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Eight Blue-throated macaws that are in danger of extinction are repatriated from Canada

Early this Wednesday, eight Blue-throated Macaws, an endemic species that is in danger of extinction, arrived in Bolivian territory from Canada, reported the Vice Minister of Environment and Biodiversity, Magín Herrera.

The repatriated macaws, five males and three females, arrived at the El Alto airport and were then transferred by Boliviana de Aviación (BoA) to the department of Beni, where they will settle at the Barba Azul Macaw Wildlife Custody Center “Sachojere”, in the municipality of Loreto, where they will begin a quarantine under the observation of biologists and veterinarians.

“The Barba Azul macaws are between five and eight years old, subsequently, they will be introduced into their habitat in Moxos, Beni,” the vice minister reported at a press conference.

The parrots arrived in the country after completing a quarantine and health tests in accordance with national and Andean Community standards, according to information from the Bolivian Parrot Conservation Foundation.

The blue-bearded macaw, also called the blue-collared macaw or blue-necked macaw, is an endemic Bolivian species found in riverine forests and palm groves in the department of Beni.

The species is critically endangered and classified as critically endangered in the next 50 years, according to the criteria of the Red List of Threatened Species of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). It is estimated that there are around 350 birds.

The vice minister highlighted that macaws are of “high value for biodiversity because they play an important role in the ecosystem as disseminators of a diversity of seeds in their habitat.”

Herrera announced that the arrival of another 16 macaws from the United States and eight from England is being managed.

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