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Macaw Protection

 

 

 

Several  conservation  groups...  are  working  to  stabilize 
and  reestablish  the  Scarlet  and  Green  Macaw  population. 
Deep  in  the  forest of  the  Carara  Biological  Reserve, Sergio 
Volio,  (a  former  national  park  superintendent,  and  owner  of  Geotur),  oversees  a  project,  to  build  artificial  nests,  high  up 
in  jallinazo  trees,  beyond  the  reach  of  poachers.

 


Although  Scarlet  Macaws....  are  the  biggest  attraction,
at  Carara,  they  are  threatened  with  extinction  by  poachers,
who  take  the  chicks  to  sell,  on  the  black  market,  in  the 
U.S.,  despite  a  ban,  that  prohibits  importing  the  birds.

 


Most die, however, before they reach the United States.  
Volio estimates up to 95% of natural nests at  the reserve
are poached.  Volio's is the first project,  that  will  protect 
the birds' breeding grounds, in their natural habitat.  
 

He is currently forming a foundation... to accept  donations, 
to help  build  the  birdhouses,  which  cost  about  $100.  
Contact:  Geotur, P.O. Box  469Y Griegia, San  José 1011;   
tel.  234 -1867,   fax  253-6338.

 

 


Tsuli  /  Tsuli,  an independent, self-supporting chapter 
of  the Audubon Society, has an Adopte un  Ave, 
(Adopt-a-Bird), program.  Tsuli  /  Tsuli... means  "Many 
Parrots"  in  the language, of the Cabécar Indians. 
 

The group has an environmental education program... 
to  teach  local  Costa  Ricans,  to  understand  and  appreciate 
their  flora  and  fauna,  with  a  special  emphasis,  on  protecting
birds,  especially  parrots,  which  are  symbols, of  Costa  Rica's  tropical  wilderness.


Contact: 
Tsuli  /  Tsuli,  Audubon  de  Costa  Rica,  
Apdo.  4910,  San  José  1000;   tel.  249 -1179,  fax 
249 -1179; or  P.O. Box  025216 -700, Miami,  FL 33102.

 


Tsuli  /  Tsuli...  supports  Richard  and  Marge  Frisius,  two  experienced  aviculturists,  who  have  a  Macaw-breeding 
program,  on  the  grounds  of  their  home,  in  Río 
Segundo  de  Alajuela. 

 

The Frisiuses,  have  successfully  raised  many  baby  Macaws,
using special  techniques and  cages.   By teaching  the 
domestically  raised  Macaws  how  to find native  food  and  then  releasing  them,  into carefully  selected wilds, of Costa Rica.  
 

The  goal  is  to  re-establish  flocks,  of  these  magnificent 
birds, in  parts  of  the  nation, where  there  is  the  right  kind
of habitat  for viable populations...  to establish themselves.

 

The  Frisiuses,  need  at  least  15  breeding  pairs  of  Macaws,
to  establish  a large gene pool.  They also need  to construct 
a  large cage,  in  which  the  birds  can  fly  and  forage  freely. (approximate  cost  $75,000).

 

The couple have formed... their own nonprofit organization,
Amigos  de  las  Aves,
to raise money, (send donations to:
Apdo.  32,  Río  Segundo,  Costa Rica   4001).

 

 

 

 

 


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