Recently, a young girl visited the Refuge close to her 12th birthday. On learning the plight of our residents, she immediately decided that instead of gifts, she would ask her friends to give her money instead, so she could make a donation for a cause she believed in. She raised $57.00 for the Refuge - a wonderful gift of love from a compassionate young lady!

Also recently, another special lady sent us a beautiful handmade card containing cheques that added up to $305. Every year she holds an Angel Party to celebrate the life of a very dear deceased friend, and everyone who is invited has to bring a cheque for a minimum of $25, so they can make a donation to a charity. This year, the World Parrot Refuge was the recipient of this loving gift!

There are so many people making a difference to the parrots of the Refuge, and we appreciate everyone's efforts to help us give them a Home for Life. Thank you!

Please click on the thumbnails below to learn how you can help some special birds have a home for life through our "Virtual Adoption" program! More stories coming soon!

Birds who are now partly sponsored, thank you!

Birds who are now fully sponsored, thank you!

"This is, in a word, a great place and these miraculous creatures deserve no less, but few places can deliver it this well. It is, indeed, 'world class'."

– Stewart Metz (author and Director of the Indonesian Parrot Project), after his visit at the Grand Opening of the Refuge on August 13, 2005.

"The World Parrot Refuge is a true sanctuary where parrots live out their lives in a loving, spacious and happy environment under the guidance of extraordinarily caring people. The many visitors destined to pass through the refuge will come to understand that parrots are not toys or trophies, but beings with needs and emotions as real as our own."

– Rosemary Low (author of more than 30 books on parrots)