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The Wild Bird Conservation Act (WBCA) [19] was enacted on October 23, 1992, to protect exotic bird species from international trade. The Act maintains that wild-caught birds may only be imported into the United States if they are produced in accordance with service-approved management plans for sustainable use of the species. [18]
Bird Studies Canada; Society of Canadian Ornithologists; British Columbia Field Ornithologists; Mexico. CIPAMEX, La Sección Mexicana del Consejo Internacional para la Preservación de las Aves, A.C. USA. American Birding Association
BirdLife International is a global partnership of non-governmental organizations that strives to conserve birds and their habitats. [2] BirdLife International's priorities include preventing extinction of bird species, identifying and safeguarding important sites for birds, maintaining and restoring key bird habitats, and empowering conservationists worldwide.
Animal welfare organizations are concerned with the health, safety and psychological wellness of individual animals. These organizations include animal rescue groups and wildlife rehabilitation centers, which care for animals in distress and sanctuaries, where animals are brought to live and be protected for the rest of their lives.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Pacific region says Wisdom, the world's oldest known wild bird, has returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge to lay an egg. The bird was first tagged ...
The legal trade, which is monitored by CITES, may constitute only a small proportion of the total numbers trapped in the wild. [ 11 ] In 2012, BirdLife International gave the Timneh parrot full species status on the basis of genetic, morphological, plumage and vocal differences [ 12 ] and classified it as Endangered in 2016.
Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird, is back with a new partner and just laid yet another egg. At an approximate age of 74, the queen of seabirds returned to Midway Atoll National ...
The volume of international trade in wildlife commodities is immense and continue to rise. According to an analysis to the 2012 Harmonized System customs statistics, [ 18 ] global import of wildlife products amounted to US$187 billion, of which fisheries commodities accounted for $113 billion; plants and forestries for $71 billion; non-fishery ...