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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/magazine/wildlife-trafficking-africa.html

The Race to Stop Wildlife Trafficking in Africa In Nigeria, customs officers and conservationists are confronting the grim impacts of the $20 billion trade.

Thank you, Rolling Stone for this article. Here at Drill Ranch in Nigeria we currently care for 97 surviving African Grey Parrots from 4 different confiscations. Most are in bad shape; mortality is high. Last year we released 20 and hope to release these next year. Feather re-growth is very slow. Birds were never meant to be caged is the message they call out from dawn til dusk.

TikTok Is Obsessed With Talking Parrots. It's Fueling a Global Black Market A yearlong investigation into the African-grey trade reveals poachers, egg smugglers, wealthy businessmen — and multitudes who want a talking bird