with no humans than one ruined by human greed and stupidity.

[@darthveatay]

The truth is always inconvenient

[@loispasco2463]

Thank you for sharing this. So sad, what can we do to help? We are destroying the worlds wildlife!

[@rahuldhamecha2425]

It's hard for me to watch They are treating like toys. Illegal trade must be banned for survival of parrots else it will be on history only, If government will not be taken care of them.

[@thisisnotmyrealname3964]

anything other than cats or dogs ARE NOT HOME PETS

[@silvertree2189]

Very upset watching this.

[@paxwallacejazz]

150 species extinctions a day currently based on latest UN study

[@einsteinparrot]

LEAVE THEM ALONE! STOP POACHING AND INTERNATIONAL EXPORTATION OF ALL WILD PARROTS!

[@zijayakumar]

Everyone please stop buying this parrots so there is no demand no supply

[@البرتوکونتادور-ر8ل]

Humans are a wild species!

[@deannabridges6068]

Animals should not be removed from the wild PERIOD! They were born in the wild and should stay there!

[@veggypeggy6252]

Please! If you want a parrot get one that was bred in captivity!!! If they are in the wild leave them where they belong!!!!

[@zxzord]

I wish animals were more respected :(

[@sanjeewaaekanayake]

How can people be so heartless... 🥺💔

[@iplayrobloxforcontent]

Oh, God so sad, leave those poor ones alone, I think people can only keep them at home, if they somehow save them and can't return them back to the wild!!!

[@spiritconjure2996]

We should save each and every single DNA 🧬 of every animal in case these poor birds do become extinct 😔

[@karanbhati8531]

I have african grey

[@AmjadLoverBoy]

Karan Bhati how much

[@assyrianchristianmarvin1738]

Around 1,000 dollar

[@priyanshusingh7515]

I really didn't know this type of human beings are there to trade innocent birds only for their some money 💰? How the people are doing such things

[@pengugelida]

I have an african grey....but he was incubated and legal......the dead parrots really churned my stomach

[@ludiwang1172]

I will be crossing the African Grey off of my list of birds I'm considering to get as pets.

[@kaylabuyensestevens5427]

Ludi the FanWing you can always adopt one that is in need of care

[@ludiwang1172]

True, but I don't know anyone with an African Grey.

[@AngelicaRodriguez-uc4rc]

Ludi the FanWing look for bird rescues in your area, there are plenty of birds in need of a good home 🙂

[@YourMiddleBroPhil]

Try a rescue center! Mine was born in Pennsylvania

[@ludiwang1172]

Okay, everyone says I should rescue. I'll look into it, thanks!

[@j.b.9581]

Save the Parrots!!!!!

[@rotemshoshani424]

Heartbreaking

[@scruffyafro3632]

heart breaking