Current Projects

Hyacinth Macaw & Ecotourism

Heavy illegal trade in wild-caught birds has decimated populations of the Hyacinth Macaw. Local hunting for food and feathers, and habitat loss for hydroelectric projects and cattle ranching has further affected this species. WPT has helped with crucial funding via the Hyacinth Fund to encourage ecotourism and protect crucial foraging and breeding areas. Due to the protection afforded them in their natural habitat their numbers are now on the rise.

To learn more about our efforts to save this species:

• PsittaScene Volume 18, Number 3; August 2006; page 20
• PsittaScene Volume 14, Number 3; August 2002; page 15
• PsittaScene Volume 9, Number 3; August 1997; pages 1-3,7-9,16
• PsittaScene Volume 9, Number 1; February 1997; page 11
• PsittaScene Volume 5, Number 4; November 1993; pages 12,14
• PsittaScene Volume 5, Number 1; February 1993; pages 1-4
• PsittaScene Volume 4, Number 3; August 1992; pages 8-9
• PsittaScene Volume 2, Number 3; August 1990; pages 4-6
• PsittaScene Volume 2, Number 2; April 1990; pages 4-5
• PsittaScene Volume 2, Number 1; January 1990; pages 8-9,11

To help save this parrot please:

Or Contact Us to learn more about how you can help.