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Jan. 12, 2007
EU Permanently Bans Imports of Wild Birds
Conservation Groups Hail Ban that Will Save Millions of Birds a Year
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Jan. 11, 2007
Permanent Ban of Wild Bird Importation in EU Announced
New rules for captive bird imports to protect animal health in the EU and improve the welfare of imported birds.
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Jan 25, 2006
EU Extends Temporary Ban on Wild Bird Trade
Conservation and animal welfare groups support the European Commission's decision yesterday (24 January) to
extend the ban on commercial wild bird imports until 31 May 2006...
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Oct
27, 2005
COMMISSION DECISION of 27 October 2005
concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza in certain
third countries and the movement from third countries of birds accompanying their owners...
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Oct
27, 2005
COMMISSION DECISION of 27 October 2005
concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza in certain
third countries for the import of captive birds...
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Oct
26, 2005
EU BANS IMPORTS OF CAPTIVE LIVE BIRDS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES
Member States today endorsed a draft Commission decision to ban imports from third countries of captive live birds other than poultry for commercial purposes, at a meeting of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCFCAH)...
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Oct
24, 2005
EU Plans Temporary Import Ban of Pet Birds
EU veterinary experts will soon discuss plans to ban imports of live captive and pet birds, another measure to prevent the spread of bird flu within the European Union, the EU's health chief said on Monday...
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What to Do About the
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Jan
25, 2006
One Million Parrots Flying Free
Conservation and animal welfare groups support the European Commission’s decision yesterday
(24 January) to extend the ban on commercial wild bird imports until 31 May 2006...
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Oct
23, 2005
Flu in Parrot Imported to the UK Causes Experts to Call for Action to Protect Public and Birds
As bird flu has now arrived in several European countries appears headed to Africa, a group of leading bird experts and animal welfare organizations urged the EU to take immediate action to reduce the risk of further outbreaks in Europe and identifies simple precautions the public may take regarding avian flu...
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Oct
22, 2005
Experts Warn Wild Bird Trade Risks
Deadly Flu Transmission:
Flu in Parrot Imported to UK Confirms Warnings
LONDON --
As the European Union struggles to address a looming avian influenza
epidemic, a group of leading bird experts and conservation
organizations urged the EU to take immediate action to reduce the
risk of further outbreaks in Europe by banning the import of wild
birds. "While much of the attention has been on migratory birds and
poultry farms, the EU has left the door open to avian flu by
continuing to import millions of wild-caught birds from much of
Asia, all of Africa and Latin America," said Dr. James Gilardi,
Director of the Wild Parrot Trust.He continued, "The wild bird
trade provides the perfect mixing bowl for disease as shipments from
different countries are often combined in the same holding and
importing facilities."
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Fast Facts on the Wild Bird
Trade
and The European Union
2000-2003
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| World Trade in
CITES-listed birds1 |
|
3,850,772
(100%) |
| World Trade in
CITES-listed captive bred birds2 |
|
839,634 (21%) |
| World Trade in
CITES-listed wild birds3 |
|
3,011,138
(79%) |
| EU Imports of
Appendix II wild birds4 |
|
444,202 |
| EU Imports of
Appendix III wild birds5 |
|
2,323,375 |
| EU Imports of
wild birds listed in Appendix II and III6 |
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2,767,577
(93%
of world total)
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EU
Imports of Wild Birds Listed
in Appendix II and III by Country
2000-2003
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| Country |
Imports |
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Country |
Imports |
| Italy |
657,905 |
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Netherlands |
485,245 |
| Spain |
444,567 |
|
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Portugal |
350,492 |
| Belgium |
331,493 |
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Germany |
214,610 |
| United Kingdom |
144,108 |
|
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France |
79,834 |
| Malta |
19,008 |
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Czech Republic |
13,411 |
| Greece |
9,151 |
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Austria |
6,769 |
| Hungary |
6,551 |
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Denmark |
2,363 |
| Poland |
1,679 |
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Slovenia |
354 |
| Slovakia |
20 |
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Sweden |
16 |
| Estonia |
1 |
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World's Ten Top Exporters
of Wild CITES-listed Birds
(7)
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Country |
Quantity |
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Country |
Quantity |
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Senegal |
944,319 |
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Argentina |
56,110 |
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Mali |
776,103 |
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Guyana |
53,601 |
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Guinea |
608,145 |
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Cameroon |
49,787 |
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Tanzania |
123,406 |
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DRC |
35,471 |
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Pakistan |
73,622 |
|
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Suriname |
31,071 |
|
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TOTAL: 2,751,635
(92% of world total) |
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Top Ten Most Commonly Traded Species
Listed in CITES
Appendix II (8)
|
African grey parrot
(Psittacus erithacus)
|
122,650 |
|
|
Senegal parrot
(Poicephalus senegalus) |
117,118 |
Orange-winged
Amazon
parrot
(Amazona amazonica) |
35,469 |
|
|
Monk parakeet
(Myopsitta monuchus) |
31,062 |
Mynah bird
(Gracula religiousa)
|
26,669 |
|
|
Patagonian conure
(Cyanoliseus patagonus) |
18,848 |
Pekin robin
(Leiothrix lutea)
|
12,318 |
|
|
Blue-fronted Amazon
parrot
(Amazona aestiva) |
10,707 |
Nanday conure
(Nandayus nenday) |
10,200 |
|
|
Blue-crowned conure
(Aratinga acuticaudata) |
8,867 |
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Sources
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1
Gross reported imports of specimens of species
listed in Appendix I, II and III for all purposes
2 Gross reported imports of specimens of
species listed in Appendix I, II and III for all purposes
with the source codes C, F, and D
3 Gross reported imports of specimens of
species listed in Appendix I, II and III for all purposes
with the source codes R and W and those shipments with no
source code from major exporting countries
4 Gross reported imports of specimens of
species listed in Appendix II with the purpose codes B, T
and Z and, shipments with the source codes R and W
5 Gross reported imports of specimens of
species listed in Appendix III with the purpose codes T, B
and unknown: Includes shipments with the source code W and
those shipments with no source code from major exporting
countries
6 Combined values of EU Imports of
Appendix II and Appendix III wild birds
Above statistics
courtesy of:
Species Survival Network
2100 L Street NW
Washington DC 20037 USA
Tel: 1-301-548-7769 Fax: 1-202-318-0891
www.ssn.org
7 Based on gross
reported imports of specimens of species listed in Appendix
II with the purpose codes B, T and Z and, shipments with the
source codes R and W and gross reported imports of specimens
of species listed in Appendix III with the purpose codes T,
B and unknown: Includes shipments with the source code W and
those shipments with no source code from major exporting
countries
8 Wild specimens, based on gross reported imports
of specimens of species listed in Appendix II with the
purpose codes B, T and Z and, shipments with the source
codes R and W
All CITES trade statistics derived from the CITES Trade
Database, UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre,
Cambridge, UK. |
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