Cynthia Gill's bird barn is hallowed ground. Strangers aren't allowed inside, and she only visits to feed and check on her 97 birds when she absolutely needs to. Because breeding birds is tricky ...

Trying to describe an adult macaw could consume a dictionary of adjectives–exotic, colorful, intelligent, powerful, not to mention loud when in full squawk. But macaw breeder Charlie Hume’s favorite ...

Loopholes in the 1973 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) have allowed near-extinct animals to be moved across borders for breeding; in principle, CITES allows species ...

A century or more before the Spanish set foot in the Americas, birds of a multi-hued feather were bred together in what’s now a desolate part of northwestern Mexico. That, at least, is the implication ...

Twenty years after the species was officially declared extinct in nature, 52 Spix’s macaws (Cyanopsitta spixii) arrived in Brazil’s Bahia state for eventual reintroduction back into their native ...

(CN) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday it would add the scarlet macaw, one of the most recognizable parrots, to the list of endangered species. With credit to @Doug88888, the nonprofit ...

Palm Beach County Property Appraiser Gary Nikolits said he has nothing personal against “Polly,” “Tweety” or any other pet macaw, cockatoo and parakeet. But he’s taking the exotic birds to court in a ...