Pleas from the high-spirited film, Rio, for humans to care about the Spix's macaw may have come too late. As of a few days ago, the Spix's macaw has been declared extinct in the wild. Human interference in their native lands proved to be too much for this little blue macaw. pic.twitter.com/XYzru1l3NJ

— Dr. Wildlife 🐍 (@DrWildlife) September 8, 2018

In the successful animation movie the parrots fought for their survival as Blu flies all the way from America to Brazil to find Jewel, the last female of its species. 

The two fall in love and they have a baby in the happy ending story. Unfortunately in real life Spix’s Macaw parrots did not make it. While many of bird extinctions occurred on solitary islands, the most recent ones were in South America, the study reveals. 

That shows the dramatic impact of deforestation in those areas. According to the Red List of Endangered Species, about 187 bird species have disappeared worldwide since 1500. The causes of this rapid decline include the introduction of invasive species, hunting and deforestation, as reported by the organization in Cambridge, UK. 

Nowadays, the huge urban areas expansion and global warming put an extremely pressure on wildlife with many animals forced to adapt or to extinct. As about the blue parrots who have bright blue plumage are officially extinct in the wild. 

However, some exemplars are living in captivity.

 
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That was the story for one dog, who became trapped in a dam after being abandoned by his owners, until firefighters came to the rescue — and thankfully this dog now has a new family. 

According to 5 News Online, the white dog was in the Lake Wister Dam in LeFlore County, standing on a concrete flat but surrounded by rushing water and in danger of being swept up by the current.

  Madison Renee and her family were among the onlookers who arrived on the scene, worried about the dog but unable to get down to help her. 

“When we got there, there seemed to be no way to get down to her,” Madison told 5 News. “We all stood around and watched her try to adjust in the current hoping she wouldn’t be swept under.” 

They also realized the poor dog was likely thrown over intentionally, as it was the only way the dog could’ve gotten into that spot. 

But thankfully, help was soon on the way. Members of the Wister Fire Department volunteered to make a rescue. After requesting the dam be temporarily shut off, they arrived by boat and were able to reach the dog with a rope.

  Volunteer firefighter Aaron Capell says the dog was “scared” and “skittish” when they arrived, but soon warmed up to them: “I talked to her and eventually, she let me pet her,” he told 5 News. 

After the life-saving rescue, the dog, now named Grace, was taken to the Poteau Valley Humane Society.

  Thankfully, the dog’s story soon found a happy ending. James and Paula Watson, from Charleston, Arkansas, saw the story on TV and immediately “fell in love” with Grace, according to an update from 5 News. 

It turns out one of the couple’s rescue dogs had died just three weeks earlier, and seeing the abandoned dog on TV, they knew it was meant to be and they could give Grace a good home. 

After visiting Grace at Poteau Valley Humane Society, they knew their love was for real and adopted her for good.

 

“There’s nothing like being hugged by a big dog,” Paula told 5 News. “If you’ve ever been hugged by a big dog, then you’ll know what I mean.” 

“There’s a look that you get when that’s the right dog. And she has that look.”
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Winnie the Cocker Spaniel has some incredibly gorgeous eyes – they’ve already mesmerized plenty of people online. While she may only be three months old, Winnie has already accumulated 230,000 followers on Instagram. 

This gorgeous dog has been compared to having eyes like a Disney princess, and we totally get the resemblance. Scroll down to see more pictures of this precious pup:
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  So it happens that each now during a shot flowing through a window like a face, the moving scene appears which makes you silent and invite you to reflect some moments about the value of truth what exactly. On Instagram posted the image of a homeless man who holds a dog on his arm, a scene that contains the equivalent of the sadness of misery, but also the tenderness of compassion and therefore light hope. 

As often happens, everyone tends to ensure what they need, touch as in the Rorschach stain test, and tasks out what they truly convey inside. Among the possibility of reading, someone cannot help but think that, even though it is a representation of poverty and what it means to measure on the road, this photo conveys an important message. 

That person and his puppy rest calmly among all, giving one affection and luxury. Foreigners are not alone, but can trust the unconditional love of a loyal friend, guardian soul without wings but with four paws.
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