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Blue-throated Macaw
Once thought to be extinct in the wild, this species was rediscovered in 1992 by Dr. Charles Munn a parrot biologist working in Bolivia. Sadly, shortly thereafter they were harvested to near-extinction by bird trappers and now perhaps only 50-100 birds remain in the wild. We have hired a biologist, Igor Berkunsky, who is currently working with Bolivian assistants to locate, protect, and encourage the recovery of this species in the wild. With extensive habitat remaining and plentiful captive populations, their recovery may be aided by careful future releases into unoccupied areas.
To learn more about our efforts to save this species:- Mother of Invention | PsittaScene - May 2010 »
- Only Unico | PsittaScene - May 2009 »
- To Fly or To Fall | PsittaScene - May 2008 »
- New Species New Challenges | PsittaScene - May 2008 »
- Beginner's Luck | PsittaScene - May 2008 »
- A Welcomed Visitor | PsittaScene - May 2008 »
- PsittaScene Volume 19, Number 4; Nov 2007; pages 16-17
- PsittaScene Volume 19, Number 2; May 2007; pages 14-17
- PsittaScene Volume 18, Number 2; May 2006; page 9
- PsittaScene Volume 18, Number 1; February 2006; pages 4-8
- PsittaScene Volume 17, Number 3; August 2005; page 14
- PsittaScene Volume 14, Number 1; February 2002; pages 2-3
- PsittaScene Volume 13, Number 4; November 2001; pages 6-5
- PsittaScene Volume 9, Number 2; May 1997; pages 10-11
- PsittaScene Volume 7, Number 4; November 1995; page 12
- PsittaScene Volume 6, Number 2; February 1994; page 3
- PsittaScene Volume 5, Number 4; November 1993; pages 4-5
To read a first-hand account of the fieldwork related to the Blue-throated Macaw, please visit Toa Kyles' blog. Toa is a field biologist who worked with the Blue-throated Macaws from 2003 until he recently passed the research on to Igor Berkunsky in 2007.
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