The 2nd annual meeting of Hyacinthine Macaw breeders and keepers
This meeting included the curious presentation by Dr Petra Wolf of the Hanover Veterinary School on feeding behaviour of macaws
Delay on the repatriation of Lear's Macaws
The three confiscated Lear's Macaws have to wait again because Harry Sissen has applied for a judicial review
The Committee for the Conservation of the Lear's Macaw
They will be meeting next week at Praia do Forte to discuss Strategies for the conservation of the species
Sheikh Al-Thani denied!
He states there is any truth to the report that he has acquired any more of Antonio de Dios's Spix's macaws
Illegal trafficking of Brazilian wildlife
João Miguel Folgosa Herculano apprehended last week smuggling 58 eggs of rare bird species
Sheik Al-Thani acquired all the Spix's Macaws owned by Antonio de Dios
News has come in today about the suspected acquirement of de Dios' Spix's Macaws by the Sheik. More information very shortly.
News!
More news has come in over the past few days about activities and actions regarding the Lear's Macaw
The birth of a commitee for the conservation of Lear's and Hyacinthine Macaws
Priorities of the committee would be the protection of the wild population currently estimated at 400 individuals
WWF Brazil major sponsor of the Projeto Arara Azul
Its website with a wealth of information about Brazilian wildlife can be viewed by clicking in the link below
Arrival of cuckoo in Sussex
The cuckoo population in the UK has fallen by some 60% in the last few years due to woodland destruction here and in Africa
IBAMA decision to split the commitee
There will be a separate committee for the Hyacinthine Macaw, which will include experts such as Neiva Guedes
None of the birds confiscated should be returned to Harry Sissen
A brief newspaper report can be read on the link below
News on the Harry Sissen's case
The judge has said he will give his final decision on 28th April
A letter on the Spix's Macaw
Gordon Cook has recently discover a letter on the Spix's Macaw in the USA
The Sissen case grinds on
HM Customs & Excise has decided to appeal against the decision last November in the Magistrates' Court
Investigation on the trade in Brazilian flora and fauna
This week several news reports appeared on the Brazilian Government official website for the Chamber of Deputies
Press release by Loro Parque Fundación
It is about the repatriation of the Spix's Macaw discovered in the USA
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Latest News
- Native trees planted on burned pasture land
- On-line article on American Bird Conservancy website November 2020
- Interesting paper on the Spix’s Macaw
- Burned pasture land in the Pantanal replaced with groves of native tree species
- Azul Airline decorates one of its jets with images of the Spix’s macaw
- Covid-19 prevents the corn replacement team operating
- Blue macaws help to grow the forest around them
- Fires destroy home of one of the world’s rarest birds in Brazil’s Pantanal
- Another ICMBio president resigns
- Spix’s macaws moved to outdoor aviaries
- You-tube video on reintroduction project
- ICMBio statement 11th March 2020
- Press release by ICMBio 19-2-2020
- Good news from Brazil
- Loro Parque Foundation has reintroduced six Lear’s into the wild in Brazil
- Report on hyacinths feeding on termites
- Update report on the fire situation in the Pantanal
- Paper on breeding performance of the Lear's Macaw in the wild
- Fires in the Pantanal
- Ten miles for the Spix's Macaw