Solidifying Solidarity
- by Gail Koelln
- Apr 27
- 2 min read
It’s been about a month since I blogged about our Unconditional Solidarity Campaign in Honduras and what a month it’s been! To date, our very committed team has identified and protected 114 active scarlet macaw nests in La Moskitia, although, unfortunately, 21 nests have been poached. On the brighter side, that number has held steady since April 13 (that is, no new nests have been poached).
Although, due to our limited capacity, we have focused soley on the scarlet macaw, recently LoraKim has noted that poaching of endangered yellow-naped amazon and other parrot nests has continued in La Moskitia. Overall, however, the number of wild parrots in this region of Honduras has been increasing over recent years.
The Unconditional Solidarity Campaign is reaching people globally and, most importantly, throughout Honduras. During the past few weeks, the campaign has been visited by a journalist, a local veterinarian, Honduran college students, and local police (who have joined the patrols). Just today, the team has been joined by about 15 more visitors from three Honduran organization – ICF (the country’s forestry service), Green Island Challenge of Guanaja Island, and the Pastoral de Tierra y Medioambiente of Parroquia San José, Catholic Church. The camp is getting happily crowded!
Most days, LoraKim and the team have been posting daily reports about the campaign and a special livestream was held last week on Earth Day. This Wednesday, April 29, you can join everyone for a special Interfaith Solidarity Service at 3pm MDT/5pm EDT via One Earth Conservation’s YouTube Channel, which is www.youtube.com/@oneearthconservation.
If you’d like to be in solidarity by donating to these efforts, please visit our GoFundMe campaign at https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-our-urgent-unconditional-solidarity-campaign or donate via PayPal at https://www.oneearthconservation.org/donate. AN GENEROUS DONOR HAS OFFERED A ONE-TO-ONE MATCH FOR UP $500 IN DONATIONS, SO DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT BY GIVING NOW! And thank you again for your support!!
We hope you will continue to follow the US/SI Campaign. Your participation allows all involved to feel the solidarity of the world behind their efforts. To learn more about the campaign, please visit https://www.oneearthconservation.org/us-si2026, where you can join our WhatsApp Group Chats, access updates and other resources, and join our livestreams on Facebook and YouTube. All information is provided in English and in Spanish. You can also view the video playlist directly on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT3f4GhFgYKjnPYBjXdhUI0zqD8BOvSRa.
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