Exotic Birds Gain New Hope as President Signs Wild Bird Conservation Act, But Some Problems Linger

On October 23, 1992 President Bush signed the Wild Bird Conservation Act (WBCA). Called “landmark legislation in Wildlife Conservation” by Ginette Hemley, director of wildlife trade monitoring at the World Wildlife Fund, the Act starts an immediate moratorium on the importation of ten exotic birds currently on the brink of extinction, including the yellow-headed Amazon, the green-cheeked of Mexican red-headed Amazon, the chattering lorry, the gray-cheeked parakeet…[more]