A report in the 23.10.99 issue of Cage & Aviary Birds reads as follows: "Parrot breeder Harry Sissen faces a trial on November 19 at Teeside County Court
Having bred rare birds on his farm in Northallerton, North Yorkshire for 35 years, Harry was raided last year and more than 120 birds were confiscated for DNA tests.
He is charged on three counts of illegal importation of Lear’s Macaws, one charge of illegal importation of six blue-headed macaws and two charges of illegally selling birds.
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Report on the impact of wild-fires on the Hyacinth macaws in the wild
There is a report by the Instituto Arara Azul published in 2019 on the impact of fire on the Hyacinth Macaw population inthe wild. The report can be read under " The Pantanal and its future."
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