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Fundación Loros
Flock of parrots at the feeder beside Lorenzo

Who we are

A nonprofit dedicated to the rehabilitation of parrots, registered with CARDIQUE, with operations based in Villanueva, Bolívar.

Institutional identity

Fundación Loros exists so that one day it will no longer be needed.

We are a multidisciplinary group — biologists, veterinarians, caretakers, forest rangers, environmental authorities, and people who love animals — with a single mission: to give psittacines a second chance after captivity and illegal trade. Every parrot that arrives — rescued, seized, abandoned, or surrendered after years of captivity — has a story, a harm to repair, and the right to be free again. We don't manage populations in the abstract: we care for individual animals, and that care is the starting point for everything we do. We operate under bylaws reformed in April 2026 and current registration with the regional environmental authority (CARDIQUE).

Meet us in five layers

Identity, team, model, culture, and accountability

Each subsection answers a different question from those evaluating the foundation: international partners, environmental authorities, journalists, and donors.

  1. Manifesto

    Why we exist, what we believe about parrots and freedom, and what it means to prepare the individual, the territory, and the human community that receives them.

  2. Team and governance

    Governance structure defined in the bylaws: Permanent Founder, Assembly, Legal Representative, and Fiscal Auditor, alongside the field operations team.

  3. Wildlife management model

    Regulatory framework (CARDIQUE Resolution 1972/2022), animal destination hierarchy, minimal handling principle, and territorial coordination with neighbors and authorities.

  4. Organizational culture

    Mission, vision, principles, and anti-principles that guide daily decisions and filter the partnerships we accept.

  5. Transparency

    Formal data, downloadable documents, environmental permits, financial model, non-profit rules, and last fiscal year's distribution.

CARDIQUE — Regional Autonomous Corporation of the Canal del Dique

Environmental oversight and compliance

Fundación Loros conducts its operations under the supervision of the Regional Autonomous Corporation of the Canal del Dique (CARDIQUE), the competent environmental authority for northern and central Bolívar.

Registered in the Wildlife Friends Network · Resolution No. 1972 of December 28, 2022 and its subsequent acts.

The logo identifies the environmental authority that exercises oversight; its use does not imply sponsorship or partnership.

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This isn't theory

What we describe above about our work, team and model happens every day in the field. See the latest observations.

The mata caballo and the golden frog of the kiosk

4 days ago

The mata caballo and the golden frog of the kiosk

Omar Enrique Verdugo Cabeza

4 days ago

B77 and 11 Chose Their Own Nest

Omar Enrique Verdugo Cabeza

last week· 10.4466, -75.2629

The Deer Omar Met Face to Face

Omar Enrique Verdugo Cabeza

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Support the foundation

Every peso we receive supports the rehabilitation of a parrot, the reforestation of the tropical dry forest, or the education of local children in a different relationship with wildlife.

How to help