We have jobs for up to 6 students (must be 16 years or older, mature and reliable) for cleaning duties, three hours a day, after 4pm. Contact Wendy Huntbatch if you are up to the challenge of cleaning up after our flocks!

The World Parrot Refuge in Coombs, BC, Canada, is home to over 600 previously owned pet parrots.

They end up here for many reasons, but all of them relate to the fact that parrots do not adapt well to captivity.

The best these amazing birds can now hope for is a secure home like the World Parrot Refuge where they are encouraged to regain some small semblance of what they are meant to be.

This music video is dedicated to the birds and to those who care for them. I hope it conveys some sense of the magnitude of the problem, as well as the dedication and compassion of those seeking to be part of the solution.

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.

Check back soon for an introduction to the special individuals who make up our team.

Some of the dedicated staff and volunteers of the World Parrot Refuge.

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)