Bad and Good News on the Spix Macaw

[apatrimo94]

Hey all, starting to feel better. Thanks for the healing wishes.

Today, my mom got me my latest issues of magazines and books. One of them was BirdTalk. As I read through it, the gave an update on the once critically endangered Spix's Macaw.

Bad News: The Spix's Macaw is officially extinct in the wild.

Good News: There's approximately 85 in captivity. 44 females and 29 males are part of the internationalbreeding program managed by Institute Chico Mendes of Biodeversity Conservation. They plan on breeding more macaws to release into the wild.

I hope they can restore the Spix's back to their former glory.

 

[Alienation]

Glad you're feeling better!
But that is terribly sad about the macaws =[

 

[Ecclipse]

Hey AP - oh my word!!!! Why you been sick my friend??? Shucks, glad your on the mend - Im off the forum for a couple of weeks and look what happens - hahahahaha

Its scary how animals are going extinct in the wild - it really breaks my heart!!! Thank goodness there are still some left in captivity - did they mention realising some in the future?

Get better you hear!!!!!

 

[apatrimo94]

Its scary how animals are going extinct in the wild - it really breaks my heart!!! Thank goodness there are still some left in captivity - did they mention realising some in the future?

Get better you hear!!!!!

Yes, they plan on realeasing some in the near future but they want to get a good number of them.

Thanks for looking out for me