‘A dream come true’: Brazil’s blue-and-yellow macaws return to Rio after 200 years

An ambitious ‘refaunation’ project is bringing the much-loved birds and other lost species back to the city’s national park ...
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Juliet, last wild macaw in Rio, visits zoo every morning to canoodle companions, quell loneliness

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Some have claimed she's indulging a forbidden romance. More likely, loneliness compels her to seek company at Rio de Janeiro's zoo. Either way, a blue-and-yellow macaw that ...
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Kayaker sees stunning animal clinging to life in water and rushes to save her

Last week, while kayaking near his home in Brazil, Geovane de Souza Silva made a worrying discovery.
Mongabay

Blue-and-yellow macaws return to São Paulo skies after 50 years, thanks to flying lessons

Six blue-and-yellow macaws are gracing the skies of São Simão, in Brazil’s southeastern São Paulo state, after more than five decades of local extinction, Mongabay contributor Suzana Camargo reported.
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Rescue Macaw Who Lost All Flight Feathers Learns to Soar Once More

Blue and gold macaws (sometimes called blue and yellow macaws) are a type of tropical bird most commonly known as a parrot. Due to the robust exotic pet trade, they are endangered in their home ...
WESH

The Science of It: Blue and Yellow Macaw

FREEDOM BUILT, AIRS TONIGHT AT 7:00. WE ARE BACK THIS MORNING WITH THE SCIENCE OF IT. THIS WEEK, WE’RE INTRODUCING YOU -- JASON: THIS WEEK, WE’RE INTRODUCING YOU TO A CELEBRATED ANIMAL AT THE ORLANDO ...
Forbes

Wild Blue-Throated Macaws Slowly Returning From The Brink Of Extinction

More conservation good news: a macaw species once thought to be Extinct-In-The-Wild is now recovering its numbers, thanks to intensive conservation efforts An adult pair of blue-throated macaws (Ara ...