• Latest
Parrots Seized from Congolese Traffickers Released to the Wild

Parrots Seized from Congolese Traffickers Released to the Wild

2 years ago
Museveni Directs Research on Local Herbs as Quality Chemicals Marks 20 Years

Museveni Directs Research on Local Herbs as Quality Chemicals Marks 20 Years

21 minutes ago
FUFA’s Magogo, Watson Appointed to FIFA Committees

FUFA’s Magogo, Watson Appointed to FIFA Committees

3 hours ago
Byarugaba Pledges Greater Value and Innovation as Old Mutual Uganda Rebrands

Byarugaba Pledges Greater Value and Innovation as Old Mutual Uganda Rebrands

3 hours ago
NSSF Reschedules Kampala Hills Run to November 2

NSSF Reschedules Kampala Hills Run to November 2

6 hours ago
Museveni Hails National Prayer Breakfast for Promoting Unity and Forgiveness

Museveni Hails National Prayer Breakfast for Promoting Unity and Forgiveness

6 hours ago
Museveni, Russian Delegation Explore Digital and Investment Cooperation

Museveni, Russian Delegation Explore Digital and Investment Cooperation

6 hours ago
SoftPower News
Thursday, October 9, 2025
  • News
  • Tourism & Travel
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
    • Fashion
  • Regional
    • Kenya
    • Rwanda
    • Tanzania
    • Burundi
    • South Sudan
    • DR Congo
  • Defence & Security
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • More
    • Agriculture
    • Africa
    • Columnists
    • Education
    • Health
      • COVID-19
    • International News
    • News in Pictures
    • OpEd
    • Pearl Of Africa
    • People
    • Politics
    • Special Reports
    • Women
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Tourism & Travel
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
    • Fashion
  • Regional
    • Kenya
    • Rwanda
    • Tanzania
    • Burundi
    • South Sudan
    • DR Congo
  • Defence & Security
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • More
    • Agriculture
    • Africa
    • Columnists
    • Education
    • Health
      • COVID-19
    • International News
    • News in Pictures
    • OpEd
    • Pearl Of Africa
    • People
    • Politics
    • Special Reports
    • Women
No Result
View All Result
SoftPower News
No Result
View All Result
Home Tourism & Travel

Parrots Seized from Congolese Traffickers Released to the Wild

by Our Reporter
June 19, 2023
Parrots Seized from Congolese Traffickers Released to the Wild

An African grey parrot

67
VIEWS

Nairobi, Monday, June 19, 2023 – World Animal Protection has applauded Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre for rewilding parrots caught up in the cruel wildlife trade.

Edith Kabesiime, the Wildlife Campaign Manager at World Animal Protection said, “We applaud Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre for doing the only right thing – of rehabilitating and releasing the birds back into the wild where they rightly belong. African grey Parrots are the most traded wildlife species to feed the inhumane pet trade industry. Their capture from the wild is torturous, painful, and disgusting to say the least.”

Related Stories

Museveni Directs Research on Local Herbs as Quality Chemicals Marks 20 Years

FUFA’s Magogo, Watson Appointed to FIFA Committees

Byarugaba Pledges Greater Value and Innovation as Old Mutual Uganda Rebrands

In April 2022, 122 parrots were seized from traffickers operating near Bunagana, located at the border of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Acting on intelligence information received about a suspected trafficker from Kinshasha, the enforcement agencies swiftly intervened to protect the birds from the clutches of illegal wildlife trade.

Three (3) were dead, and the remaining 119 were taken to Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre for close monitoring and rehabilitation before being released to the wild.

Last week, fifty-five (55) of the119 parrots were flagged off from Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre to be released to the wild at Kibale National Park in Western Uganda. This momentous rescue and release of the parrots highlight the urgent need to end wildlife trafficking and strengthen enforcement measures.

In 2016, the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) outlawed the international trade in African Grey Parrots. However, trade is still allowed for the parrots raised in CITES-registered captive facilities.

Because of the complexity of wildlife crime, experts have cautioned that allowing captive breeding of CITES Appendix 1 species offers no conservation benefits, and only fuels the poaching of wild species for breeding farms.

“It is crucial that UWEC releases back into the wild the remaining sixty-four birds they are still holding in captivity and should never consider or encourage commercial captive breeding for the local and international pet market. Commercial wildlife breeding, legal or illegal is inherently cruel, serves no known conservation benefits and is a serious public health risk as birds and wildlife, in general, can be a source of dangerous zoonotic diseases,” said Edith Kabesiime.

Tags: ParrotsSoftPowerSoftPower NewsTop Uganda NewsTraffickersUgandaUganda Wildlife Conservation Education CentreWorld Animal protection

Recent Stories

Museveni Directs Research on Local Herbs as Quality Chemicals Marks 20 Years

FUFA’s Magogo, Watson Appointed to FIFA Committees

Byarugaba Pledges Greater Value and Innovation as Old Mutual Uganda Rebrands

NSSF Reschedules Kampala Hills Run to November 2

Museveni Hails National Prayer Breakfast for Promoting Unity and Forgiveness

Museveni, Russian Delegation Explore Digital and Investment Cooperation

SoftPower News Logo

SoftPower News is a subsidiary of SoftPower Communications LLC, a Ugandan digital media group. Keep posted of the latest from Uganda and East Africa.
Plot 4B Malcolm X, Kololo
P.O Box 1497, Kampala - Uganda
Tel: +256-392-001-701
Email: info@softpower.ug

This news site is licenced by Uganda Communications Commission (UCC)

ADVERTISEMENT
  • News
  • Tourism & Travel
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
  • Regional
  • Defence & Security
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • More

© SoftPower News

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

error: Content is protected
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Tourism & Travel
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
    • Fashion
  • Regional
    • Kenya
    • Rwanda
    • Tanzania
    • Burundi
    • South Sudan
    • DR Congo
  • Defence & Security
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • More
    • Agriculture
    • Africa
    • Columnists
    • Education
    • Health
      • COVID-19
    • International News
    • News in Pictures
    • OpEd
    • Pearl Of Africa
    • People
    • Politics
    • Special Reports
    • Women

© SoftPower News

Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?