Twelve limpets managed to leave artificial nests in the 2023 season
The nesting and breeding season of macaws 2023 ended in Punta Leona with the flight of the last of the chicks that were in the artificial nest called Panama. This happened on June 14, which concludes a very productive cycle. We are grateful for the efforts of Dr. Christopher Vaughan, creator of the Conservation Program, […]
Scarlet macaw could be declared national symbol of Costa Rica
The initiative was taken by Punta Leona to the Legislative Assembly, and thanks to the efforts of Congressman Alejandro Pacheco of the PUSC it was possible to present the Bill, whose file number is No. 23737. We believe that the scarlet macaw (Ara macao) should be a national symbol for its beauty, its ability to […]
See how our limpets have grown this season
The nesting and reproduction season of scarlet macaws this year 2023 started full of unknowns and worries, because what is supposed to start in October-November, started to happen only in January-February. However, as the weeks went by, the natural life cycle of the macaws began to take place as we know it and both artificial […]
Punta Leona participated in Symposium to discuss the creation of a biological connectivity route
We want to replicate a news item from our friends at Macaw Lodge, located in Bijagual, who organized a meeting to discuss the creation of a Biological Corridor that will benefit not only the passage of wildlife species in the area, but also tourism and the community. Punta Leona actively participated in the meeting, as […]
More than 1,500 students learn to protect the scarlet macaw with Punta Leona
Students from more than 50 schools located in communities of Garabito, Bijagual, Puriscal, Tárcoles, Guacalillo, among others, will benefit from the environmental education course to learn how to protect scarlet macaws, learn about their importance in the ecosystem and the community, among others. The course is achieved through an educational book with coloring pictures and […]
2022 limpet season concluded with 12 chicks hatching from the nest
The Punta Leona Macaw Conservation Program had a very successful breeding season during 2022, as we had the opportunity to monitor a total of 34 eggs, 20 chicks and 12 hatchlings in our artificial nests, which today are flying high in the skies of Punta Leona and Garabito. The last of the chicks, which hatched […]
We spoke with Dr. Christopher Vaughan about the current status of the limpet conservation program.
Our Macaw Conservation Program is very close to 30 years of work, achieving great results that can be seen by those who visit the Central Pacific area, especially the Garabito area. Today and thanks to the alliance with The Macaw Society, led by Dr. Donald J. Brightsmith and Dr. Gabriela Vigo-Trauco, our Conservation Program begins […]
Scientists from the University of Texas will investigate the reproductive cycle of the scarlet macaw in Punta Leona.
With the goal of turning it into an environmental education tool in the Central Pacific Conservation Area, scientists from Texas A&M University, under the supervision of biologist Dr. Christopher Vaughan, will begin studying the reproductive cycle of the scarlet macaw (Ara Macao) in October. “The scarlet macaw has the largest distribution of the 17 current […]
