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Brazilian government agency ends co-operation with ACTP

ICMBio, the Brazilian federal agency responsible for managing protected areas and biodiversity has very recently decided to end its co-operation with ACTP in the re-introduction of the Spix’s Macaw into the wild in Bahia because of the activities of Martin Guth, the owner of ACTP. Mongabay has published an article in two parts on this matter. The links to the two part article are: 

https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/for-extinct-spixs-macaw-successful-comeback-is-overshadowed-by-uncertainty/

Institutional conflict puts successful Spix’s macaw reintroduction at risk (mongabay.com)

This matter is very concerning. 


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