Al Wabra Wildlife Preservationl breeds three critically endangered Lear’s Macaws
July 20, 2007 — Filed in: Conservation
Ryan Watson, Blue Macaw Coordinator, AWWP, Qatar
The three chicks are being hand-reared by experienced staff after being artificially incubated. Unfortunately the breeding pair which produced the eggs has not yet developed sound incubation skills and several eggs laid were damaged beyond repair before being able to be removed to the relative safety of an incubator. The Lear’s Macaw is rarely bred in captivity and up until last year when AWWP bred their first ever offspring, the species has not officially been bred in 22 years.
