The Conservation of the Spix’s Macaw, Cyanopsitta spixii (Wagler, 1832): Challenges and Achievements

Authors

  • Camile Lugarini Centro Nacional de Pesquisa e Conservação de Aves Silvestres , Brasil
  • Ugo Eichler Vercillo Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade/ICMBio, Brasil
  • Cromwell Purchase Association for the Conservation of Threatened Parrots
  • Ryan Watson Association for the Conservation of Threatened Parrots.
  • Natasha Schischakin Association for the Conservation of Threatened Parrots.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37002/biodiversidadebrasileira.v11i3.1746

Keywords:

Threatened, extinct in the wild, population management

Abstract

 The Spix’s Macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii) is the only representative of its genus and is currently considered probably extinct in the wild. Ex situ management is the priority of the conservation strategy since 90’s. Finally, the captive population of Spix’s Macaws reached 152 individuals, making possible to plan reintroduction actions. Moreover, two protected areas were created to recover the species in the natural environment, and, in 2020, 52 Spix’s Macaws were repatriated for the Reproduction and Reintroduction Center inside the Spix’s Macaw Wildlife Refuge. Approximately 20 macaws are in preparation for the reintroduction and restoration of the population in their historical range. We are close to returning this species to its natural environment, where they should have never been removed. 

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03/11/2021

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Vol. 11 No. 3 (2021): Fluxo Contínuo

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