Abstract
On August 17 and 18 Loro Parque in 'Ienerife hosted a very important meeting. The subject was the conservation through captive breeding of a highly endangered parrot, Sp ix 's macaw (Cyanopsitta sp ixii). The Parque has the largest collection of parrots open to the public in the world, totalling 1300 birds of over 200 species. These include a pair ofSpix's macaws.
