The Blue-throated Macaw (Ara glaucogularis) is one of the most highly threatened species in the parrot family. Found only in the Beni savannas of Bolivia, the species is considered Critically Endangered as a consequence of the caged-bird trade and habitat loss due to large-scale cattle ranching. The idea of introducing…
In a commitment to protecting the high Andean Polylepis forests, which are the main habitat of endangered species such as the Royal Cinclodes (Cinclodes aricomae) and the Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant (Anairetes alpinus), in 2017 Asociacion Armonia restarted the restoration program for Polylepis pepei forests in the protected areas Madidi and Cotapata.…
To prevent extinction of species and protect a population, it helps to know how many individuals actually exist. Over the past few years, different estimates of the Blue-throated Macaw population have been suggested, but in the first-ever systematic survey, we have determined the population to be larger than any of…
In this article: Bolivia authorizes first Private Natural Heritage Reserve in nine years, the first such Reserve in the Beni department Approved Land Management Plan adds legal conservation protections for National Heritage species, the Blue-throated Macaw Llanos de Moxos ecosystem will benefit as habitat protections within the Reserve continue and…
Blue-throated Macaw chicks that successfully fledged from PBA-16 (E4). Photo: Cesar Flores – Asociación Armonía. Highlights from the 2019-2020 breeding season: 12 Blue-throated Macaw chicks fledged, tying last year’s record 9 Blue-throated Macaw breeding attempts, tying last year’s record 7 banded breeding adults, evidence that offspring from prior years’ nestboxes…
Breeding Blue-throated Macaws posed playfully on dead Moriche palm nest (Photo: Tjalle Boorsma – Asociacion Armonia). 2020 Blue-throated Macaw rainy season search expedition results: ⬥10 Blue-throated Macaw nests discovered in the northwestern subpopulation⬥3 unknown Blue-throated Macaw breeding sites discovered⬥Approximately 100 Blue-throated Macaws observed in Llanos de Moxos during rainy season…
BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK: Today, in an open letter to the United Nations Secretary General António Guterres, the leading global conservation partnership, BirdLife International, marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day by calling for the UN to take a bold and unprecedented step: declare a healthy natural environment a fundamental…
Community bird-based tourism has become relevant for the sustainability of the Red-fronted Macaw Community Reserve. While offering an opportunity where the tourist is supporting a good cause, the communities involved with the Reserve are becoming more conscientious protectors of the Red-fronted Macaw while benefiting from a diversified, more stable economy…
Press ReleaseDutch ecologist Tjalle Boorsma manages international conservation project for Blue-throated Macaw in Barba Azul Nature Reserve and beats more than 120 other contestants by winning the FFN Award 2020 Arnhem, 12 March 2020. Out of one hundred and twenty-four candidates from all over the world three inspiring natural leaders…
