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Endangered species list is more bad news  -  Sep 12, 2007
New ScientistThat is where the Spix's macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii) lives, if it is still alive. ... The IUCN has now classified the Spix's macaw too as critically ...

A search for mortality's meaning. Or just a dead bird?  -  Jul 16, 2006
Boston GlobeAside from the Spix's Macaw itself, this could be a middle school ... He equates the loss of the Spix's Macaw with the 1990 theft of several works from the ...

AWWP Acquires And Protects Critical Spix Macaw Habitat  -  Jan 6, 2009
Zoo and Aquarium Visitor NewsLocated in Bahia State in the district of Curaca, the 2200 hectare Concordia Farm is within the most historically significant range of the Spix's Macaw. ...

Sheikh goes from collector to conservationist in effort to save the...  -  Sep 10, 2009
Mongabay.comMongabay: The Spix's Macaw is the flagship species of AWWP. ... Ryan Watson (Blue Macaw Coordinator): The Spix's Macaw had long been a species which Sheikh ...

Parrots in the Land of Oz  -  Oct 18, 2008
PBSThe Spix's macaw, a delicate, pale blue bird, was considered one of the world's most endangered species. For ten years, only one lone male was known to ...

The Peninsula On-line: Qatar's leading English Daily  -  Dec 26, 2008
Peninsula On-lineLocated in Bahia State in the district of Curaca, the 2200 hectare Concordia Farm is within the most historically significant range of Spix's Macaw. ...

"Henrik Hakansson: Artist in Residence"  -  Jun 30, 2006
Absolutearts.comThe centerpiece of the exhibition is a rare specimen of the Spix's Macaw itself, on loan from Harvard University's Museum of Comparative Zoology and never ...

MISSION TO SAVE BIRDS TAKES WOMAN TO QATAR - KAREN CHEEK …  -  Jul 27, 2008
$2.95 - Charlotte Observer - NewsBankThe Spix's Macaw is extinct in the wild. The last time the beautiful blue bird was spotted was in Brazil in 2000. It is now presumed dead. ...

Friends of the Earth director Tony Juniper sensationally quits - and...  -  Jan 27, 2008
Daily MailThe Spix's Macaw also survived. Birds were discovered in private zoos and a breeding programme set up to preserve the species. ...

Henrik Hakansson: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.  -  Oct 1, 2006
$4.95 - Artforum International - ECNextHakansson has faithfully reproduced the call of the Spix's macaw using a recording, downloaded from the Web, of a single live bird. ...

EBSCOhost Connection: IF ONLY THEY COULD TALK.  -  May 1, 2005
Subscription - Ecologist - EBSCO PublishingProduct:, SPIX'S Macaw: The Race to Save the World's Rarest Bird (Book). Abstract:, Discusses several issues regarding the trade of wild parrots. ...

Polly wants a home  -  Jul 31, 2007
Globe and MailIndonesia is close to extinction as a result of trapping and poaching for the pet trade, and the Spix's macaw of Brazil is already extinct in the wild. ...

Cyanopsitta Spixii - Guacamayo de Spix - Spix's macaw  -  Nov 7, 2009
Loro AdictosMe he permitido la licencia de crear este artículo sobre el Guacamayo de Spix a partir de diversas informaciones que pueden encontrarse en la red. ...

One fifth of bird species under threat  -  May 21, 2007
Telegraph.co.ukThe report points out that 135 bird species have been wiped out completely during the past 500 years and four more - including Spix's Macaw from Brazil ...

Worldwide bird, dove, skylark numbers troubling - Birdlife Internation...  -  Oct 10, 2008
NEWS.com.auSince 2000, three species were feared to have become extinct -- Spix's macaw in Brazil, the Hawaiian crow and the poo-uli, also in Hawaii, according to the ...

The Meal: Les Snowdon: Small but perfectly formed menu  -  Jun 18, 2006
Times OnlineFood so good that your reviewer had no mind to muse on the price of cheese in Azerbaijan or the mating habits of the Spix's macaw or whatever it is that ...

Have you seen this bird?  -  Aug 21, 2009
BBC NewsAlthough the Spix's macaw exists in captivity, the last known wild bird disappeared in 2000. While none of the species are native to the UK, ...

undry fireworks  -  Dec 3, 2006
Telegraph.co.ukHere Armitage gives a glimpse of a Spix's macaw whose talismanic feathers taper out of view becoming 'blueness lost in the sun, being gone'. ...

Heal The World. It's All We Have  -  Dec 26, 2009
Economic Times...including the Baiji dolphin (China), the West African Black Rhino, the Golden Toad (Costa Rica), the Spix's Macaw (Brazil) and Po'o-uli bird (Hawaii, ...

Tony Juniper  -  Sep 11, 2008
The GuardianHe is the author of several books, including the award winning Guide to the Parrots of the World (1998), Spix's Macaw (2002) and How Many Light Bulbs Does ...

The Real Macaw Endangered Tropical Jewels  -  Sep 27, 2009
PBSJust a single Spix's macaw may still be in the wild. The glaucus macaw is probably already extinct. Conservationists are racing the clock to prevent that ...

Lethal parrot disease may be caused by horse virus  -  Aug 11, 2008
New ScientistSuch a test could be critical for Spix's macaw, the only member of the genus Cyanopsitta, she says. "This research could save a species, a very special ...

ART IN BLOOM Art in bloom  -  May 21, 2006
Boston Globe...uses the extinction of the Brazilian Spix's Macaw to examine parallels between the degradation of the environment and the degradation of culture, ...

Rare Cebu bird is focus of tourism, conservation  -  Oct 6, 2009
Inquirer.netThe Cebu Flowerpecker is considered one of the rarest birds in the world, second only to the Spix's Macaw of Brazil. Its population is estimated to be ...

Ways of defiance.(Editorial)  -  May 1, 2005
Free with registration - Progressive - AccessMyLibrary.comI read a book just for pleasure on the Spix's Macaw, which is extinct but for a handful in captivity. And I relaxed, which not too many of us in this ...

Missing you.(Biodiversity under Threat)(Book review)  -  Oct 29, 2007
Free with registration - Chemistry and Industry - AccessMyLibrary.com...the Tasmanian tiger (1936); the huge seal-like Steller's sea cow (1768); and, at least in the wild, where it was last seen in 2000, Spix's macaw. ...

Florida woman arrested for stealing rare parrot by stuffing it in her...  -  Nov 8, 2005
Pay-Per-View - AP Worldstream - HighBeam ResearchA computer program that studies the family history of the Spix's Macaw is being ... AP Worldstream. Article: Conservation expert works to restore Baghdad ...

Species conservation under Appendix I.(Convention on International …  -  Sep 1, 2005
$4.95 - Endangered Species Bulletin - ECNextAppendix I includes rhinoceroses, lemurs, the tiger, the Andean condor, Spix's macaw, sea turtles, the Galapagos tortoise, and the monkey-puzzle tree. ...

The Peninsula On-line: Qatar's leading English Daily  -  Dec 27, 2008
Peninsula On-line...has achieved pioneering success in captive propagation and research in a number of highly endangered and sensitive species like the Spix's macaw, ...

IUCN Red List | Keesing's World News Archives  -  Sep 1, 2007
Subscription - Keesing's Record of World Events - Keesing's WorldwideThe Yangtze river dolphin (baiji) was declared possibly extinct and the Spix's macaw was declared possibly extinct in the wild [for baiji see also p. ...

Article: 'Children are key to saving the planet' - The Independent -...  -  Oct 25, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Independent - London - HighBeam ResearchHe is the author of Parrots and Spix's Macaw and, out earlier this year, How Many Lightbulbs does it Take to Change a Planet? and Save Planet Earth, ...

CASE STUDY: from campaign group to Westminster  -  Mar 20, 2009
Ecologist - The EcologistJuniper found himself in the middle of the Caatinga—a vast, arid shrubland in north-eastern Brazil—chasing a rare blue parrot called the Spix's macaw. ...

Species conservation under Appendix I.  -  Jan 1, 2006
$4.95 - Endangered Species Update - ECNextAppendix I includes rhinoceroses, lemurs, the tiger, the Andean condor, Spix's macaw, sea turtles, the Galapagos tortoise, and the monkey-puzzle tree. ...

Article: AND TALKING OF NAMES ... - The Independent on Sunday | …  -  Dec 16, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Independent on Sunday - HighBeam ResearchHHHII Spix's Macaw By Tony Juniper FOURTH ESTATE pounds 8.99 In 1819 the Bavarian naturalist Dr Johan Spix found a long-tailed blue parrot in Brazil. It ... ...

UCSF researchers identify virus behind mysterious parrot disease  -  Jul 29, 2008
eurekalert.orgThose species include the Spix's Macaw, currently one of the most endangered birds in the world, whose number has dwindled to roughly 100 worldwide and ...

Speed dating for rare parrots | Article from The Independent - London...  -  Jan 20, 2009
Pay-Per-View - Independent - London - HighBeam ResearchTHE ENTIRE breeding stock of the world's rarest bird, Spix's macaw, is held by two private parrot collectors who have shown no interest in restoring it to ...

Article: Rare chick's the squawk of Tenerife.(Features) - Birmingham...  -  May 3, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Birmingham Mail - HighBeam ResearchThis tiny Spix's Macaw, one of... ... This tiny Spix's Macaw, one of the world's rarest parrot species, has just been born at Loro Parque, one of the most ...

Missing you.(Biodiversity under Threat)(Book review) | Article from …  -  Oct 29, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Chemistry and Industry - HighBeam Research...the Tasmanian tiger (1936); the huge seal-like Steller's sea cow (1768); and, at least in the wild, where it was last seen in 2000, Spix's macaw. ...

Virus Behind Mysterious Parrot Disease Identified  -  Aug 1, 2008
sciencedaily.comThose species include the Spix's Macaw, currently one of the most endangered birds in the world, whose number has dwindled to roughly 100 worldwide and ...

Article: Rare chick in Tenerife Park.(Features) - Coventry Evening …  -  May 3, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Coventry Evening Telegraph - HighBeam ResearchThis tiny Spix's Macaw, one of... ... This tiny Spix's Macaw, one of the world's rarest parrot species, has just been born at Loro Parque, one of the most ...

Tony Juniper: If I had to start again ..  -  Sep 1, 2008
Management TodayI was part of the team that found the last Spix's macaw living in the wild. I was confronted with the reasons for that, with the rainforest making way for ...

Species conservation under Appendix I. | Article from Endangered …  -  Jan 1, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Endangered Species Update - HighBeam ResearchAppendix I includes rhinoceroses, lemurs, the tiger, the Andean condor, Spix's macaw, sea turtles, the Galapagos tortoise, and the monkey-puzzle tree. ...

Article: Juniper steps down with attack on Brown - The Independent - ...  -  Jan 28, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Independent - London - HighBeam Research...--1990: Travels to Brazil and finds the last surviving Spix's macaw birds. In October, he joins Friends of the Earth. --1996: Takes over FoE's campaign on ...

Article: Aves Brasileiras E Plantas Que as Atraem [Brazilian Birds...  -  Dec 1, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Wilson Journal of Ornithology - HighBeam ResearchOne might just understand the rationale for including Spix's Macaw (Cyanopstitta spixii), although it should have been coupled with a note concerning its ...

At last, his campaign got the green light | Article from The Independe...  -  Dec 26, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Independent - London - HighBeam ResearchThe parrot he sought was a bright blue Spix's Macaw from Brazil. Today, no matter what his financial means, the reverend's search would ...

Man's feathered friend | Article from The Independent - London | …  -  Dec 29, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Independent - London - HighBeam ResearchArticle: The loneliest bird in the world This is the Spix's macaw. ... The Independent - London; July 6, 2000 ; 700+ words ... ... first recorded; ...

juniper (plant) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia  -  Jun 3, 2008
Subscription - Encyclopedia BritannicaSPIX'S MACAW: The Race to Save the World's Rarest Bird (Book). Science News, January 24, 2004. Unify Network Protection. Communications News, December 2008 ...

Black clouds on the horizon for birds  -  Sep 23, 2008
Globe and Mail,...declines of 50 per cent since the 1960s. Spix's Macaw from Brazil became extinct in the wild in 2000. Hawaiian Crow became extinct in the wild in 2002.

Mystery Parrot Disease Virus Identified  -  Aug 4, 2008
ScienceBlogsOne pair of the Little Blue (Spix's) Macaw, Cyanopsitta spixii. This species is now extinct in the wild and its population consists of roughly 70 - 100

Lethal parrot disease may be caused by horse virus  -  Aug 11, 2008
New Scientist (subscription),Such a test could be critical for Spix's macaw, the only member of the genus Cyanopsitta, she says. "This research could save a species, a very special

Birds in the News 143  -  Aug 11, 2008
ScienceBlogsIn fact, the Little Blue (Spix's) Macaw, Cyanopsitta spixii, one of the world's rarest and most endangered bird species, may become extinct due to PDD.

Mission to save birds takes woman to Qatar  -  Jul 27, 2008
Charlotte Observer,The Spix's Macaw is extinct in the wild. The last time the beautiful blue bird was spotted was in Brazil in 2000. It is now presumed dead.

Virus Behind Mysterious Parrot Disease Identified  -  Aug 1, 2008
Science Daily (press release)Those species include the Spix's Macaw, currently one of the most endangered birds in the world, whose number has dwindled to roughly 100 worldwide and

Juniper steps down with attack on Brown  -  Jan 27, 2008
Independent,1990: Travels to Brazil and finds the last surviving Spix's macaw birds. In October, he joins Friends of the Earth. * 1996: Takes over FoE's campaign on

Friends of the Earth director Tony Juniper sensationally quits ...  -  Jan 26, 2008
Daily Mail,In 1990, I went to north-east Brazil, where my Brazilian colleagues and I discovered the last wild Spix's Macaw. Here was a bird doomed to extinction,

Threat to birds is revealed  -  Oct 4, 2007
Cambridge Evening News,There are installations of the California Condor, Gurney's Pitta and Spix's Macaw and at the exhibition through film, sound and sculptural installations,

Polly wants a home  -  Jul 31, 2007
Globe and Mail,Indonesia is close to extinction as a result of trapping and poaching for the pet trade, and the Spix's macaw of Brazil is already extinct in the wild.

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