2000-extinct Spix's macaw reintroduction in Brazil faces new threat from climate change.

Climate change poses a threat to the recovery of Brazil's Spix's macaw, a bird species immortalized in popular animated films such as 'Rio'. Initially declared extinct in the wild in 2000 due to poaching and habitat destruction, a South African couple is now reintroducing the species through breeding and reintroduction efforts. However, the macaws now face another challenge: climate change, which impacts their original habitat in Brazil's Northeast.

May 28, 2024
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