THANK YOU for donating to support our projects on the Laney Rickman Reserve in Bolivia saving the critically endangered Blue-throated Macaw from extinction. As required by the IRS, Bird Endowment verifies it is a 501(c)(3) organization and that no goods or services were exchanged in return for this gift.

When our strategic partnership with Asociación Armonía began in 2006, the wild population of the Blue-throated Macaw was alarmingly low. Only 100 to 150 individuals remained - and numbers were declining, primarily due to habitat degradation causing a lack of suitable nesting sites.

By 2015, Armonía’s population survey estimated numbers had grown to 420 to 480 Blue-throated Macaws. To date, an incredible 145 Blue-throated Macaw chicks have fledged from our Nido Adoptivo^TM supplemental nest boxes on the Laney Rickman Reserve! These 145 fledges constitute almost half of that population increase and about one-third of the total estimated population!

Our nest box project has truly made a significant impact. The shift in IUCN designation from "Critically Endangered – declining" to "Critically Endangered – stable" is an indication that we are on the right path to saving this exquisite bird from extinction!

Thank you again for your support of bird conservation, our partner Armonía, and the Bird Endowment. Your gift is greatly appreciated!

Dorothy Paterson Signature
Dorothy Slator Paterson
President / Executive Director
Bird Endowment, Tax ID EIN 74-2870599

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"Discover Blue-throats" Education Program, Laney Rickman Reserve, Bolivia

Blue-throated Macaw Education Program, Laney Rickman Reserve, Bolivia