There are only 350 scarlet macaws left in the wild in Belize. They face the threats of poaching and habitat loss. But let us introduce you to the passionate people determined to save these colorful ...

The Caribbean nation of Belize is the size of Massachusetts, has half the population of Portland, and is one of the most beautiful places imaginable, riven with wild rivers, dense with jungles and ...

The Monomet Conservation Sciences has released its 2025 State of the Birds report. The report reveals accelerating declines in bird populations across the continent of North America. These declines ...

In a recent study, Dr. Katelyn Bishop conducted a zooarchaeological and archival data reanalysis of macaws and parrots ...

Roger Williams Park Zoo was full of kids earlier this month, and seemingly every young arm in the zoo shot skyward when bird trainer Sean Hoelle asked for a volunteer. Hoelle was demonstrating how ...

A previous study that I shared with you indicated that Indigenous people started breeding parrots in captivity more than 1000 years ago (more here). That study found evidence that macaws lived in ...

In an unprecedented project in the municipality of São Simão, blue-and-yellow macaws born in captivity were trained in free-flight techniques before being introduced into the wild. Traditionally, in ...

Scarlet macaws are a symbol of fidelity and virtue to many people because they are thought to mate for life — but it turns out that they also “play favorites” when feeding their young, making them ...

Researchers have discovered that scarlet macaws purposefully neglect feeding the youngest chicks in most broods, even when resources are plentiful. This results in only one or two chicks being able to ...