Spix’s Macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii) hatching
May 01, 2005 — Filed in: Conservation
Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation
Updated: July 2005
In the first week of May 2005 another two Spix’s Macaw chicks hatched, and are now being hand-reared by the staff at Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation. These two new baby macaws represent an amazing almost 4 % increase in the known world population of their species.
Since year 2000 the Spix’s Macaw has been considered to be extinct in the wild. All hope to save the bird species from total annihilation, rest with a very small population kept in captivity.
Sheikh Saoud Bin Mohammad Bin Ali Al-Thani and the Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation have been dedicated to this species for some years, and have been facing many hurdles in the effort to save the species. These two chicks which are number three and four to hatch under the AWWP management represent new hope and motivation.
Play Video [Actual Hatching of the First Chick on May 1st 2005]
