We need dedicated volunteers to help us go forward to establish a sustainable funding base for our parrot family. In particular we need:

Virtual Adoptions: We need someone who can come to the Refuge to take and print photos of the parrots - we have a camera and printer for this purpose - and then send the photo with an adoption certificate to our wonderful sponsors who support the parrots. The picture can also be emailed to you with the information for our Hall of Love.

Card Writing: We need someone willing to write cards - which we will provide - to thank the wonderful people who make donations. Hand written cards are so much more personal. We have stamps too!

Membership: A special thank-you to our new volunteer angel, who has stepped up to help with memberships!

We also need and would appreciate helpers in the following areas:

• Laundry persons
• Dishwashing aficionados
• Toy makers
• Cage cleaners
• Food prep helpers (afternoon)
• Seed and nut tray prep helpers (between 9am - 4pm)
• Evening feeders (between 5:30pm - 7.30pm)
• Spray bathers (any time)

Anyone who feels they could dedicate some time to volunteering would be most welcome. Please read our Volunteer page for more background, and e-mail or call Wendy at the Refuge (see the Contact Us page for details) if you'd like to help. 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!

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.