Free-range Parrots - a meeting with John Strutt in Cumbria

Scarlet macaw hanging around in the gutter.I'd first heard of John Strutt in 1999 via an Internet Forum - For the Love of Greys. I was seeking advice on free flying my baby CAG hen but the subscribers advised me to clip Artha 'for her own safety.' In one message I was told that someone in UK free flies a flock of greys. The writer doubted whether it was possible. Fifteen months later, I had tracked John down via The Parrot Society and he had invited me to Cumbria to see for myself.

So in June, we were driving from the railway station down blossom-edged lanes through the nearest village. Four blue and gold macaws swept past our car going in the same direction. It was like something out of Alice in Wonderland.
'Some of ours going home,' said John. Artha on my shoulder, wearing a harness, might have looked wistful if parrots can show that emotion.

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City Parrots to investigate the City Macaws of Medellin

Two of the Medellin Scarlet Macaws at their nest. Iamge by ACR-IMGCity Parrots has landed in Medellin, Colombia. Where forestry student Carlos Vásquez is presently conducting a pilot study into the Wild parrots of the city.

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Old pictures of the Dutch Scarlet Macaws immensely valuable

The Dutch Macaw population in 1989We from Araproject always love to hear from the public. We know many people check in at our website to stay informed about the developments of the Scarlet macaws. In our talks with the people we meet, we often get questions about the origin of the macaws. Many locals recall bigger groups of macaws flying in the research area.

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Poachers and Fires Menace Endangered Parrots

In Guatemala, the scarlet macaw, a dazzling, highly prized, and endangered parrot known as the "guacamaya," faces a double threat to survival—armed poachers and fires. But conservation efforts confront a nexus of local commercial and political pressures that only aggravate the environmental threats.

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Macaws Face Extinction in Guatemala

Scarlet macawWildlife: Experts estimate only 500 remain in rain forests. Poachers are the main threat, but a budding ecotourism industry may save them.

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