The SSN Bird Trade Working Group addresses the international trade in birds, including parrots. Examples of the work of the group include: assisting Parties in the preparation of listing proposals for consideration at meetings of the CITES Conference of the Parties, providing support through research and advocacy for improved implementation of CITES bird species, addressing national laws with the goal of ensuring that international use does not threaten wild bird populations and, providing information to Parties and others needed to enhance trade enforcement efforts for protected bird species.

Co-Chair:
Ms. Ann Michels, SSN
2100 L Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037 USA
Tel: +1-301-548-7769
Fax: +1-202-318-0891
E-mail: annmichels@ssn.org

Co-Chair:
Mr. Juan Carlos Cantú, Defenders of Wildlife
Ahuehuetes Sur 811; Bosques de las Lomas
C.P. 11700 México D.F. México
Tel: +525-251-60-96
Fax. +525-251-6096
E-mail: jccantu@defenders.org

2007-Response to the EU Ban on Wild Bird Imports

2005-SSN Statement on H5N1 and the Wild Bird Trade

2005-Fast Facts on the Wild Bird Trade and The European Union 2000-2003

2003-SSN comments on importation of Amazona aestiva from Argentina into the United States