This line includes the establishment of a non-formal environmental education campaign on macaw protection and conservation in Bahía de Banderas region.
Some actions are:
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Didactic materials
Presentations have been made on the biology, importance and conservation problems of the Military Macaw and other important species present in the region. Children's stories have been written and audiovisual material made with them. These stories take as main characters representatives of species or groups of species important in the ecosystem, such as the stories "Arita, a story of Guacamayas"; "Phillipe, A Tale of Many Wings" (bats); "Tuwe, the guardian of the Forest" (jaguar). |
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More educational materials have been prepared, in order not only to be able to give talks about the Military Macaw in schools, but also to be able to give workshops on environmental education; for which general presentations have been made on natural resources and food webs, bats, jaguars and militaries macaws, as well as printed materials such as lottery and memory games with the flora and fauna of the region, drawings for making masks with the figures of the animals that are the subject of the presentations and a coloring book about the parrots of the Bahía de Banderas region, with the support of Wildlife Defenders México.
Arita and her conservation program fly away!...
To Ontario, Canada, at Algonquin National Park Visitor Center, and the University of Guelph Veterinary School. In USA, to the Metropark Cleveland Zoo, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History in Ohio; to Allegheny College in Pennsylvania; at the Houston Parrot Festival and the Arizona Seed Crackers Society meeting.
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In the Mazatlán aquarium, in the Pedagogical University of Sinaloa and in the community of Cabazán, Sinaloa, in the jaguar museum.
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Outreach
We have carried out activities to disseminate our work by attending radio programs, cultural events and even organizing a concert.
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We have also made videos, sometimes with the support of organizations such as Defenders of Wildlife, Documotora, and photographer Alex Beldi's Beauty on Earth project.
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At Paulo in the municipality of Cabo Corrientes.
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With the children of San Vicente, Nayarit, invited by "Arroyo de Esperanza", a social assistance organization.
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At Casa Hogar Manos de Amor in Bucerías, Nayarit, an ONG.
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