The 2024 and 2025 #ParrotCrisis Summits attracted 1000+ attendees from across the world seeking to protect parrots from the global pet trade. We inspired, informed, and planted the seeds of a movement. The 2026 #ParrotCrisis Summit will:
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Highlight the connection between trade and its harm to parrots and people all over the world, as well as the unsuitability of parrots to captivity
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Illustrate the urgency of the #parrotcrisis across diverse geographic regions and cultures including Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and North America
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Provide pathways for attendees of all backgrounds, educations, and ages to protect parrots wherever they are and however they can
We need your help to spread the word about the Parrot Crisis Summit. We encourage you to share our graphics (available in English and in Spanish) on social media and with your list-servs. Tell your networks to visit parrotalliance.org -- which will direct them to this page.
Agenda (all times ET)
November 12, 2026:
11:00am | Opening Words: Gail Koelln
11:15am | Keynote Presentation: The Crisis of Disease in Parrots by Dr. Pat Latas
12:00pm | "Parrot Factory Farms: Exposing America's Bird Industry" ft. Liz Cabrera Holtz & Jakob Shaw
The Crisis of Urban Parrots
1:00pm | Dr. Leonardo Gaci Scaletti
1:45pm | Roelant Jonker
2:30pm | The Crisis of African Grey Parrots (Panel Discussion) ft.
Nancy Jacobs, Nick Byaba, Andrew Gweh
3:30pm | Messages of Solidarity
The Crisis of Parrots in Australasia:
5:15pm | Dan Howie
6:00pm | Conclusion
November 13, 2026:
11:00am | Opening Words: Dr. Rev. LoraKim Joyner
11:15am | Panel Discussion: The Crisis of Parrots in South Asia (Panel Discussion) ft.
Asha Poonia, Anindya Sinha, Shankar Shivappa
The Crisis of Parrots in East and Southeast Asia
12:30pm | Lili Zhang
1:00pm | Messages of Solidarity
The Crisis of Parrots in Latin America & The Caribbean
1:15pm | Andrea Thomen
2:45pm | Dayana Serrano
3:30pm | Dra. Sylvia Margarita de la Parra Martinez
4:15pm | Closing Words & Call-to-Action: Dr. Rev. LoraKim Joyner
5:00pm | Conclusion
