US EditionUK Zoo Helps Hatch Three of World's Rarest Birds–Blue-Eyed Doves–with Only 11 Left in Wild
PARQUE DAS AVES CONSERVATION CENTRE, BRAZIL, JUN 18 – The hatching increases the captive population to six, aiming to protect the critically endangered species with only 11 adults left in the wild, officials said.
- A UK zoo helped hatch three blue-eyed ground doves, one of the world’s rarest birds, in Minas Gerais, Brazil in 2025.
- This effort built on the species’ rediscovery in 2015 after more than 70 years without confirmed sightings and addresses its critical endangerment.
- The international team, including Chester Zoo’s experts, provided technical support and hand-reared chicks to boost an insurance population.
- Andrew Owen called it “a real privilege” to aid conservation of a species with only 11 adults left, while Paloma Bosso said each chick offers a chance to reverse its fate.
- The successful hatch doubled the conservation-breeding population, raising hopes that these birds may breed in aviaries and improve the species’ survival odds.
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UK Zoo Helps Hatch Three of World's Rarest Birds–Blue-Eyed Doves–with Only 11 Left in Wild
A UK zoo is celebrating after helping to hatch three of the world’s rarest birds in what could be a breakthrough moment in saving the critically-endangered species from extinction. The trio of blue-eyed ground dove chicks were successfully hand-reared in Brazil, boosting the survival odds of one of the most endangered birds on the planet, […] The post UK Zoo Helps Hatch Three of World’s Rarest Birds–Blue-Eyed Doves–with Only 11 Left in Wild appe…
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A UK zoo is celebrating after helping to hatch three of the world’s rarest birds in what could be a breakthrough moment in saving the critically-endangered species from extinction. The trio of blue-eyed ground dove chicks were successfully hand-reared in Brazil, boosting the survival odds of one of the most endangered birds on the planet, […] The post UK Zoo Helps Hatch Three of World’s Rarest Birds–Blue-Eyed Doves–with Only 11 Left in Wild appe…
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