| There are many different types of species of | | | | incarcerated for extended amounts of time. |
| parrots and many of them live in the jungle, these | | | | When these jungle parrots are sent overseas to be |
| are known as jungle parrots. Some particular species | | | | sold on the blackmarket, they are squeezed into a |
| of jungle parrots include, Amazon parrots, African | | | | thin cylindrical tube about the width of a tennis ball |
| grey parrots and Quaker parrots and are commonly | | | | and sent off for usually a two or three day journey |
| kept as household pets in today's modern society. | | | | before they are released. Most don't make it. |
| There is however a concern that many parrots are | | | | What About Education? |
| being taken from their natural habitat and sold on the | | | | There is of course light at the end of the tunnel. |
| black market for vast sums of money to hungry | | | | Many reserves are being created that are tightly |
| customers in the Western world. The jungle parrot | | | | secured to stop poachers from getting in and |
| population in African jungles, especially in the Congo is | | | | capturing many of the jungle parrots that call these |
| dropping at an alarming rate and many species are on | | | | habitats home. Because of these newly created |
| the brink of extinction. Something needs to be done | | | | reserves, the parrot numbers have begun to climb |
| to stop this from occurring. | | | | and are finally showing results. Breeding centers are |
| What Are Some Prevention Methods? | | | | also helping to increase parrot numbers by introducing |
| Several countries are realizing this important fact and | | | | new parrots in to the wild that have been bred in |
| are actually doing things to prevent poachers and | | | | captivity. |
| hunters from capturing jungle parrots and taking | | | | Probably the most important scheme taking place is |
| them out of their natural habitats. There are | | | | the education of children in schools throughout Africa |
| organizations within certain governments who's sole | | | | and South America. These schools are designed to |
| task is to stop hunters and poachers from capturing | | | | teach children to care for the wildlife and to show |
| native parrots. They have only been going on for a | | | | them how important it is that parrots in the jungles |
| few years now but are already beginning to show | | | | are kept alive and in the wild. Our children will of |
| results. Population numbers are rising among certain | | | | course be the driving force in the next generation |
| parrot species, however there are still many parrots | | | | and if they have a sense of pride and respect for |
| being captured all around the world. The sad thing is | | | | the wildlife, then we can say that all the jungle |
| that only a certain percentage of parrots actually | | | | parrots have a fighting chance at a future. |
| survive the trauma they are put through after being | | | | |