News - 2009

The Ornithea in Cologne, Germany

On Friday, 30th October the show was visited by some 800 primary and secondary pupils from the area

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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

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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

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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

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A short article by Hans Baron Berlepsch

He mentions seeing Anodorhynchus leariduring his journey to eastern Paraguay in 1886

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Interesting discovery

Three Glaucous Macaw held at the Smithsonian linked with Thomas Page and his expedition

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The type specimen for the Hyacinthine Macaw

It's held in the Natural History Museum in Vienna; here are some photos

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Solving problems

I think I have cracked the problem with the author index page

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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

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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

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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

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The 1st International Parrot Symposium in Dublin

There were 16 speakers from 10 countries who all have involvement with the blue macaws

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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

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Photo feature on macaws

by Carlos Yamashita - a legend in conservation with his endeavours

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Breeding success for AWWP in Qatar

The team at Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation in Qatar successfully hatched three Spix's macaws earlier this year

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Good news about the status of the Lear's Macaw

The last count indicated there were nearly 1,000 birds in the wild

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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

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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

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Updating

Frieda continues to thrive and I added the entry on the Hyacinthine Macaw in the

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