{"id":35630,"date":"2022-09-07T17:33:21","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T22:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/?p=35630"},"modified":"2025-10-16T11:26:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T16:26:25","slug":"lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-timneh-grey-parrots-in-sierra-leone-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-timneh-grey-parrots-in-sierra-leone-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Lafeber\u2019s Global Parrot Conservation Spotlight: Timneh Grey Parrots In Sierra Leone, Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Timneh greys (Psittacus timneh<\/em>) are found in parts of west Africa such as Sierra Leone, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, and C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire. Exact numbers are unknown (estimated 100,000-500,000), but they are decidedly decreasing due to trapping and habitat loss, the usual challenges for parrot conservation.<\/p>\n

It was only 10 years ago (2012) that Timneh greys were recognized as a unique and separate species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). However, by 2016, Timnehs were considered endangered on the IUCN Red List and, in 2017, the Timneh was listed on CITES Appendix I (most endangered).<\/p>\n

The World Parrot Trust (WPT) summarizes that hundreds of thousands of Timnehs have been heavily traded on the international market, with at least 77% habitat loss. It\u2019s even more serious when nesting ranges become this limited, reducing their genetic strength and opportunity.<\/p>\n

\"\"During 2021-2022, the WPT has continued developing several important conservation activities focused in Sierra Leone. First, 239 people in 70\u00a0communities were surveyed to develop knowledge, discern attitudes, and\u00a0learn about the\u00a0distribution and\u00a0abundance of the Timnehs. By\u00a0listening to local communities and\u00a0leveraging local ecological knowledge, WPT has been able to\u00a0build a\u00a0picture of seasonal movements and identify roost and nesting areas throughout the region. This has highlighted the vital importance of\u00a0mangrove areas and built a\u00a0strong case for\u00a0protection of several key sites.<\/p>\n

Discovery of Largest Roost Offers Hope<\/h3>\n

\"\"One roost that was identified during this work holds several hundred parrots and is the largest known roost for the species on the African mainland. This was an extremely exciting finding and suggests that in some remote areas, Timneh populations may still be relatively healthy. However numerous threats including trapping of adults and the collection of eggs have been identified. This can only get worse as land is further developed. Protection of these remote sites is essential!<\/p>\n

In addition, WPT held numerous\u00a0meetings to bring local leaders,\u00a0community members,\u00a0conservationists, and government officials together to discuss the actions needed to conserve and protect Timneh parrots. Billboards were raised at strategic\u00a0locations\u00a0to communicate how important it is to protect this unique species. WPT\u00a0also identified 45 community parrot\u00a0\u201cmonitors” who they will work with going\u00a0forward to reinforce conservation messages and develop community-based initiatives to protect key nesting and roosting sites.<\/p>\n

\"\"Lastly, a\u00a0radio\u00a0jingle and\u00a0announcement communicating positive messages about parrot conservation has been regularly played on local radio stations. These have been accompanied by live radio interviews with government officials answering questions about the need to protect\u00a0Timneh parrots. These type of activities must continue and be regularly reinforced to be successful.<\/p>\n

Lafeber\u2019s $500 GLOBAL PARROT conservation grant this month goes to the World Parrot Trust and the efforts led by Dr. Rowan Martin to protect the Timneh greys. You can also help! To make a tax-deductible donation, go to: https:\/\/www.parrots.org\/donate. Earmark your donation specifically for Timneh African grey conservation and research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This month\u2019s Lafeber Conservation spotlight takes us to Sierra Leone, Africa, where the World Parrot Trust (WPT) is hard at work developing conservation strategies to help save endangered Timneh African grey parrots. This includes protecting their habit and protecting them from poaching, as well as bringing local leaders,\u00a0community members,\u00a0conservationists, and government officials together to discuss the actions needed to conserve and protect Timneh parrots.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9047,"featured_media":35635,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[171,207,169],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday","category-product-news","category-new"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLafeber\u2019s Global Parrot Conservation Spotlight: Timneh Grey Parrots In Sierra Leone, Africa – Pet Birds by Lafeber Co.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This month\u2019s Lafeber Conservation spotlight takes us to Sierra Leone, Africa, where the World Parrot Trust (WPT) is hard at work developing conservation strategies to help save endangered Timneh African grey parrots. This includes protecting their habit and protecting them from poaching, as well as bringing local leaders,\u00a0community members,\u00a0conservationists, and government officials together to discuss the actions needed to conserve and protect Timneh parrots.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-timneh-grey-parrots-in-sierra-leone-africa\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lafeber\u2019s Global Parrot Conservation Spotlight: Timneh Grey Parrots In Sierra Leone, Africa – Pet Birds by Lafeber Co.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This month\u2019s Lafeber Conservation spotlight takes us to Sierra Leone, Africa, where the World Parrot Trust (WPT) is hard at work developing conservation strategies to help save endangered Timneh African grey parrots. This includes protecting their habit and protecting them from poaching, as well as bringing local leaders,\u00a0community members,\u00a0conservationists, and government officials together to discuss the actions needed to conserve and protect Timneh parrots.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-timneh-grey-parrots-in-sierra-leone-africa\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Lafeber\u00ae Pet Birds\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-09-07T22:33:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-16T16:26:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Timneh-parrot_Rowan-Martin.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1438\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"951\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ann Brooks\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ann Brooks\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lafeber.com\\\/pet-birds\\\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-timneh-grey-parrots-in-sierra-leone-africa\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lafeber.com\\\/pet-birds\\\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-timneh-grey-parrots-in-sierra-leone-africa\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Ann Brooks\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lafeber.com\\\/pet-birds\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1fad6c0514917932c67ea6aebe710035\"},\"headline\":\"Lafeber\u2019s Global Parrot Conservation Spotlight: Timneh Grey Parrots In Sierra Leone, Africa\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-09-07T22:33:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-16T16:26:25+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lafeber.com\\\/pet-birds\\\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-timneh-grey-parrots-in-sierra-leone-africa\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":498,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lafeber.com\\\/pet-birds\\\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-timneh-grey-parrots-in-sierra-leone-africa\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lafeber.com\\\/pet-birds\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/Timneh-parrot_Rowan-Martin.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Everyday\",\"Lafeber Co. News\",\"New\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/lafeber.com\\\/pet-birds\\\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-timneh-grey-parrots-in-sierra-leone-africa\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lafeber.com\\\/pet-birds\\\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-timneh-grey-parrots-in-sierra-leone-africa\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lafeber.com\\\/pet-birds\\\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-timneh-grey-parrots-in-sierra-leone-africa\\\/\",\"name\":\"Lafeber\u2019s Global Parrot Conservation Spotlight: Timneh Grey Parrots In Sierra Leone, Africa – Pet Birds by Lafeber Co.\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lafeber.com\\\/pet-birds\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lafeber.com\\\/pet-birds\\\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-timneh-grey-parrots-in-sierra-leone-africa\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lafeber.com\\\/pet-birds\\\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-timneh-grey-parrots-in-sierra-leone-africa\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lafeber.com\\\/pet-birds\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/Timneh-parrot_Rowan-Martin.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-09-07T22:33:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-16T16:26:25+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lafeber.com\\\/pet-birds\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1fad6c0514917932c67ea6aebe710035\"},\"description\":\"This month\u2019s Lafeber Conservation spotlight takes us to Sierra Leone, Africa, where the World Parrot Trust (WPT) is hard at work developing conservation strategies to help save endangered Timneh African grey parrots. This includes protecting their habit and protecting them from poaching, as well as bringing local leaders,\u00a0community members,\u00a0conservationists, and government officials together to discuss the actions needed to conserve and protect Timneh parrots.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lafeber.com\\\/pet-birds\\\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-timneh-grey-parrots-in-sierra-leone-africa\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/lafeber.com\\\/pet-birds\\\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-timneh-grey-parrots-in-sierra-leone-africa\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lafeber.com\\\/pet-birds\\\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-timneh-grey-parrots-in-sierra-leone-africa\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lafeber.com\\\/pet-birds\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/Timneh-parrot_Rowan-Martin.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lafeber.com\\\/pet-birds\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/Timneh-parrot_Rowan-Martin.jpg\",\"width\":1438,\"height\":951},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lafeber.com\\\/pet-birds\\\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-timneh-grey-parrots-in-sierra-leone-africa\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lafeber.com\\\/pet-birds\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Lafeber\u2019s Global Parrot Conservation Spotlight: Timneh Grey Parrots In Sierra Leone, Africa\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lafeber.com\\\/pet-birds\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lafeber.com\\\/pet-birds\\\/\",\"name\":\"Lafeber\u00ae Pet Birds\",\"description\":\"Two Generations of Veterinarians Caring & Working for the Health of Animals\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lafeber.com\\\/pet-birds\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lafeber.com\\\/pet-birds\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1fad6c0514917932c67ea6aebe710035\",\"name\":\"Ann Brooks\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lafeber.com\\\/pet-birds\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/02\\\/ann-phoenix-96x96.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lafeber.com\\\/pet-birds\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/02\\\/ann-phoenix-96x96.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lafeber.com\\\/pet-birds\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/02\\\/ann-phoenix-96x96.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Ann Brooks\"},\"description\":\"Ann Brooks is co-Founder of the Phoenix Landing Foundation, an adoption and education organization serving several east coast states. She loves to promote parrot care information that helps birds to thrive, and works with other Phoenix Landing volunteers to make good adoption matches. Her passion is nutrition and she wrote the \u201cNourish to Flourish\u201d cookbook. She is a huge fan of the quality products offered by Lafeber. Ann also organizes an annual Phoenix Landing eco-tour to support wild parrot conservation and research. That interest led to this Lafeber series, called \u201cThe Global Parrot.\u201d She hopes others will also support the many dedicated scientists who are working so hard to preserve the parrots species we love and value so much. Ann has lived with birds for over 35 years. Phoenix, her greenwing macaw, is the inspiration behind Phoenix Landing. Most birds need a succession of good homes, through no fault of their own. She realized that Phoenix should outlive her, and wanted to make sure there was a reliable adoption apparatus in place to ensure that Phoenix has a place to \u201cland.\u201d So she retired from her senior federal position to volunteer full-time with Phoenix Landing, which turned 25 years old in April 2025. By 2025, Phoenix Landing had rehomed more than 3,500 birds. Some of these have even required more than one home because people\u2019s lives often change. Adoption is a positive, not a negative, way to acquire a deserving bird. Phoenix Landing believes that parrots need to be protected across their long lives and probable multiple homes. Ann believes that adoption is inevitable and organizations that provide life-long protection for individual birds is essential. Ann is a member of the Association of Avian Veterinarians AAV and an IAABC-certified behavior consultant.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lafeber.com\\\/pet-birds\\\/author\\\/annb\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Lafeber\u2019s Global Parrot Conservation Spotlight: Timneh Grey Parrots In Sierra Leone, Africa – Pet Birds by Lafeber Co.","description":"This month\u2019s Lafeber Conservation spotlight takes us to Sierra Leone, Africa, where the World Parrot Trust (WPT) is hard at work developing conservation strategies to help save endangered Timneh African grey parrots. This includes protecting their habit and protecting them from poaching, as well as bringing local leaders,\u00a0community members,\u00a0conservationists, and government officials together to discuss the actions needed to conserve and protect Timneh parrots.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-timneh-grey-parrots-in-sierra-leone-africa\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Lafeber\u2019s Global Parrot Conservation Spotlight: Timneh Grey Parrots In Sierra Leone, Africa – Pet Birds by Lafeber Co.","og_description":"This month\u2019s Lafeber Conservation spotlight takes us to Sierra Leone, Africa, where the World Parrot Trust (WPT) is hard at work developing conservation strategies to help save endangered Timneh African grey parrots. This includes protecting their habit and protecting them from poaching, as well as bringing local leaders,\u00a0community members,\u00a0conservationists, and government officials together to discuss the actions needed to conserve and protect Timneh parrots.","og_url":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-timneh-grey-parrots-in-sierra-leone-africa\/","og_site_name":"Lafeber\u00ae Pet Birds","article_published_time":"2022-09-07T22:33:21+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-10-16T16:26:25+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1438,"height":951,"url":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Timneh-parrot_Rowan-Martin.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Ann Brooks","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ann Brooks","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-timneh-grey-parrots-in-sierra-leone-africa\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-timneh-grey-parrots-in-sierra-leone-africa\/"},"author":{"name":"Ann Brooks","@id":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/#\/schema\/person\/1fad6c0514917932c67ea6aebe710035"},"headline":"Lafeber\u2019s Global Parrot Conservation Spotlight: Timneh Grey Parrots In Sierra Leone, Africa","datePublished":"2022-09-07T22:33:21+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-16T16:26:25+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-timneh-grey-parrots-in-sierra-leone-africa\/"},"wordCount":498,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-timneh-grey-parrots-in-sierra-leone-africa\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Timneh-parrot_Rowan-Martin.jpg","articleSection":["Everyday","Lafeber Co. News","New"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-timneh-grey-parrots-in-sierra-leone-africa\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-timneh-grey-parrots-in-sierra-leone-africa\/","url":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-timneh-grey-parrots-in-sierra-leone-africa\/","name":"Lafeber\u2019s Global Parrot Conservation Spotlight: Timneh Grey Parrots In Sierra Leone, Africa – Pet Birds by Lafeber Co.","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-timneh-grey-parrots-in-sierra-leone-africa\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-timneh-grey-parrots-in-sierra-leone-africa\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Timneh-parrot_Rowan-Martin.jpg","datePublished":"2022-09-07T22:33:21+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-16T16:26:25+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/#\/schema\/person\/1fad6c0514917932c67ea6aebe710035"},"description":"This month\u2019s Lafeber Conservation spotlight takes us to Sierra Leone, Africa, where the World Parrot Trust (WPT) is hard at work developing conservation strategies to help save endangered Timneh African grey parrots. This includes protecting their habit and protecting them from poaching, as well as bringing local leaders,\u00a0community members,\u00a0conservationists, and government officials together to discuss the actions needed to conserve and protect Timneh parrots.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-timneh-grey-parrots-in-sierra-leone-africa\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-timneh-grey-parrots-in-sierra-leone-africa\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-timneh-grey-parrots-in-sierra-leone-africa\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Timneh-parrot_Rowan-Martin.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Timneh-parrot_Rowan-Martin.jpg","width":1438,"height":951},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-timneh-grey-parrots-in-sierra-leone-africa\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Lafeber\u2019s Global Parrot Conservation Spotlight: Timneh Grey Parrots In Sierra Leone, Africa"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/#website","url":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/","name":"Lafeber\u00ae Pet Birds","description":"Two Generations of Veterinarians Caring & Working for the Health of Animals","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/#\/schema\/person\/1fad6c0514917932c67ea6aebe710035","name":"Ann Brooks","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ann-phoenix-96x96.jpg","url":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ann-phoenix-96x96.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ann-phoenix-96x96.jpg","caption":"Ann Brooks"},"description":"Ann Brooks is co-Founder of the Phoenix Landing Foundation, an adoption and education organization serving several east coast states. She loves to promote parrot care information that helps birds to thrive, and works with other Phoenix Landing volunteers to make good adoption matches. Her passion is nutrition and she wrote the \u201cNourish to Flourish\u201d cookbook. She is a huge fan of the quality products offered by Lafeber. Ann also organizes an annual Phoenix Landing eco-tour to support wild parrot conservation and research. That interest led to this Lafeber series, called \u201cThe Global Parrot.\u201d She hopes others will also support the many dedicated scientists who are working so hard to preserve the parrots species we love and value so much. Ann has lived with birds for over 35 years. Phoenix, her greenwing macaw, is the inspiration behind Phoenix Landing. Most birds need a succession of good homes, through no fault of their own. She realized that Phoenix should outlive her, and wanted to make sure there was a reliable adoption apparatus in place to ensure that Phoenix has a place to \u201cland.\u201d So she retired from her senior federal position to volunteer full-time with Phoenix Landing, which turned 25 years old in April 2025. By 2025, Phoenix Landing had rehomed more than 3,500 birds. Some of these have even required more than one home because people\u2019s lives often change. Adoption is a positive, not a negative, way to acquire a deserving bird. Phoenix Landing believes that parrots need to be protected across their long lives and probable multiple homes. Ann believes that adoption is inevitable and organizations that provide life-long protection for individual birds is essential. Ann is a member of the Association of Avian Veterinarians AAV and an IAABC-certified behavior consultant.","url":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/author\/annb\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9047"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35630"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35630\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45615,"href":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35630\/revisions\/45615"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}