The disease strikes a major blow to a program seeking to return the Spix's macaw featured in the 2011 animated film "Rio" to its semi-arid natural habitat in northeast Brazil, 25 years after they were ...

The only wild specimens of a rare blue parrot, which were recently returned to their natural habitat, have been diagnosed with an incurable, likely lethal virus, Brazil's government told AFP Thursday.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — The only wild specimens of a rare blue parrot, which had only recently been returned to its natural habitat in Brazil have been diagnosed with a lethal, incurable virus, ...

The only wild specimens of a rare blue parrot which had only recently been returned to its natural habitat in Brazil have been diagnosed with a lethal, incurable virus, the government said in a ...

The breeding centre in Brazil argues that circovirus is not necessarily a death sentence for the Spix's macaw. Photo / Getty Images Brazilian police say they are probing the outbreak of a lethal virus ...

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (AFP) – The only wild specimens of a rare blue parrot, which were recently returned to their natural habitat, have been diagnosed with an incurable, likely lethal virus, Brazil ...

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (AFP) – The only wild specimens of a rare blue parrot which had only recently been returned to its natural habitat in Brazil have been diagnosed with a lethal, incurable virus, ...