Ibama
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Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis) is the Brazil
ian Ministry of the Environment's enforcement agency. Its acronym is "IBAMA".
, called CPRAA, and started the Ararinha Azul Project (Little Blue Macaw Project) for conserving one of the rarest birds in the world. Other participants included BirdLife International
, Birds International
, WWF
-Brazil and the American Federation of Aviculture and most of the funding came from IBAMA and the Fundación Loro Parque (Loro Parque Foundation ) of Spain
. However the last Spix's Macaw living in wilderness disappeared in 2000 and the species became extinct in wild .
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian Ministry of the Environment's enforcement agency. Its acronym is "IBAMA".
Spix's Macaw
In 1990 IBAMA created the Permanent Committee for the Recovery of the Spix's MacawSpix's Macaw
Spix's Macaw is the only member of the parrot genus Cyanopsitta. They are critically endangered, possibly extinct in the wild The species is conserved through several breeding programs. It was found in Brazil, in parts of the Brazilian state of Bahia...
, called CPRAA, and started the Ararinha Azul Project (Little Blue Macaw Project) for conserving one of the rarest birds in the world. Other participants included BirdLife International
BirdLife International
BirdLife International is a global Partnership of conservation organisations that strives to conserve birds, their habitats and global biodiversity, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources...
, Birds International
Birds International
Birds International Incorporated or BII is a company working in the field of aviculture established in 1975 by Antonio de Dios...
, WWF
World Wide Fund for Nature
The World Wide Fund for Nature is an international non-governmental organization working on issues regarding the conservation, research and restoration of the environment, formerly named the World Wildlife Fund, which remains its official name in Canada and the United States...
-Brazil and the American Federation of Aviculture and most of the funding came from IBAMA and the Fundación Loro Parque (Loro Parque Foundation ) of Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. However the last Spix's Macaw living in wilderness disappeared in 2000 and the species became extinct in wild .