Historic Macaw Spotting in Ecuador’s Canandé Reserve

Important population of Great Green Macaws discoverd in Ecuador. Image by Eric Kilby.Forest guards Alcides Zambrano and Jacinto de la Cruz immediately noticed something different when they woke July 22. The nearly constant rain that inundates Ecuador’s Chocó Region, and its noisy patter on their tin roof, was absent. Pleasantly energized by the change in weather, the two set off on a patrol of the Rio Canandé Reserve, where they are employed by WLT-US partner Fundación Jocotoco.

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Race starts in west Cornwall to save rare wild macaws

The trust said about 130 blue-throated macaws survived in the wild. Image by David FrielAt a bird park in west Cornwall, a family of blue-throated macaws are permanent residents, which have thrived thanks to a breeding programme.

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The ARA Project needs your help to survive, Costa Rican Macaw depends on it

Young Scarlet Macaws being trained for release.Tucked away somewhere in Río Segundo in Alajuela, behind veiled chain link fencing and sporting nearly no signs is The Ara Project.

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Saving the great green macaw

Great green macaws (Ara ambiguus) eat fruit at the Ara Project breeding center in Alajuela, north of San José. Some experts estimate there are only 250 great green macaws in the wild in Costa Rica. Image by Gabe Dinsmoor Ara Project, which breeds great green and scarlet macaws in Alajuela, needs funding to save them.

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Breeding centers are saving Costa Rica’s endangered macaws

Two great green macaws play at a nursery of the ARA Project in AlajuelaThe majestic macaw—a member of the parrot family—is truly an emperor among birds, and I thrill to each and every sighting while in Costa Rica.

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