Deep in one of the world’s most arid deserts, people living centuries ago displayed their status by keeping an unlikely pet: the scarlet macaw, a large and demanding parrot imported from tropical ...

The Monomet Conservation Sciences has released its 2025 State of the Birds report. The report reveals accelerating declines in bird populations across the continent of North America. These declines ...

An oasis in Chile’s Atacama desert may have once served as a hub for the trade of live parrots from across the Andes. An analysis of the remains of whole birds and feathers found at an archaeological ...

Parrots are a popular pet in many American households. They are intelligent, attractive, and entertaining companions that can make a house come to life. But birds have some different needs than other ...

The imported parrots and scarlet macaws were mummified between 1100 and 1450 A.D. Calogero Santoro, Universidad de Tarapacá, and José Capriles, Penn State As long as 900 years ago, people in South ...

Scarlet macaw chicks that may have otherwise died in the wild are getting a second chance at life through a hand-rearing program managed by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Guatemala. The ...

Friends of Animals had asked the Fish and Wildlife Service to increase protections for some macaws. The Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday that it’s sticking with the current Endangered Species Act ...

WHAT began as a pastime during the Covid-19 movement control order five years ago has turned into a side income for baker Abd Raziq Abd Rahman, who keeps exotic macaws. For the 27-year-old enthusiast, ...