Field Project Update: Succeeding for Solidarity and with Solid Science
We are three quarters of the year into 2026, and it is time to celebrate!
Guatemala: Critically endangered Yellow-headed Amazon parrot and other species
We just ended our nesting season on the Atlantic Coast of Guatemala, protecting the highest number of active yellow-headed parrot nests yet! Local conservationists concluded the annual count in July, and we are still tabulating the data. Already we are looking at plans to hold a Solidarity Conference in Puerto Barrios in 2027 and run an Unconditional Solidarity Campaign there during their breeding season March - June 2027.
One of two camps where conservationists are present 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to protect the parrot nests from poachers (above). One of the parrot rangers in Guatemala on her daily rounds (below).
Honduras: Endangered Scarlet Macaw, critically endangered great green macaw, and critically endangered Yellow-naped Amazon parrot.
Last week the last scarlet macaw chick fledged from their towering pine tree nest on August 29 and thus ends the public facing 6-month Unconditional Solidarity Campaign. Solidarity does not end here but extends beyond the borders of Honduras and the walls we build between us and others. Two nests of great green macaws are now active in the forest, as they nest later than the Scarlet Macaws. Currently 4 rescued Scarlet Macaw fledglings are in the training flight cage and will be released in October.
We produced a lot of videos and social media posts about this campaign, so please visit our various social media platforms (Youtube, Instagram, Tiktok) to join the campaign in spirit. It is never too late to express and embody solidarity.
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Currently active Great Green Macaw nest in La Moskitia, Honduras in the Sanctuary established and managed by Indigenous communities.
Nicaragua: Critically endangered yellow-naped Amazon parrot and other parrot species.
The nesting season for most of the areas on Ometepe Island ended in May, and one area begins nesting in September. During the months of July and August we did our second ever island-wide count which took 5 weeks. Pre-analysis data shows over 3500 yellow-naped amazons, and the numbers have increased since the last island wide count in 2018. We just announced that the Parrot Pilgrimage is on, and there is still time to make plans to join us.
Evening count in July on Ometepe Island. (above)
Our parrot pilgrimage still has spaces available. Please contact us to reserve a spot.
Guyana: 22 species protected in Rewa Village and ongoing analysis of sun parakeet data collected from 2017-20255.
New T-shirts for sale at the Rewa Ecolodge, Guyana.
Rewa Village now has T-shirts available at Rewa Ecolodge as well as brochures for
the many tourists who visit this location that hasn’t trapped parrots for decades. Rewa receives guests from all over the world, and it is a great avenue for disseminating information about parrot conservation, as well as seeing parrots! As part of that awareness campaign, new signs were erected in the village by the Wildlife Club.
Wildlife Club in Rewa with the sign they heped design and install.
The conservationists there are busy during Amerindian Heritage month visiting other villages and showcasing their parrot conservation efforts as well as their new brochure.
A Guyana chapter of the International Parrot Conservation Corps begins this month!
Suriname: 18 species of parrots partially protected in one village
The village we had worked with for several years decided to return to trapping parrots and selling them. They also said that they would not trap as heavily as before and would discourage overtrapping. Trapping and export happens legally and illegally in Suriname.
Sign stating that it is prohibited to trap parrots along this section of the Coppename River in Suriname. These are the parrot rangers of Kalebaskreek.
Parrot rangers of Kalebaskreek
A Suriname chapter of the International Parrot Conservation Corps begins in 2027.
Paraguay: Endangered Hyacinth and Red-and-Green Macaw
In this past year One Earth has taken on a supporting role of the Association for the Conservation of Parrots in Paraguay though we are still involved and help finance some of the efforts. We are in the middle of the macaw nesting season, as well as the Yellow-faced Parrot. Though poaching has mostly stopped in our conservation areas (but not all) eggs continue to be poached from this area as evidenced by the recent confiscation of parrot eggs at the international airport in Asuncion. We are currently concluding our national Paraguay chapter of the International Parrot Conservation Corps.
One of the Miniprojects in Paraguay consisted of producing traditional embroidery art pieces to promote parrot awareness and conservaiton.
One of the Miniprojects in Paraguay promoted dance and arts as a form to celebrate, cherish, and protect parrots.
Our projects cover many species and a variety or ecosystems, cultures, and languages. What ties them together is our approach of solidarity and solid science as we seek to transform not just communities, but societies so that they are more just and flourishing.
You can be part of this global solidarity movement by attending our fall webinar series: Transformative Unconditional Solidarity: A Multispecies Perspective. Together we will find a new way of life, for all life. (To register and find out more, go here.)
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