News - 2006

The experiences of Kate Gammond

Kate Gammond, who keeps and breeds Hyacinthine Macaws in Bahrain, sent me some information on her experiences

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Additional funding for our projects

It will enable the team of the Projecto Arara Azul to widen the area it is working in and protect more Hyacinthine Macaws

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Collecting donations

We did not yet know how much had been raised, but we will let you know as soon as possible

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The winners of the Extinct TV programme

The Projeto Arara Azul did not win, but it will share an amount of money with other projects

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The incidence of avian chlamydiosis in wild parrots

A report on the incidence of avian chlamydiosis in wild parrots in the Pantanal has been published in Veterinary Microbiology

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An historical picture

This is a photo of fifteen-year old Teddy Roosevelt Jnr in 1902 with a blue macaw by Michael Strobl from Vienna

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Updated information after a long time...

After three months of absence I give you some news about the Projeto Arara Azul and the 6th International Parrot Convention

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Success in hatching at Al-Wabra Wildlife Preservation

Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation in Qatar has announced the successful hatching and rearing of a Lear's Macaw

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The American Federation of Aviculture convention

Held in Dallas, it offered a lot of very interesting and informative presentations as well as excellent opportunity to network

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Picture of seven Spix's Macaws

Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation posted on its website a picture of the seven Spix's Macaws bred there this year

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A family of Spix's Macaw

The young male Spix's Macaw transferred to Loro Parque in March is settling down well with the young female bred there

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The Jurong Bird Park in Singapore

Apart from the many parrots, I saw several species of bird-of-paradise and the great blue turaco

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Successes in hatching and rearing

Further successes at Loro Parque in hatching a female of Spix's Macaw and in rearing two of them

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Public statement by the Bundesamt für Naturschutz

This statement explain its decision to allow the importation of the Spix's Macaws from Switzerland

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Some more excellent news from Loro Parque

Another Spix's Macaw was hatched successfully completely outside the usual breeding period

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