Many birds arrive at the refuge in poor condition. Miss Daisy was one. Her feathers were chewed down to bare remnants.

Parrots, for many reasons, do not thrive as pets. In Daisy's case the problem was loneliness. Where she'd have hundreds of birdy "soul-mates" to play with in the jungle, in a typical household with the family gone all day, her life was the equivalent of solitary confinement -- one of the worst forms of punishment for humans as well as birds.

So Miss Daisy began compulsively chewing on her plumage.

But we have good news!

See how rapidly Daisy is flourishing since she's been with us:

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)