Parrot Trade in DR Congo

This short film demonstrates the difficult conditions of the fight to protect African Grey Parrots in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The governor, recognizing that Maniema Province is an important hub for the illegal trade, declared all commerce of grey parrots in the Province illegal indefinitely. The airport in this Province is closed to parrot transport, but not in Kisangani in Tshopo Province... The result: thousands of parrots are shipped downstream from Maniema on the Congo River to Kisangani each