The breeding centre in Brazil argues that circovirus is not necessarily a death sentence for the Spix's macaw. Photo / Getty Images Brazilian police say they are probing the outbreak of a lethal virus ...

The conservation of the Spix's macaw has been the subject of a fierce battle between private breeders and the government. The Spix's macaw was last seen in the wild 25 years ago. In 2020, a group of ...

Brazilian police said Wednesday they were probing the outbreak of a lethal virus among some of the last Spix's Macaws, one of the world's rarest birds -- made famous as the blue parrot in the 2011 ...

The fate of the Spix's macaw -- featured in the 2011 animated film "Rio" -- has been the subject of a fierce battle between private breeders and the government Circovirus causes beak and feather ...

Brazilian police said Wednesday they were probing the outbreak of a lethal virus among some of the last Spix's macaws, one of the world's rarest birds -- made famous as the blue parrot in the 2011 ...

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (AFP) – Brazilian police said Wednesday they were probing the outbreak of a lethal virus among some of the last Spix's Macaws, one of the world's rarest birds -- made famous as ...

Until recent efforts to rewild the endangered species, the Spix's macaw had not been seen in its natural habitat for 25 years. Its conservation has sparked tensions between private breeders and the ...