You can also stay up to date on what is happening in the Bird Route, as well as conservation news around the globe by reading the official blog of Rainforest Biodiversity Group, The Macaw.
Results from the 2009 Maquenque Christmas Bird Count
January 9, 2010
On January 9th, 2010, the Rainforest Biodiversity Group coordinated the 2nd annual Maquenque Christmas Bird Count. This year a total of 16 people counted at 8 sites within the Maquenque Bird Count Circle. Read full article here...
New Site Added to the Bird Route
October 7, 2009
The site of Quebrada Gonzalez is located next to the Braulio Carillo National Park, where an astounding 550 species of birds have been reported. Read Full Article Here...
Rainforest Biodiversity Group Comes to Aid of Earthquake Victims (February 28, 2009)
Albergue el Socorro, one of the new reserves that Rainforest Biodiversity Group helped to create as part of the Costa Rican Bird Route was one of the many victims of the 6.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Costa Rica on January 8th, 2009. The quake, whose epicenter was near the mountain town of Cinchona, famous for its hummingbird feeders, left at least 23 dead, destroyed multiple towns, collapsed a valley, and left the Sarapiqui River a disaster. Read Full Article Here...
Earthquake in Costa Rica Causes Widespread Damage to areas that include the Costa Rican Bird Route
Donate money to help the restoration efforts within the Costa Rican Bird Route. The earthquake hit the mountainous region northwest of San Jose, displacing more than 2,000 people, the number of deaths being estimated at 23. Most fatalities occurred during landslides. The displaced individuals have been sleeping on thin foam mattresses in temporary shelters in churches, schools and tent camps set up in soccer fields. Read Full Article Here...
Birds in Paradise: Species Rare and Common Flock Together on New Costa Rican Trail
Rainforest Biodiversity Group recently ran its second tour to the Costa Rican Bird Route. 11 participants traveled to 6 of the thirteen Bird Route sites from November 2nd to the 9th on a trip that focused not only birds, but also the natural history of Costa Rica and personal contact with the local culture. Read Full Article Here...
Costa Rican President Arias Does an About Face on His Country’s Peace with Nature Campaign:
Gold-Mining Project in Northern Costa Rica Threatens Great Green Macaw Habitat
Numerous trees have already been felled in preparation for the new gold mining project, the concession for which was granted to the Industrias Infinito Company, a subsidiary of the Canada-based Infinito Gold. Both the President of Costa Rica, Oscar Arias, and the Minister of Environment and Energy, Roberto Dobles, have endorsed this project, granting a permit for 191 hectares of forest to be cut in Las Crucitas, in the northern province of Alajuela. Of the trees that have been cut, many of them were the Almendro tree (Dipteryx panamensis), a tree that provides vital habitat to the endangered Great Green Macaw. Read Full Article Here.
