Shades of Grey- Africa Geographic -The truth behind trapping
Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 8:58 am
Dante's post on trapping inspired me to share this article by Africa Geographic
I am posting this with the intention of creating awareness to the reality of trading in wild caught birds, legal or illegal. It is NOT intended to start a debate on the ethics of keeping wild caught birds. I myself own some wild caught African waxbills, as do a lot of us on this site.
Education is key and I hope this sheds some light on the subject.
http://magazine.africageographic.com/we ... s-of-grey/
Edited to add: While this article refers to parrots, the same applies to all bird species caught for the pet trade
I am posting this with the intention of creating awareness to the reality of trading in wild caught birds, legal or illegal. It is NOT intended to start a debate on the ethics of keeping wild caught birds. I myself own some wild caught African waxbills, as do a lot of us on this site.
Education is key and I hope this sheds some light on the subject.
http://magazine.africageographic.com/we ... s-of-grey/
Edited to add: While this article refers to parrots, the same applies to all bird species caught for the pet trade