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KBA: The Shift in Bird Conservation Strategy

February 15, 20240Comments

Cover photo: Two Red-fronted Macaws (Ara rubrogenys), in La Viña, Omereque, Central Bolivia. Jennifer Cahill Biodiversity conservation strategies are evolving. Since the preservation of large natural spaces, currently the challenge is to identify and protect small…

Alfredo Fuentes: Because we do not know or value this wealth, we are destroying it

January 30, 20240Comments

Cover photo: Biologists Alfredo Fuentes and Javier Quisbert collect numerous species collections late into the night in the Chunkani locality of Madidi National Park. "As Bolivians, we must be aware that flora, plants and ecosystems are…

Armonía Anniversary: The Impact of 27 Years of Conservation Commitment on Bolivian Birds and Their Habitats

August 12, 20230Comments

Executive Director's Letter on the Twenty-Seventh Anniversary of Asociación Civil Armonía Congratulations to Armonía on its 27th anniversary as a Bolivian civil society organization. Throughout the years, Armonía has achieved significant and unique advancements in…

Armonía’s Nestbox Program Helps 100 Blue-throated Macaw Chicks Fledge into the Wild

August 11, 20210Comments

16 years of efforts led to the 100th chick fledging on April 9, 2021 12 Blue-throated Macaws fledged from six nestboxes this season Record of 9 breeding adults with leg bands…

It isn’t just climate change, it is our actions

June 15, 20210Comments

We have become accustomed to endorsing climate change with the blame for natural disasters. But it has no conscience, no will. We must look more closely at the consequences of our actions to recognize our…

The challenge of the century: to restore and protect ecosystem services through native forest restoration

January 5, 20210Comments

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…

Why Population Estimate Studies are Important: Summary of the Blue-throated Macaw Study

December 17, 20200Comments

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…

Barba Azul Nature Reserve Declared a Private Natural Heritage Reserve

November 12, 20200Comments

Land Use Management Plan with declaration of Barba Azul Nature Reserve as a Private Natural Heritage Reserve. Photo by Ivan Perez. In this article: Bolivia authorizes first Private Natural Heritage Reserve in nine years, the first…

Breeding Outcomes Attest to Success of Artificial NestBox Program at Laney Rickman Blue-throated Macaw Reserve

August 17, 20200Comments

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…

Discoveries from 2020 Nest Search Expedition Guide Next Steps for Blue-throated Macaw Research and Conservation

April 28, 20200Comments

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…

Community Bird-Based Tourism Key to Sustainability at Red-fronted Macaw Reserve

April 9, 20200Comments

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 Mysteries of Blue-throated Macaw Revealed Through Tracking Study

March 30, 20200Comments

Mysteries solved about the Blue-throated Macaws’ migration routes.

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