Nikki is a precious Moluccan Cockatoo who came to live at the Refuge as a result of a seemingly innocent environmental change at her former home. Nikki had been comfortably settled in her home for ten years, until one day her human owner installed a new linoleum floor. Many people are unaware that parrots are particularly sensitive to environmental changes. When parrots are in the vicinity of many synthetic substances, e.g. teflon pans used in cooking, and in Nikki's case, the toxins given off by new linoleum, they can become very ill and in some cases, die.

Nikki didn't know how to explain the toxic overload on her system to her human owner and began to self-mutilate. She over-preened herself in her distress, plucking out her feathers and tearing at her sensitive flesh. Her owner turned to the Refuge for help. Nikki now has a new home and is beginning to heal. With time, we hope she will learn that she is now in a parrot-safe environment, and no longer needs to pluck.

If you want to Virtually Adopt Nikki and contribute to her care, you may do so in a few ways:

• Click on the "Donate Now" button below to make a secure one-time, annual or monthly credit card payment with CanadaHelps.org, the national non-profit organization that collects charitable donations on behalf of Canada's registered charities. This very safe method is our preferred choice as it reduces overheads and helps us focus our efforts on caring for the parrots.

  
• OR Visit our donations page to learn about other payment options for contributing to virtual adoption.
• OR Click on the button below to fill out a simple virtual adoption form. We will contact you as soon as possible by means of the contact e-mail you provide, if you have further questions.

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!

Birds who are now partly sponsored, thank you!

Birds who are now fully sponsored, thank you!

"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)

"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.