The experiences of Kate Gammond
Kate Gammond, who keeps and breeds Hyacinthine Macaws in Bahrain, sent me some information on her experiences
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
Collecting donations
We did not yet know how much had been raised, but we will let you know as soon as possible
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Jurong Bird Park in Singapore
Apart from the many parrots, I saw several species of bird-of-paradise and the great blue turaco
Successes in hatching and rearing
Further successes at Loro Parque in hatching a female of Spix's Macaw and in rearing two of them
Public statement by the Bundesamt für Naturschutz
This statement explain its decision to allow the importation of the Spix's Macaws from Switzerland
Some more excellent news from Loro Parque
Another Spix's Macaw was hatched successfully completely outside the usual breeding period
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- 12 further Spix’s macaws to be released into the wild in December 2022
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