Some great macaw news...our scarlet macaw "Perro", who had been with us about a year after recovering from malnutrition in illegal captivity, finally went fully wild and hadn't been seen for months.  In late April, he reappeared at Tierra Hermosa with a mate and two young!  The bird has some identifying characteristics, and wild macaws stay high in the trees when they visit the property.  These birds came in much closer and Alex was able to recognize "Perro."  These are the kinds of successes that keep us going.  Our great green Macaw is close to going fully wild now as well, flying free 100% of the time and making occasional visits to the property.  With any luck, we will see the same with him in a few months!  Other news:  A juvenile howler monkey was found abandoned in the forest and brought to us.  It was weak and appeared malnourished.  He was given a careful recovery diet, gained back his strength and recently released.  Volunteer Matt Thomson visited again with friends and helped with a number of tasks, including setting up a wild almond (almendro) tree nursery.  Almendros are very important trees to macaws and many other forms of wildlife as a food source and shelter.  In return, the trees rely on macaws and other species to distribute their seeds.  Some of the trees will be planted on the property and others may be sold to encourage replanting in other areas where the trees once stood.

More news to come!
Pura Vida,
Kevin

"Perro" interacting with our recovered great green macaw (image by Heike Andreas).

Almendro seedlings waiting for planting (image by Alex Martinez).