The desire of some people to keep exotic pets threatens many parrots and wild cats. Spectacular parrots like the macaw are captured in large numbers and exported for the pet trade. This practice has greatly reduced their numbers in the wild, and this trade is now strictly controlled in most countries. Captive breeding programmes have been set up to avoid the need to capture wild parrots. Hawks are subject to the same pressures, and are protected in many countries.
Some of the smaller wild cats, such as the ocelot, are popular among the wealthy as prestigious pets. However, these creatures are not really suited to captivity.
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