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From pets to flocks: How red-crowned Amazon parrots took over Los Angeles

I am not a native of Southern California. Since moving here over a decade ago, I have heard stories of the infamous wild ...
abc7NY

Juliet, last wild macaw in Rio, visits zoo every morning to canoodle companions, quell loneliness

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Some have claimed she's indulging a forbidden romance. More likely, loneliness compels her to seek company at Rio de Janeiro's zoo. Either way, a blue-and-yellow macaw that ...
Yahoo

Spix’s macaw: Rare parrot species thought to be extinct makes surprising comeback

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spix's macaw has been entirely extinct in the wild since the start of the century (Getty) (the_independent_577) A species of ...

Centuries before the Inca, Peru’s wealthy imported parrots from afar

Centuries before the rise of the Inca Empire, a much smaller kingdom on the central coast of Peru already had a sophisticated ...
KHQ

Lethal virus hits last rare blue macaws in Brazil wild

The only wild specimens of a rare blue parrot, which were recently returned to their natural habitat, have been diagnosed with an incurable, likely lethal virus, Brazil's government told AFP Thursday.
Forbes

Wild Blue-Throated Macaws Slowly Returning From The Brink Of Extinction

More conservation good news: a macaw species once thought to be Extinct-In-The-Wild is now recovering its numbers, thanks to intensive conservation efforts An adult pair of blue-throated macaws (Ara ...
Forbes

Captive Birth Reduces Survival In The Wild For Migratory Birds

Breeding animals in captivity and releasing these individuals into the wild is an important conservation tool. It is typically used to increase numbers and, sometimes, the genetic diversity, of rare ...