US EditionUK Zoo Helps Hatch Three of World's Rarest Birds–Blue-Eyed Doves–with Only 11 Left in Wild
- An international team, including Chester Zoo experts, successfully hand-reared three blue-eyed ground doves in Minas Gerais, Brazil, in 2025.
- This effort followed the species' rediscovery in 2015 after over 70 years without confirmed sightings and built on conservation successes since 2023.
- The project involved selecting wild-laid eggs and rearing chicks in human care to create an insurance population for the critically endangered species facing threats like habitat loss and fires.
- Chester Zoo's head of birds Andrew Owen said it is a privilege to help conserve this species, which has only 11 wild adults, and requires 'around-the-clock care and attention' to rear.
- This hatch doubled the conservation-breeding population and offers a vital chance to boost survival and possibly reverse the fate of one of the world's rarest birds.
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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…
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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