Under the scorching sun of Brazil’s semiarid Caatinga shrubland, squawks tear through the skies, signaling the arrival of one ...

In the past couple of decades, several species have been driven to extinction thanks, in large part, to human interference.

If you’re like me, you’ve been eagerly anticipating the release of captive-bred Spix’s little blue macaws, Cyanopsitta spixii, back into their ancestral home in Brazil. These parrots are amongst the ...

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, ...

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CURACA, Brazil (AP) — All Spix’s macaws are majestically blue in the blazing sun of Brazil's Northeast, but each bird is distinct to Candice and Cromwell Purchase. As the parrots soar squawking past ...

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 challenges, ...

What does it take to save the world's largest parrot from extinction? Dedication, ingenuity - and love. A hot June day in the Pantanal, Brazil. It's the dry season. Although this is the world’s ...

What does it take to save the world's largest parrot from extinction? Dedication, ingenuity - and love. A hot June day in the Pantanal, Brazil. It's the dry season. Although this is the world’s ...