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Here is our progress in 2014!
Join us in this journey through time remembering last year ... Slide down.
Join us in this journey through time remembering last year ... Slide down.
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Difusion
January, 2014 During the winter season must of the parrots, parakeets and macaws, are in their reproductive season. Because of this, The municipality of Puerto Vallarta in coordination with associations like ours, desing a poster that shows the 5 species of parrots that live in the Bahía de Banderas area (Jalisco and Nayarit States). They are protected species by the law and the extraction from their natural environment and their sale is prohibited by laws and considered a federal felony. It is important to learn to identify this species, so when you find animal vendors in the highways you may denounce them. Some of these vendors have special permits to sale some exotic species, so you may be able to identify the ones on this poster. |
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Poster with the support of the Municipality of Puerto Vallarta and collaborative institutions like ours. |
February,
2014:
A campaing against illegal traffic of parrots, parakeets and macaws was began in the Bahía de Banderas Area. We commit the Association of Specialized Veterinarians of Small species in Puerto Vallarta, to put in their clinics the posters done and donated by Defenders of Wildlife, and the poster done with the Municipality of Puerto Vallarta, so everybody be aware of this situation. March, 2014: We participated on the 3rd. Vallarta Bird Festival from March 6th to March 9th, with activities like ecotourism and a environmental education chat for children in the Natural Protected Area El Salado, in Puerto Valllarta. |
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On March 24th, we participated in the Radio Show called El Foco on C7 Radio Jalisco, with our partners from Punta Mita Foundation and radio speakers hostes of this radio show. |
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Under the motto: “After seeing a macaw flying in freedon, you would never want to see a macaw in a cage ever” We made promotion of the poster, in collaboration with the Municipality of Puerto Vallarta and Defenders of Wildlife. |
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Learn how much pain and suffering allows buy
parakeets, parrots and macaws !.
parakeets, parrots and macaws !.
Ecotourism:
January, 2014
With still low demand on our ecotourism services, but we keep improving and having satisfied costumers.
Friends from Denmark came to take the Path of the Military Macaw. Wonderful people and wonderful pictures.
January, 2014
With still low demand on our ecotourism services, but we keep improving and having satisfied costumers.
Friends from Denmark came to take the Path of the Military Macaw. Wonderful people and wonderful pictures.
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On the tour "One day with the Military macaws" we had Michael Skikne and Neil Kirby and Wendy Cart and Shannon Adams. To whom we gave a recognition for their participation on our tour. Thanks so much for visiting us! |
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Environmental Education
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March:
Environmental education is an important issue in the project of Conservations of the Military macaw and their habitats. Here an example of our second visit to all the schools in Yelapa. |
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Invited by Colectivo Viva Boca, on Thrusday March 20th, we went to Boca de Tomatlán, to show the children the movie of Rio, we also gave a talk before and after the movie, where we talk about the importance of macaws, no matter which species. That they most live free in the wild, that they are not good pets and that much of what the macaws do to survive in the wild, they learned by their own society living with their flock. |
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July- August (July 16Th - Aug 15Th) Unidos por las Guacamayas, for second year was invited to be part of the summer camp in Los Mangos Library. Talks, videos, workshops, recreational activities and more. |
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December:
The children encounter is a camp for children from different communities all around Sinaloa to learn about birds. 
We also gave a chat about environmental education to students of the University of teachers of Sinaloa. 
We visited the Jaguar Museum and show our tales about jaguars and the military macaws. |
September:
Thanks to the support of Defenders of Wildlife we present the coloring book of the 5 psitacids of Bahía de Banderas and the new poster against illegal trafficking of macaws and parrots October Children from Benito Juarez School went to Los mangos Library and we gave them a talk about Military macaws and parrots. 
We gave a talk about macaws and parrots to 100 children during the Children encounters in Mazatlan aquarium. 
We also talk about the only mammal that can fly: the bats |
There were protected 14 nest from poachers, with a production of 15 fledglings that join the flock between February and March. |
Scientific Research
January – March The breeding season ended and with it the studies that became publications and congress presentations, but the most important thing was that with the support of Defenders of wildlife, we were able to protect the biggest reproduction site known for this species. |
Big part of this couldn´t be possible without the participation of our two field guides that made a huge surveillance effort to protect the nest.
Thank you Manuel de Jesus Rodriguez and Javier Sosa!
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August
Since this month, we collaborate in the project “Conservation of the Military Macaw in Mexico, strengthening research groups” in coordination with the Autonomous Pedagogic University of the State of Sinaloa and the University of Saint Nicolas de Hidalgo from the State of Michoacan. Unidos por las Guacamayas proud hostess of the reunion of experts about Military Macaws (Ara militaris) and also for the workshop about monitoring, participation and environmental education. |
October
We went to the XVI Congress of the Mesoamerican Society of the Biology and Conservation. In Copan Ruins, Honduras, we participate with the presentations:
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Also, the reproduction season started on this month, and we monitor for the first time with a camera inside a nest and kept the surveillance of the reproduction sites with the help of our local guides and the economical support of Defenders of Wildlife. |
Support and Donations
We´re very proud of the goals reached this year, thanks to the donations during 2013 and the team work with the University of Michoacan of Saint Nicolas de Hidalgo and The Pedagogic University of the State of Sinaloa, in the Conservation project of the Military Macaw in Mexico. During 2014 we got again support from Defenders of Wildlife Mexico, to protect the reproduction site of one of the populations of the Military macaws that live in the Bandera´s bay region. And we still getting support of some friends of the turistic branch that gave us lodge for free. We can tell that the Military macaw program has two oficial places in the wilderness outside Puerto Vallarta: Rancho Primavera in El Tuito town http://ranchoprimavera.wordpress.com/location/ and the little cottages of Cheryl Harleston in Yelapa town. |
2014 DONORS Amigos de las Aves U S A Brian and Lois Lewis Gloria Newman Jan Fenwick Jennifer Webwe Judie Gumm Labor of love parrot toys and more Lois Logan Lola Kehn Margaret K Offermann Mark K Jones Matt Baird Maxine Kincora Michael Skikne Peter King Steve and Jan Rauworth |
Lois Logan Lola Kehn Margaret K Offermann Mark K Jones Matt Baird Maxine Kincora Michael Skikne Peter King Steve and Jan Rauworth Susan Payne Defenders of Wildlife Teyeliz Cheryl Harleston Rancho Primavera 
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From all of us to all of you, Thanks, Thanks so much!
Home of a Military Macaw's population
2013.... So Much
work!!!
...We haven´t been able to update our web page as much as often as we would like. In the next paragraphs is what we have done in the last 6 months of 2013, in one of each of the different activities we do.
Thanks to all of you who had done possible each of this actions!
...We haven´t been able to update our web page as much as often as we would like. In the next paragraphs is what we have done in the last 6 months of 2013, in one of each of the different activities we do.
Thanks to all of you who had done possible each of this actions!
RESEARCH
We continue working in coordination with the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas Hidal, We had finish the reproductive stude of one of the populations of Military macaw in the region, and another research about the number of populations that are in the area as well as the population sizes of Military macaws in the municipalities of Puerto Vallarta and Cabo Corrientes.
In the community of Punta the Mita, with the support of Serendipity Restaurant, we did for the children a rally to promote the importance of studing as a way of personal development and social confort, and also spread the love for nature and the values of conservation. As a result of this really the children did a mural at the restaurant to remember this activities and every child leave there their signature.
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ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION Besides the Municipality of Puerto Vallarta and throw the campain against ilegal animal traffic of parrots and macaws in the región, we have been supported by Defenders of Wildlife Mexico with 3 different posters that shows that traffic of parrots and macaws is ilegal and has been distributed all around the región. We have been visiting schools from Kinder garden to High school in Puerto Vallarta and Yelapa and also social assistant institutions like Fundación Boca in Boca de Tomatlán, Jal. And the Municipal Library of Puerto Vallarta, Los Mangos. The issues of the presentations has been extended to make conscious about the importance of preserve the habitats to preserve the ecological biodiversity and the benefits that this may bring. We have done presentations about bats, sea turtles and the feeding chain. We did a Environmental workshop for children as part of the Summer camp organized by Los Mangos Library. 
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DIFUSION
With the support of our friends in Cleverland (Norman and Carol Weinberg), in Pennsylvania (Liz Olson) and in Ontario, Ca. (Jennifer Weber). We were invited to promote our conservation program of Military macaws in Bahia de Banderas, in the Metropark Cleveland Zoo (Dr. Albert Lewandowsky), the Natural Histoy Museum of Cleveland (Harvey Webster ), Allegheny College (PhD Liz Olson), the Veterinary Faculty of the University of Guelph (Dr. Dale Smith and Natalie Lemieux ) and the Visitor Center in the National Algonquin Park in Ontario, Canada (Dawn Sherman). Thank you so much for the invitation and for giving us the chance to show our work!!! 
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Manuel is local guide and nests' carer
Support and Donations
This second semester of the year with the economical support of Defenders of Wildlife Mexico we were able to protect an important nesting area of the Military macaw, one of the biggest that has been studied until now. We still have the support of some touristic servers for our field work in far away places, they give us lodging for free. In Yelapa the Oasis Yelapa Hotel: http://www.yelapaoasis.com/ In El Tuito, El rancho Primavera: http://ranchoprimavera.wordpress.com/location/ If you´re looking for a paradise, to rest and relax, you should go to this places. |
Community Work
With the support of Defenders of Wildlife Mexico we were able to involve local people to protect an important nesting area of the Military macaw. With the support and enthusiastic feelings of organizations like * Viva Boca, in the community of Boca de Tomatlan, which looks to get closer to the people to improve their quality of life. We achive to involve with the activities of environmental education they have been doing to make more conscious about ecology to many people in the community. Thank you Colectivo Viva Boca!!!!! 
Javier is local guide and nests' carer too
The next list show all the 2013 donors that make possible the work we´re doing this 2014.
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THANK YOU TO YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!
2013!!!
There been so much work!!!
that we haven´t had time to up date our web page. In the next paragraphs you can find what we have done in the first 6 months of 2013. In each different activities that we do. Thanks to everyone that has made possible each of this actions |
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RESEARCH
In coordination with the University Michoacana of Saint Nicolas Hidalgo, we start a study of the reproductive behavior of one of the populations of Military macaw on the region, and we continue with the monthly monitoring of the populations in three different places, in the municipalities of Puerto Vallarta and Cabo Corrientes. 
We´re tracking the reproductive behavior, that haven't been observed before, we´re achieving the biggest counts populations ever registered. With this data we´re writing two scientific articles, as results of our work in the field. |
We´re also starting a monitoring of the biodiversity of terrestrial mammals that share the territories with the macaws.
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Environmental Education
Together with the Municipality of Puerto Vallarta we have initiate a campaign against the illegal traffic of parrots and macaws in the region, supported by materials donated by Defenders of Wildlife Mexico,
We have visit a lot of schools from pre-elementary, junior high and high school in Puerto Vallarta and Yelapa, and also social assistance institutions like an orphans house, the Boca Foundation in Boca de Tomatlán, people with visual disabilities of the Bay and the Library Los Mangos. In this way we were able to give the message of conservation to more than 600 students and adults of the region. We got the visit of a group of students of Biology, we show them the natural resources beauties and how the program of Military macaw conservation try to protect them for the benefit of the biodiversity of the region and the human society that lives with it. |
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Difusion
We have also produced some videos to promote the work of the association that can be seen in our Video Gallery. |
We´ve had been in two radio programs taking about the conservation of the military macaw on the first days of the year.
With the support of many friends we organized a concert to reach funds for the Military macaw program in Bandera´s bay. In the concert we got the participation of kinder children, folclorical musicians, a wonderful pianist, a singing school that impress us and touch our hearts with their performance, and the men´s choir of Puerto Vallarta. We have an home office of 300 persons. Thanks to all! 
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Community work
With the financial support of Bandera´s bay Initiative A.C. it has been started a project of improving the habitat. With the participation of the Principal of the Junior High Leona Vicario of Boca de Tomatlan and their students, if has start the construction of a nursery that will have around 1000 tropical trees, that are useful for tropical wood, but also very useful for the feeding and nesting areas of the Military macaws. We already have the first plants, Thanks to Bandera´s Bay initiative!
We have supported landowners with wildlife troubles, as there has been some jaguar attacks to the cattle. The jaguar is a endangered species that share the territories with the Military macaws, the protection of this species is closely attach to the management of the land that men do and the use of the natural resources that animals do. |
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Support and donations
Military macaws Project has been recipient of important supports from Suzan Payne and Jennifer Weber with economical and material items that help us to reach the goals of the next year and made the field work more comfortable.
From Amber Lynn Puckett, Mary Rose of Central Chirping and from Arlene Powers their unconditional and disinterested support in the realization of the raffle of a beautiful paint of Chula, Art piece of Arlene Powers to benefit the Conservation program. Gyula Gulyas also donate a software useful for the field data obtain in the field biological research of the Military macaw. Thank you Gyula Gulyas!
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Jennifer Weber
Suzane Payne
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We also received support from some tourist service providers in our field work in remote locations, which give us the lodge for free. We can say that the conservation program of Military Macaw has two official homes outside of Puerto Vallarta,
In the town of Yelapa Yelapa Oasis by the river Hotel in http://www.yelapaoasis.com/
In the village of El Tuito, Rancho Primavera http://ranchoprimavera.wordpress.com/location/
We are very fortunate, Thanks! Both places are paradisiacal, if you seek beautiful places for rest and relaxation DON'T MISS THEM!!
In the town of Yelapa Yelapa Oasis by the river Hotel in http://www.yelapaoasis.com/
In the village of El Tuito, Rancho Primavera http://ranchoprimavera.wordpress.com/location/
We are very fortunate, Thanks! Both places are paradisiacal, if you seek beautiful places for rest and relaxation DON'T MISS THEM!!
Hi everybody!!
We want to thank those who in one way or another, has supported us in the past year (2012) to do the things we are reporting on this page. Special thanks to the Golden Triangle Parrot Club, and Canadian Parrot Conference, which in 2011 decided to support with its "Pennies 4 Parrots" campaign. A further thanks to Dr. Tiberio Monterrubio Rico of the University Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, who invited us, to participate in a major project of conservation of these beautiful birds.
Continue the monitoring of the population located in the basin of the Rio Cuale and counts were obtained up to 114 macaws ....
It is a pretty big population!
SEPTEMBER 2012
We participate in the XVI Congress of the Mesoamerican Society for Biology and Conservation in Panama City, presenting a paper on the Military Macaw in Puerto Vallarta, as well as in the discussion forums on the action plans for the conservation of parrots in Mesoamerica.
AUGUST 2012August 1-2. As part of the training to realize ecotourism projects in the communities of Boca de Tomatlan and Bioto, was held and taught by Civil Protection personnel from Puerto Vallarta the first aid course at “ejidal house” at Boca de Tomatlán
We have joined in the struggle for the defense of the mountains of Vallarta, in opposition to a project that seeks to develop a tourist resort over 500 rooms in an area of 300 hectares of jungles and oak forests, home of a macaw population and many other species endemic to the region … We have initiated collaboration on the Military Macaw National project. this project seeks to define the important sites for conservation of the Military Macaw in Mexico, and we're already monitoring a breeding area south of Puerto Vallarta. Haz clic aquí para modificar.
This is the description of the work art.
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JULY 2012
July 12th. We participate in the forum of the National Tree Day. It was held at the Centro Universitario de la Costa, revealing the importance that trees have on the development of ecosystems and their biota.
We have developed new educational material that talks about the importance of trees and their coevolution with animals, this audiovisual material is called "The trees-forest".
JUNE 2012June 5th. We participated in the event of the day of the Environment in the Natural Protected Area Estero Salado, publishing he activities of the Macaw conservation program in Bahia de Banderas. June 6th. We participated in the seminarian during the Environmental day celebration on the Centro Universitario de la Costa with a chat about Military macaws. June 18th-27th June. With the participation of people from the communities of Boca de Tomatlan and Bioto, a workshop on ecotourism and hiking was given. As a result, participants raised two projects developed with support from Guacamayas forever and start working to achieve them in the coming months. Soon, we will hear from them. |
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We welcome:
To Jennifer Weber, as our representative in Canada. Thanks for your enthusiastic collaboration!
Macaws Forever at Vallarta Bird Festival
In Vallarta Bird Festival which took place from March 15thto 18th we participated with a talk and the presentation of the story. Arita …A tale of macaws we show it in both languages in English for an adult audience and in Spanish for children who attend the Festival. We appreciate the invitation.
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Environmental EducationSo far, there has been presented the story "Arita ... A Tale of Macaws" in 3 schools:
Kindergarten Gilberto Flores Muñoz in Bucerias, Nayarit Nueva Creación Elementary School in San Vicente, Nayarit Kindergarten Octavio Paz in San Vicente Nay 
We presented the story "Tuwe, the guardian of the Forest" In the Home "Manos de Amor por Bahía" in Bucerias, Nayarit.
The mangrove El Salado invited us to its radio show "Estero fonico" where we talked about the importance of the Military Macaw, their habitats and their presence in certain time of year in the vicinity of the mangrove. We appreciate their invitation. |
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Research
It has been done exploring research to one of the nests found in Las Juntas y los Veranos and we have begun monitoring the population size of a Military Macaw populations in the region.
We are working in parthenship with the Xaman Ha Aviary, located in Quintana Roo, Mexico, describing useful indicators for the conservation of Macaws.
We are working in parthenship with the Xaman Ha Aviary, located in Quintana Roo, Mexico, describing useful indicators for the conservation of Macaws.
2012….With renewed energy we began the year, returning to work.
November 2011
In the month of November we were awarded by the campaign Pennies for Parrots 2011, the support was given by Canadian Parrot Conference 2011 and Parrots International. The event took place in the city of Guelph, Ontario on November
12th and 13th, 2011. As part of the conference Carlos did two presentations taking about the Military Macaw conservation project and we symbolically handed over the funds raised during the campaign, which was attended by 6 clubs:
Golden Triangle Parrot Club Part of promoting the event took place on television where
Hamilton Parrot Club Carlos Bonilla was interviewed.
Arizona Seed Cracker Society http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUt_A_ID7Eo
Chattham Kent Parrot Club
Calgary Parrot Club
York Region Club
To all participating clubs to Canadian Parrot Conference 2011, Parrots International, Jennifer Weber, who promoted the campaign "Pennies 4 parrots" for our project, to Suzan Payne and Nathalie Lemieux who
enthusiastically welcomed the proposal. In the name of all the ones who participates in Macaws Forever want to say: THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
12th and 13th, 2011. As part of the conference Carlos did two presentations taking about the Military Macaw conservation project and we symbolically handed over the funds raised during the campaign, which was attended by 6 clubs:
Golden Triangle Parrot Club Part of promoting the event took place on television where
Hamilton Parrot Club Carlos Bonilla was interviewed.
Arizona Seed Cracker Society http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUt_A_ID7Eo
Chattham Kent Parrot Club
Calgary Parrot Club
York Region Club
To all participating clubs to Canadian Parrot Conference 2011, Parrots International, Jennifer Weber, who promoted the campaign "Pennies 4 parrots" for our project, to Suzan Payne and Nathalie Lemieux who
enthusiastically welcomed the proposal. In the name of all the ones who participates in Macaws Forever want to say: THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
August 2011
- This year the Canadian Parrot Club and Parrots International choose our Project to be distinguish with their campain “Pennies 4 Parrots, 2011”, the benefits will be given during the Canadian Parrot Conference on November. This honor encourage us to continue working on the conservation of the Military macaws in Bandera´s bay, is also a good support for our next year efforts with least concearn about resourses.
- We invite everybody who would like to support this project to visit the donation campaing of the Canadian Parrot Club
August 2010
- We have located 10 macaw nests in 2009- 2010. These, according to our estimates and studies performed on this species, correspond to a population of about 100 individuals.
more > - According to our monitoring and research, the largest populations are El Jorullo – Paso Ancho and Boca de Tomatlán – Yelapa, with aprox. 100 individuals each.
> more - We have visited schools and kinder in Yelapa, organizing a little workshop on the importance of the macaws and their conservation in the Bay of Banderas.
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New SurveyorsOn basis of our work in Boca de Tomatlan a small group of students formes a group of surveyors, monitoring the Boca de Tomatlán- Quimixto- Yelapa areas.
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CONANP Recognizes our EffortsMacaws Forever receives a recognition from the CONANP during a conservation expo. |
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