Lear's Macaw now listed as endangered!

[Karen]

Published: June 9, 2009 at 1:56 PM

WASHINGTON -- The American Bird Conservancy (ABC) says Lear's Macaw, a blue parrot found in northeastern Brazil, has been reassessed from critically endangered to endangered.

The drop to the lesser threat category on the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources list was a direct result of conservation action, ABC officials said.

"The current population of Lear's Macaw is estimated to be 960 birds, up from fewer than 100 birds in 1989," the ABC said in a statement. "American Bird Conservancy and its Brazilian partner (the Biodiversities Foundation) have worked to save the macaw's primary nesting and roosting cliffs, and together have purchased and protected nearly 4,000 acres of habitat to help assure the species' survival."

Illustration by Edward Lear



Lear's Macaw now listed as endangered - UPI.com

[Michelle & Fids]

That is good news, I hope the numbers keep going up.

[Jessalyn Eaton]

I am so glad! They are so beautiful!

[hyacinthlove]

that's great the numbers went up! here's hoping this keeps up. i can't imagine parrots going extinct in the wild, how horrible.