Wild parrot health and disease, welfare, rehabilitation, translocation, in-situ conservation, trade and confiscations

Dr. Pat Latas (interim) coordinator

Anticipated outputs and activities for the Health and Welfare Subgroup IUCN SSC WPaSG

Disease and epidemics

Anticipated outputs and activities include:

• Supporting and promoting research to understand immediate and future threats to wildlife and people from infectious diseases affecting wild parrot populations and vice versa  (e.g., wildlife trade).

• Supporting the dissemination of research on infectious diseases involving wild parrots to relevant agencies to facilitate robust decision-making and policy development.

• Supporting development of situation-appropriate Disease Risk Assessments and protocols for the management of parrots confiscated from trade, and conservation translocations.

• Building networks and information flow to convene emergency response teams for immediate action or advisory on unforeseen outbreaks involving wild parrots.

• Coordinating and informing the focus on wild parrot populations perspective with relevant stakeholders to existing, ongoing and updated One-Health and wildlife disease databases and tracking platforms.

• Raise awareness and mitigate any biosecurity risks regarding zoonotic/epizootic contagious disease transmission, for example: Chlamydophilosis (Psittacosis) and HPAI.

• Support the development of standards, guidelines and veterinary medical toolkits that will facilitate health/disease management of parrots in the wild or wild parrots under human care.

Welfare of Wild Populations, In-situ, Trafficked Parrots, and and Rehabilitation

Anticipated outputs and activities include:

• Supporting and promoting research to understand immediate and future impacts on wild parrot populations, individuals, and operations including wildlife trade, in-situ conservation and rehabilitation for release to the wild.

• Supporting the dissemination of research on welfare of wild parrots to relevant agencies to facilitate robust decision-making and policy development.

• Supporting development of situation-appropriate Welfare Assessments and protocols for wild populations and individuals, the management of parrots confiscated from trade, and conservation translocations.

• Building networks and information flow to convene emergency response teams for immediate action or advisory on unforeseen welfare issues involving wild parrots, including invasive populations..

• Coordinating and informing the wild parrot perspective with relevant stakeholders.

•  Raise awareness about welfare issues facing wild, in-situ and rehabilitation.

• Support the development of standards, guidelines and veterinary medical toolkits that will facilitate welfare management of parrots in the wild or wild parrots under human care.

One Health Aspects

Coordinate, liaise, and collaborate with One-Health resources