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World Sensation: Return of a Parrot Species Extinct in the Wild – Project Updates
Since the historic day in June 2022, when the first eight Spix’s Macaws (Cyanopsitta spixii), a parrot species that has been extinct in the wild for over 20 years, were released into the natural habitat of its Brazilian homeland, a fundamental milestone has now been achieved in this project – successful reproduction in the wild. The Spix’s Macaw Release Project’s ultimate goal is to establish a breeding population of Spix’s macaws in the wild. The last wild Spix’s nest was spotted in 1986, 37 years ago, before the Spix’s macaw became extinct in the wild. A short recap The journey to this achievement was arduous and began in 2000 when the…
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World Sensation: Return of a Parrot Species Extinct in the Wild – Project Updates
Six months after the successful release of the first group of Spix’s Macaws (Cyanopsitta spixii), which had been extinct in the wild for over 20 years, the soft release of twelve more parrots of this species began today. The team of the German Association for the Conservation of Threatened Parrots e.V. (ACTP) and the employees of the Brazilian federal authority ICMBio have been preparing this event for weeks with the support of the biologist and expert Tom White. As the last time, the blue parrots will be accompanied by native Illiger macaws during the release. These nine companions will help the inexperienced Spix’s macaws navigate unfamiliar surroundings. This morning a…
