Wonderful news! I support this effort and I would ask any folks who are able to, to donate to the cause. Bringing an extinct (in the wild) species back to a growing population is a worthy cause if ever I heard of one.
Spix's macaws being set free!
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THis continues to be a miracle story! Each one of these beautiful parrots has my prayers.
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I notice that the spix’s macaw is colored very much like the blue monk parakeet.
I wonder if spix would do well released with monk/ Quaker parakeets? Spix nest and roost differently than Quaker/ monk parakeets but they may eat similar foods and have a strong social group.
Who knows? It’s something that I think of now that Willow lives with me and I see the photos of Spix macaws.
I wonder if spix would do well released with monk/ Quaker parakeets? Spix nest and roost differently than Quaker/ monk parakeets but they may eat similar foods and have a strong social group.
Who knows? It’s something that I think of now that Willow lives with me and I see the photos of Spix macaws.
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I refound the option of coping link, so I can share a video
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❗Extinct in the wild! The Return - Updates 🌎 We've got this unique footage from Brazil today! Ten of the Spix's macaws released yesterday fly together in... | By Association for the Conservation of Threatened Parrots e.V. | Facebook
❗Extinct in the wild! The Return - Updates 🌎 We've got this unique footage from Brazil today! Ten of the Spix's macaws released yesterday fly together in...
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Nature - red in tooth and long in claw. But still, some encouraging news!
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Recently I don't see updates on ACTP Facebook site but I just found info which is actual- one of wild pairs is sitting on eggs right now 
It's the third wild pair which laid eggs, previous ones were unsuccessful
Pic source: Ararauna.cz, it was from a congress made during bird exhibition last weekend (No, I wasn't there, that's why I prefer giving source how I got this info)
It's the third wild pair which laid eggs, previous ones were unsuccessfulPic source: Ararauna.cz, it was from a congress made during bird exhibition last weekend (No, I wasn't there, that's why I prefer giving source how I got this info)
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Eclectus Parrot: Nico (male)
Jenday Conure: Kiwi (female)
Does anyone know how the ones that were previously released are doing?
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Data above are from both released groups, I think they live in one flock (so there are 13 surviving birds in total and 3 with unknown fate)
Well I guess it takes time.
I have to say I am disappointed in the outcome so far.
3 dead.
2 unsuccessful clutches and one unknown.
I am not saying what they are trying to do is wrong, but it seems risky.
The 3 dead bids, their genetic line is gone and the gene pool is not that deep.
seeing them fly free in the wild is great and all but at the cost of loosing the entire species??
IDK
I have to say I am disappointed in the outcome so far.
3 dead.
2 unsuccessful clutches and one unknown.
I am not saying what they are trying to do is wrong, but it seems risky.
The 3 dead bids, their genetic line is gone and the gene pool is not that deep.
seeing them fly free in the wild is great and all but at the cost of loosing the entire species??
IDK
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It was obvious that it is risky. It's not loosing the entire species, there are over 300 birds in captivity. To make the species return, they had to do this.
I'm just worried a bit about how they will raise the chicks because from what I read, it looks like, there are just few pairs in captivity which raise chicks without human help?! Or maybe I misunderstand something?
(the pic comes from the same site, I just didn't share it earlier)
And here is how the project is supposed to work in the future (of course it's unknown if it will work so, most of us won't live till 2100...)
I'm just worried a bit about how they will raise the chicks because from what I read, it looks like, there are just few pairs in captivity which raise chicks without human help?! Or maybe I misunderstand something?
(the pic comes from the same site, I just didn't share it earlier)
And here is how the project is supposed to work in the future (of course it's unknown if it will work so, most of us won't live till 2100...)
Inko-ai
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That's amazing! Hoping the babies survive!
From what I gather it sounds more like they've only recently started allowing the captive pairs to hatch and raise their own eggs. Often in captive breeding programs where there are very few of the species left and every offspring is critical to keep the species alive, people will raise the young themselves to prevent any accidental deaths (like an inexperienced parent crushing an egg, not feeding the babies enough, etc.) That doesn't mean that the parents aren't able to raise their own young, just that the people running the program want to ensure the survival of every chick.
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The first babies didn't survive. Now there are three other chicks
Of the many wildlife projects I follow and support, none are more dear to me then the Spix Macaw/ ACTP. I urge our members to support this work! The Spix Macaw WILL return!
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