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Sponsor the Scarlet macaw
Ara macao · Fund its rehabilitation and return to the wild.
About the Scarlet macaw
Known in Colombia as «guacamaya bandera» because its red, yellow and blue colours echo the national flag. They form lifelong pairs and need huge trees to nest — their recovery depends on mature, connected forests like the reserve's.
Its journey back to the wild
Every individual follows the same open method: rescue and health evaluation, then free-flight training through increasingly complex environments (pre-release), and finally release with months of feeder-based post-release monitoring back in the tropical dry forest. Your sponsorship keeps that whole process running.
Live from the reserve
The Scarlet macaw in the field
Real field notes from our team — keepers, rangers, the vet, neighbours — from the days this species turns up around the reserve. Every note is reviewed before we publish it.
2 weeks ago
Erica Montoya and the Treasure of Every Corner
Alejandro Rigatuso
2 weeks ago
Three Species, One Single Crown
Alejandro Rigatuso
last month
The Veterans Who Show the Way
Alejandro Rigatuso
last month
Fifty-Seven Returns at Villanueva
Alejandro Rigatuso
2 months ago
Two Reds at the Cerro Aviaries
Alejandro Rigatuso
2 months ago
The Hybrid That Never Came to the Feeding Station
Alejandro Rigatuso
What you sponsor is a process — not a pet. In Colombia, wild fauna belongs to the Nation: it cannot be owned, bought or "adopted". When you sponsor a species you fund its rehabilitation and release process — food, veterinary care, free-flight training, post-release monitoring and the community work that keeps released birds safe. Individuals are identified only by their numbered ID tags, never as pets.
As a sponsor you receive photos and videos of the process, updates from our rangers and veterinarian, a monthly report, team testimonials, and recognition in our sponsors list and on social media.
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Sponsor the Scarlet macaw
Fund a trafficked species' rehabilitation and return to the wild. You're a founding sponsor: reserve your place today — no charge yet.