FWS Employee with Parrot

FWS PERSONNEL WITH EXOTIC BIRD. All exotic or wild species of parrots as well as captive-bred parrots which are listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) also are protected under the Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992. The WBCA is a significant step in global conservation efforts to protect exotic birds subject to trade. Service employees check to ensure that imported birds meet requirements imposed by this law in addition to those set by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), the Endangered Species Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, or other regulations.