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The conservation of Spix's macaw

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2009

Tony Juniper  and
Carlos Yamashita
Tony Juniper
Affiliation:
International Council for Bird Preservation, 32 Cambridge Road, Girton, Cambridge CB3 OPJ, UK.
Carlos Yamashita
Affiliation:
Rua Voluntarios da Patria 4130/52A, 02402 São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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Abstract

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An expedition recently mounted in north-eastern Brazil gathered evidence strongly indicating that Spix's macaw Cyanopsitta spixii is effectively extinct in the wild. The only hope of saving the species from total extinction now rests with the small captive population. Fieldwork suggested that habitat degradation played a part in the decline of the species and it was concluded that habitat conservation should be a major consideration in future efforts to save it. A fully integrated conservation package is proposed that reflects the multiplicity of conservation needs of Spix's macaw.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 24 , Issue 4 , October 1990 , pp. 224 - 228
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1990

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