The fate of the Spix's macaw -- featured in the 2011 animated film "Rio" -- has been the subject of a fierce battle between ...

Brazilian police said Wednesday they were probing the outbreak of a lethal virus among some of the last Spix's Macaws, one of ...

Some animals that were once thought to be gone forever have also made a comeback. Thi was possible due to efforts like breeding programs, habitat protection, and new breakthroughs, apart from that ...

Pets are invaluable in Grow a Garden as they possess unique passive abilities that supercharge your gameplay. From boosting the growth of plants to applying Mutations to your crops, their unique ...

Julio, the bright blue-and-gold macaw that greeted generations of Sacramento Zoo visitors as one of its most beloved attractions, has died, zoo officials announced Tuesday. The cause was cardiac ...

CITES, the international body that oversees trade in endangered species, found no evidence of unlawful or commercial wildlife imports by Vantara, confirming lawful and ethical import practices under ...

The Lear's macaw (Anodorhynchus leari), a species endemic to the north of the state of Bahia, Brazil, nearly went extinct in the 1990s. Thanks to conservation efforts, its population has grown to ...

The world’s rarest parrot, declared extinct in the wild, has hatched at a zoo. The Spix’s macaw – famous as the character Blu in the film "Rio" – was born at the Centre for the Conservation of ...

The world’s rarest parrot, the Spix’s macaw – once declared extinct in the wild – has hatched at Pairi Daiza zoo in Belgium. The chick, known from the film Rio, is the first successful birth after 100 ...