/ 26 July 2023

Online sales drive illegal trade in endangered African grey parrots

Congo African Grey Parrot, Psittacus Erithacus Erithacus
African grey parrots are one of the most heavily trafficked birds in the world. (Photo by: Auscape/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

The birds, which are native to equatorial Africa, have been decimated by the international pet trade

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