The Ornithea in Cologne, Germany
On Friday, 30th October the show was visited by some 800 primary and secondary pupils from the area
The annual convention of the German parrot conservation organisation
The only presentation on the blue macaws was an excellent illustrated talk by Nicole Ludwig on her experiences at AWWP
Two female Lear's Macaws transferred to Loro Parque
They are at present in quarantine, but eventually will be paired with two young males bred in recent years at Loro Parque
Conservation Puzzle - a study by Neiva Guedes
A study about the dispersal of seeds from the manduvi tree on which the Hyacinthine Macaw depends for nesting
A short article by Hans Baron Berlepsch
He mentions seeing Anodorhynchus leariduring his journey to eastern Paraguay in 1886
Interesting discovery
Three Glaucous Macaw held at the Smithsonian linked with Thomas Page and his expedition
The type specimen for the Hyacinthine Macaw
It's held in the Natural History Museum in Vienna; here are some photos
Solving problems
I think I have cracked the problem with the author index page
Loro Parque has successfully bred four more Lear's macaws
Both adult pairs produced a total of four eggs - altogether Loro Parque now has 15 Lear's Macaws
The American Federation of Aviculture annual convention
This year I was speaking, but not on the blue macaws, but on the Slender-billed Conure in the aviary and in the wild
Up-to-date information on developments in the breeding centre of Loro Parque
Breeding the Lear's macaws continues to have its problems with adult macaws being too rough with the eggs
The 1st International Parrot Symposium in Dublin
There were 16 speakers from 10 countries who all have involvement with the blue macaws
Two more Spix's Macaw hatched at AWWP
Al-Wabra Wildlife Preservation in Qatar successfully hatched two more Spix's Macaws in addition to the three bred before
Photo feature on macaws
by Carlos Yamashita - a legend in conservation with his endeavours
Breeding success for AWWP in Qatar
The team at Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation in Qatar successfully hatched three Spix's macaws earlier this year
Good news about the status of the Lear's Macaw
The last count indicated there were nearly 1,000 birds in the wild
The meeting of the Spix's Macaw Conservation Committee
It took place last week in Brazil at São Paulo Zoo and I understand went well: there are now eight Spix's Macaws at Loro Parque
The 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth
Therefore there is a large amount of information appearing on TV include one interesting programme by National Geographic
Updating
Frieda continues to thrive and I added the entry on the Hyacinthine Macaw in the
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