Endangered Species. 2 more added

Buffons macaws have actually been critically declining since the late 70's. I thought they were already on the critically endangered list.

Militaries are a little more widespread, but pretty much all of them are declining in the wild.

My two favorite little guys are on the verge of extinction now: Blue throats, and red fronts. There are already more here in captivity than exist in the wild.
They only exist in one small area of Bolivia, and their habitat, their nesting areas, and their natural food sources have been turned into farmland.

There's no place left for them in the wild now.

I was a little confused reading about this. They said when a bird is placed on that list they can not be sold . I need to read up and learn more about this

christinenc2000 said:

i was a little confused reading about this. They said when a bird is placed on that list they can not be sold . I need to read up and learn more about this

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no.

Wild caught birds can't be LEGALLY sold or imported/exported from the country of origin to the USA or any signatory to the treaty. (They are still being smuggled, illegally, unfortunately. Though there isn't a terribly high demand for these guys in the pet trade as there are plenty of Captive bred Military macaws, and Buffons, frankly, have foul tempers, and are very beaky birds, and aren't anyone's choice for best pet macaw. So they aren't super sought after birds in the pet trade, and smuggling isn't a HUGE problem with these guys.) It's loss of habitat with these guys. Primarily loss of nesting spots.

Certain endangered species need a federal permit to keep. Qob conures, for example (however, they don't really seem to be enforcing that... )

blue throats need a federal permit to sell now and apparently there are some pretty strict regulations on out of state sales.

And of course, things like spix macaws are illegal to own in private collections...

I wish I had the space because I would love to be involved in a captive breeding program to help out these species to be released into the wild, but it's extremely sad to hear that many of these birds will not have a habitat to return to.

I think we all, as bird enthusiasts really feel genuinely sad for every loss of a species. We value the diversity and to have our animals in our homes we see their lovely personalities and how much they're capable of.