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In 2016, African grey parrots got what new protection?

CITES Appendix I, which bans international commercial trade.

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  1. Removed from CITES
  2. Kept on CITES Appendix II
  3. Moved to CITES Appendix I ✔

Why: FWS reported that CITES moved African greys to Appendix I, which prohibits international commercial trade. Over 25 years, more than 1.5 million had been taken from the wild.

Huh, didn't know that: FWS said trapping wild greys for the pet trade was devastating wild populations.

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Answer: Moved to CITES Appendix I. FWS reported that CITES moved African greys to Appendix I, which prohibits international commercial trade. Over 25 years, more than 1.5 million had been taken from the wild.

  1. US Fish and Wildlife Service press release (Oct 2016) www.fws.gov/press-release/2016-10/strongest-cites-protections-signal-hopeful-future-african-grey-parrots
    the most restrictive of the CITES designations, which prohibits international commercial trade
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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