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A pair of blue-and-gold macaws enjoy a bird’s eye view of the city. Photo Courtesy of PORCIMADECG<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In conservation, the story is almost always the same \u2014 loss of habitat and food sources, poaching, climate change, and a need for community support. These significant challenges affect many parrot species across all continents.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re headed back to Brazil, to the metropolitan city of Campo Grande, where the Instituto Arara Azul<\/a> has found a novel way to address all these challenges at once. Instead of only focusing on protecting macaws in less populated areas, they are also making it safe for macaws to nest and live in this major city of almost one million. The institute has created community programs to engender appreciation and protection for the birds, and the effort has blossomed. Making it possible for the parrots to thrive in the city is an innovative idea, and perhaps a critical one for the survival of some species. Humans continue to consume more and more of the earth\u2019s land, putting more and more species at risk.<\/p>\n

In a prior post<\/a> about the hyacinth macaws of the Patanal in Brazil, I told you about the Instituto Arara Azul, Neiva Guedes, and her amazing team. She knows how hard it is to preserve native land and rebuild a species. Neiva has also created the Projeto Aves Urbanas \u2014 Araras na Cidade<\/a> (macaws in the city). Its main goals are to monitor the reproductive success of the birds in the city by registering nests, taking photographs, and recording data about nest building, egg laying, parental feeding, fledging, and juvenile flight. Over 80% of the nests have been fully successful from egg laying to juvenile flight, a remarkable accomplishment! Originally it was the blue and golds making nests and surviving in Campo Grande. They are now been joined by a number of greenwing macaws, and a growing number of unusual hybrids (what we call harlequin macaws).<\/p>\n

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The Instituto Arara Azul is helping native macaws thrive in the Brazilian city of Campo Grande and tracking their breeding success. Photo by Kevin Blaylock Phoenix Landing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Having visited Neiva and her team in Campo Grande several times, I can attest firsthand to the remarkable work the institute is doing, both in facilitating a city-based macaw population as well as expanding a body of scientific knowledge about macaw reproduction and species preservation. The community takes great pride in their local parrot populace and helps to protect nests, whether it\u2019s a tree in the meridian of a busy road or a tree cavity in their back yard, as exemplified by the extra accessories (roof and deck) a family provided for their blue and gold tenant.<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy of Arara Azul<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lafeber\u2019s $500 Global Parrot Conservation Grant this month goes to the Instituto Arara Azul to assist with the community effort to build a thriving macaw population in Campo Grande, and the Instituto Arara Azul team that helps to monitor their health and safety. You can also help! To make a tax-deductible donation go to the donation section of the Parrots International website<\/a> and choose the Hyacinth Macaw Project.<\/p>\n

And here is another link with more information about the macaws of Campo Grande<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lafeber\u2019s latest Conservation Spotlight takes us to the metropolitan city of Campo Grande, Brazil, where the Instituto Arara Azul is helping wild blue & golds and other macaws thrive in the city. 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She loves to promote parrot care information that helps birds to thrive, and works with other Phoenix Landing volunteers to make good adoption matches. Her passion is nutrition and she wrote the \u201cNourish to Flourish\u201d cookbook. She is a huge fan of the quality products offered by Lafeber. Ann also organizes an annual Phoenix Landing eco-tour to support wild parrot conservation and research. That interest led to this Lafeber series, called \u201cThe Global Parrot.\u201d She hopes others will also support the many dedicated scientists who are working so hard to preserve the parrots species we love and value so much. Ann has lived with birds for over 35 years. Phoenix, her greenwing macaw, is the inspiration behind Phoenix Landing. Most birds need a succession of good homes, through no fault of their own. She realized that Phoenix should outlive her, and wanted to make sure there was a reliable adoption apparatus in place to ensure that Phoenix has a place to \u201cland.\u201d So she retired from her senior federal position to volunteer full-time with Phoenix Landing, which turned 25 years old in April 2025. By 2025, Phoenix Landing had rehomed more than 3,500 birds. Some of these have even required more than one home because people\u2019s lives often change. Adoption is a positive, not a negative, way to acquire a deserving bird. Phoenix Landing believes that parrots need to be protected across their long lives and probable multiple homes. Ann believes that adoption is inevitable and organizations that provide life-long protection for individual birds is essential. 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