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See All Key Ideas This is the first in a two-part report about the reintroduction of the Spix’s macaw, a bird declared extinct in the wild, and the uncertain future of its return. Read Part Two ...

The São Francisco River is the home of the Extinct In The Wild Spix's little blue macaw ... More (Cyanopsitta spixii). As it flows towards the Atlantic Ocean, this river forms a natural border ...

Several parrot species face bans on pet ownership globally due to endangerment or invasive potential. The Pesquet’s Parrot, ...

Although this species has been formally listed as Extinct-in-the-Wild for the past 22 years, there now are eight captive-bred Spix’s little blue macaws flying around in the wild. These eight ...

Candice and Cromwell Purchase have dedicated their adult lives to saving the Spix’s macaw, a critically endangered species. Efforts to reintroduce Spix’s macaws into the wild have faced ...

Unfortunately, due to habitat loss from deforestation and illegal trapping for the pet trade, the Spix's macaw became critically endangered. In the wild, this species is considered extinct ...

A species of parrots that went extinct in the wild over two decades ago has made a flying comeback following extensive conservation attempts in Brazil. Spix’s macaw, known for its vivid blue colours, ...

There are approximately 360 critically endangered Spix's macaws in captivity worldwide and very few are living in the wild in Brazil. (AP Photo/Andre Penner) ...

For the Spix’s macaws, immortalized in the popular animated “Rio” films, the road back from the edge of extinction has been a long, winding and bumpy one. Threats that had devastated the ...