By Gail Koelln | Co-director
Much has been accomplished since we first posted our new campaign that supports One Earth Conservation’s work in the Americas to save parrots and aid people. Below is a summary of some of what has happened since September 2024:
Guatemala, yellow-headed parrots
Our partners on the Atlantic coast of Guatemala conducted an annual parrot population count, in 2024 which resulted in counting the most nests ever! They are continuing their nest monitoring activities, including adding a new nest monitoring site and increasing the number of rangers they have to monitor and protect nests.
Guyana (and Brazil), sun parakeets project
Up to 65 nest cavities were studied in 2024 and regular sun parakeet population counts are being conducted. Our local Indigenous partners in Karasabai Village are planning on doing a binational parrot count (Guyana and Brazil) later in 2025.
Honduras, scarlet macaw and great green macaw projects
Our Indigenous parrot conservation partners built, by hand and by themselves, a new ranger station to help them monitor and protect not just parrots but all wildlife species in their new wildlife sanctuary. They also applied to the Honduran government to make their local great green macaw sanctuary an official “Area of Wildlife Importance,” which will serve to increase protection for these endangered species.
Nicaraguay, yellow-naped parrots
Our project partners on Ometepe Island completed their analysis of many years of nest monitoring and parrot population counts. These activities were also expanded to include six local communities on the island. Every year they incorporate more participants and increase the area and number of nests protected and monitored.
Paraguay, various parrot species
In the region of Concepcion, One Earth Conservation and our partners have grown our fieldwork with the addition of a paid fulltime field biologist and several volunteers/interns. The project now has the use of a house to host visitors and workers, has continued the second year of monitoring endangered yellow-faced parrots, co-led a national parrot population count in January 2025, grew the Rescue and Liberation Center (now being run by a new nonprofit called the Association for the Conservation of Parrots in Paraguay/Asociación para la Conservación de Psitácidos del Paraguay) and was awarded a grant by the World Wildlife Fund for parrot nest monitoring and other conservation activities.
Suriname, parrot protection activities
Our partners in the Indigenous Village of Kalebaskreek continued training on how to conduct parrot population and nest monitoring. They made the collective decision to halt all hunting and trapping of all bird species in their area, essentially creating a community-led reserve. The villagers also decided to pursue ecotourism as a way they can sustainably support themselves while continuing to protect their wild parrots.
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