We couldn't care for our hundreds of residents without the help of a dedicated team of trained staff and volunteers. In fact, staff members Corinna (the staff supervisor), David, Miranda and Jost all made the big move with the Refuge from Abbotsford to Coombs. They have all worked with the parrots for years and could not think of life without them. In their words, “working at the World Parrot Refuge is not a job - it's a way of life”. They moved their homes and lives to continue their work with our Refuge family. That is true dedication.

Many of the staff in this photo have moved on, but were instrumental in making the Refuge the great place it is today.

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)