“Every way you look at ACTP, it doesn’t tick any of the boxes, it is not a legitimate zoo. Facebook Twitter Pinterest The Association for the Conservation of Threatened Parrots buildings in Tasdorf, outside Berlin. The legal import and export of rare and endangered birds is governed by the 1975 convention on international trade in endangered species (Cites). Official records show ACTP obtained a licence to operate a zoo in Germany only months before it applied to import parrots from Australia. “The Association for the Conservation of Threatened Parrots (ACTP) was the importer,” she said.

Source: The Guardian December 10, 2018 18:56 UTC