Cockatoos are popular as pets and the capture and trade has threatened some species; between 1983 and 1990, 66,654 recorded salmon-crested cockatoos were exported from Indonesia, a figure that does not include the number of birds caught for the domestic trade or that were exported illegally.
As cacatúas son mascotas populares e a súa captura e comercio ameazou algunhas especies; entre 1983 e 1990, rexistrouse a exportación de 66.654 exemplares de Cacatua moluccensis desde Indonesia, unha cifra que non inclúe as aves capturadas para o comercio dentro dese país ou as que foron exportadas ilegalmente.