Presentation by Cromwell Purchase
His presentation provided much previously unknown information on the situation with breeding the Spix's Macaw in captivity
Successful breeding in Loro Parque
the Lear's Macaw pair that has successfully bred every year since 2007 had produced two young
Press release from Al-Wabra Wildlife Preservation
Press release on the meeting held recently in Brazil to decide on a National Action Plan for the conservation of Spix's Macaws
Five Spix's Macaws bred by Al-Wabra Wildlife Preservation
AWWP has bred five Spix's Macaws this season bringing the total bred there to-date up to 60
Breeding the Spix's Macaw at loro Parque
Article written by Tony Silva and published in 1994 in the International Zoo Yearbook
Artificial insemination project
Loro Parque Fundación has just released information on an artificial insemination project with the Spix's Macaw
Two short films about the Spix's Macaw
YouTube links on short films on the Spix's Macaw
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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